Open Call: Residency at Homesession Barcelona

The International Centre for Contemporary Art MeetFactory together with Homesession Barcelona are opening a new call for applications for a two-month residency for an artist based in the Czech Republic at Homesession Barcelona.

About Homesession

Homesession is a non-profit organization in the field of visual arts, founded in 2007. Since then, it has been acting as a catalyst for artistic creation in Barcelona. The project supports emerging and mid-career artists as well as curators, and through its activities challenges established notions of contemporary art and culture. It currently develops four main programs focused on the international mobility of artists, production and exhibition grants, educational mediation in collaboration with higher education institutions, and community-oriented projects implemented in relation to specific third sector organizations. Homesession is part of international, national, and local networks and places great emphasis on connecting actors from different fields and geographical contexts.

The residency includes:

• accommodation and individual workspace in Barcelona;

• curatorial support and guidance throughout the residency;

• return economy class transport from the Czech Republic to Barcelona;

• production budget of €300; 

• a fixed contribution towards expenses related to the residency in the amount of €2,000 (€1,000 per month gross), covered by the sending institution.

Residency dates:

The residency will take place from May 1 to June 30, 2026. The residency cannot be completed in multiple parts.

Applicants must meet the following requirements:

• be active on the Czech art scene for at least 2 years;

• have completed their studies;

• have a good knowledge of English;

• knowledge of Spanish is welcome;

• be free from professional commitments for the duration of the residency;

• at the end of the residency, the work can be presented in an open studio format, a talk, or another format decided upon in agreement with the Homesession team.

The application, written in English, must include:

• a CV;

• a portfolio of no more than 10 pages;

• a letter of motivation of max. 1800 characters explaining the motivation for the residency, possibly with a project proposal and an idea of its implementation, especially with regard to how the residency can benefit the applicant's artistic practice.

• All documentation must be included in a single PDF document no larger than 5 MB.

Selection process:

Applications will be evaluated by a committee composed of curators of the MeetFactory residency program and representatives of Homesession. The committee reserves the right to reject any project without giving reasons for its decision. The committee's decision is final and cannot be appealed. The partner institutions reserve the right to suspend, shorten, extend, or postpone the Call for Applications: Residency at Homesession Barcelona.

The deadline for submitting applications is February 28, 2026. Applications sent after this date will not be accepted for the selection process.

The results of the call will be published no later than March 15, 2026, on the MeetFactory website: www.meetfactory.cz

Applicants will not be contacted by phone regarding the results of the selection process.

Please send your applications to the curators of the MeetFactory residency program, Tereza Havelková and Kateřina Pencová, with an accompanying email in English to opencall@meetfactory.cz.

Please include "OPENCALL Barcelona 2026" in the subject line.