Family-Friendly Residencies
Context
Our list features family-friendly artist residencies, organized by country. However, the specific conditions of each residency vary. Some programs allow artists to bring children and, in some cases, an additional caregiver. Certain residencies actively support artists with caregiving responsibilities by offering increased funding, covering additional expenses, or providing on-site childcare. Others simply offer accommodations suitable for families, without additional support measures.
Important: Please contact the residency directly for further information. We provide an overview only and do not offer individual consultation.
Is something missing?
If you know of a family-friendly residency that is not included here—or if a listed residency is, in your experience, not family-friendly—please let us know using our submission form.
Sources: This list is based on research by Other Writers, the research by Cultural Reproducers, the IGBK database, and our own research.
Further Resources
Residency Mapping – IGBK
The International Association of Art (IGBK) offers an online residency mapping tool listing artist residencies across Germany. The platform allows users to filter by specific criteria, including family-friendliness.
IGBK Residency Mapping Tool
ArtConnect Magazine
A regularly updated online resource featuring international artist residencies that are parent- and family-friendly.
Artist Residencies for Parents on ArtConnect
Last Update: May 2025
List of residencies in the German-speaking region
Germany
Berlin
Residency Name: Callie’s
Artistic Disciplines: Visual Arts, Performance, Curatorial Practice
Family-Friendliness Description: Flexible residency with no obligation to present results. Ideal for artists with families. No specific support for parents, but child-friendly due to generous, open spatial layout.
Website of Callie’s Berlin
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Berlin
Residency Name: DIEresidenz Berlin
Artistic Disciplines: Visual Arts
Family-Friendliness Description: DIEresidenz Berlin offers female artists with caregiving responsibilities a dedicated space for one month, allowing them to focus on their artistic practice away from family routines. The four-week residencies can be attended with or without the child(ren). Artists choose one of the two options at the time of application. There is no obligation to stay on weekends, allowing family life to continue as usual during that time. If bringing a child, a caregiver (partner, grandparents, godparent) is explicitly welcome. Otherwise, the artist receives assistance in organizing local childcare, with contacts to daycare centers or schools provided. During the pilot phase until the end of 2025, applications are not possible – artists are invited.
Website of DIEresidenz Berlin
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Berlin
Residency Name: Fresh A-I-R
Artistic Disciplines: Visual Arts, Interdisciplinary
Family-Friendliness Description: Bringing children and partners is generally possible. Some apartments are suitable for up to 4 people. No specific child equipment available. Childcare must be organized independently. Accompanying persons must pay an additional utilities fee.
Das Stipendium für Künstler: Fresh A.I.R. | Stiftung Berliner Leben
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Berlin
Residency Name: ZK/U – Zentrum für Kunst und Urbanistik (Center for Art and Urbanistics)
Artistic Disciplines: Visual Arts, Urban Studies, Social Practice, Interdisciplinary
Family-Friendliness Description: Interdisciplinary residency focused on urban research and community. Flexible housing options, children and partners can be brought. No specific childcare, but a family-friendly environment.
More about the residency at ZK/U Berlin
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Coswig
Residency Name: Nest – Maternar en Residencia / Resistencia
Artistic Disciplines: Visual Arts
Family-Friendliness Description: Artist residency with child, enabling collective living and working. Monthly stipend (€750 for mother + child). Focus on motherhood as an artistic starting point.
More information about the Nest Residency in Coswig
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Dübener Heide
Residency Name: „PASSAGE“-Residenzprogramm ("PASSAGE" Residency Program)
Artistic Disciplines: Photography and Film
Family-Friendliness Description: Two places per year are available, one of which is awarded to a female artist with child.
Website – Passage AiR
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Essen
Residency Name: PACT Zollverein
Artistic Disciplines: Visual Arts, Dance, Performance, Media Art, Interdisciplinary
Family-Friendliness Description: Flexible conditions, guest apartments for up to 4 people. Family stays with children and caregivers are possible. Accommodation is provided, but travel and living costs for family members are not covered.
Website of PACT Zollverein
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Grimma
Residency Name: Künstlergut Prösitz (Artists' Estate Prösitz)
Artistic Disciplines: Visual Arts (Sculpture, Installation, Object Art)
Family-Friendliness Description: One-month residency for female artists with child(ren). Includes accommodation, childcare (up to 12 yrs), €500 funding, group exhibition, and catalogue. Focus on care work and solidarity-based practice.
More information about Künstlergut Prösitz
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Hohenlockstedt
Residency Name: Parents in Arts – Arthur Boskamp-Stiftung (Arthur Boskamp Foundation)
Artistic Disciplines: Visual Arts, Literature
Family-Friendliness Description: Two-week residencies for artists with child(ren). Children are professionally cared for and receive lunch. Separate spaces for work and play. Participation with or without child possible. Focus on parent-friendly design.
Website Residency Parents in Arts
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Lauenburg
Residency Name: Künstlerhaus Lauenburg – Arbeitsstipendium mit Kind (ohne Residenzpflicht) (Artist House Lauenburg – Work Grant with Child [no residency requirement])
Artistic Disciplines: Varies annually – Composition, Literature, Visual Arts
Family-Friendliness Description: Work grant for artists with child(ren), which can be completed from home without the obligation to reside onsite. Allows for flexible time management and compatibility of family life and artistic practice.
Work grant with child at Künstlerhaus Lauenburg
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München
Residency Name: AlmResidency
Artistic Disciplines: Visual Arts, Literature, Music, Performance
Family-Friendliness Description: Ten-day residency in two alpine huts in the Bavarian foothills below Rechelkopf. Nature-based living without comfort standards: water from a spring, electricity via solar panel, cooking with wood stove. Children and family are possible and welcome. Residency concludes with a public open house at the hut and a presentation of the work about six months later in Munich.
website alm residency
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München
Alexander Tutsek Foundation – Artist and Child Fellowship
Artistic discipline: Visual arts with a focus on glass
Family-friendliness at a glance: 12-month work fellowship (€5,000/month) for self-employed women artists with a young child (over one year old, not yet in school). No residency requirement. Supports the reconciliation of motherhood and artistic work through flexible use of funds for childcare, studio space, travel, and professional development.
Website of the Alexander Tutsek Foundatio
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München
Residency Name: Ebenböckhaus
Artistic Disciplines: Visual Arts, Literature, Music, Performance
Family-Friendliness Description: Part of the “Artist in Residence Munich” program. Urban residency with apartments and studios. Family-friendly through possibility of bringing children and partners by arrangement. No specific parent program.
More information about Ebenböckhaus in the AIR Munich Program
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Neuss
Fellowship: Literatur – Raketenstation Hombroich (Literature Fellowship – Hombroich Rocket Station)
Artistic Disciplines: Literature
Family-Friendliness Description: Small house in a green setting. Only one room, but standalone. Bringing family may be possible, but must be discussed with the jury.
More information on the Literature Fellowship at Raketenstation Hombroich
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NRW (various locations)
Residency Name: NRW Wieder-Einstiegsstipendium (NRW Re-entry Fellowship)
Artistic Disciplines: Music
Family-Friendliness Description: Public grant specifically for female musicians with children. Funding enables re-entry into artistic practice. No residency obligation.
More information on the NRW re-entry grant for musicians with children
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Schöppingen
Residency Name: Stiftung Künstlerdorf Schöppingen (Schöppingen Artist Village Foundation)
Artistic Disciplines: Visual Arts, Literature, Composition
Family-Friendliness Description: Rural residency with family-friendly facilities. Apartments in various sizes, crib and highchair available. Childcare possible via local kindergartens.
Website of the Schöppingen Artist Village Foundation
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Stuttgart
Residency Name: Akademie Schloss Solitude (Academy Schloss Solitude)
Artistic Disciplines: Visual Arts, Literature, Music, Design, Architecture, Theatre, Dance, Media Art, Science
Family-Friendliness Description: International residency programs for young artists and scholars. Stays range from six to twelve months in furnished studios. Families are welcome; crib and highchair available. The environment is child-friendly (forest, playgrounds), but infrastructure is limited (15 minutes by public transport to the nearest supermarket).
Website Akademie Schloss Solitude in Stuttgart
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Weimar
Residency Name: IAP Weimar – ACC Galerie Weimar (IAP Weimar – ACC Gallery Weimar)
Artistic Disciplines: Visual Arts, Interdisciplinary
Family-Friendliness Description: Residency in the center of Weimar with studio and apartment. Families are welcome; partners and children can be brought. No specific parent program, but flexible arrangements possible.
Website of ACC Galerie Weimar
Austria
Gmünd
AIR – Artist in Residence Niederösterreich
Disciplines: Visual Arts
Family-Friendliness Description: The residency provides three studio apartments that are also suitable for artists with children. The surrounding area is quiet, close to nature, and family-friendly.
Artists in Residence | KÜNSTLERSTADT GMÜND (Austria)
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Krems
Künstlerhaus Niederösterreich (AIR – Artist in Residence)
Disciplines: Visual Arts, Literature, Music, Architecture
Family-Friendliness Description: The residency offers spacious apartments with separate bedrooms and infrastructure that can also be used with children. There is no official childcare, but flexible stays are possible.
Incoming | AIR - Artist in Residence | Kunstmeile Krems
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Vienna
Q21/MQ – Artist-in-Residence Program
Disciplines: Interdisciplinary
Family-Friendliness Description: Families can be accommodated together upon request. The residency is located within Vienna’s central MuseumsQuartier, surrounded by numerous child-friendly activities.
MQ Artists-in-Residence - MuseumsQuartier Wien
Switzerland
Barbengo (TI)
Residency Name: Visarte Schweiz – Atelier Kunst + Kind
Artistic Disciplines: Visual Arts, Architecture, Curation
Family-Friendliness Description: Studio residency at Casa Sciaredo in Barbengo (TI). Artists, architects, and curators who are active members of Visarte can live and work there free of charge for five weeks with their child or children. Visarte Schweiz also offers a one-time grant of CHF 2,000.
Website Visarte Schweiz
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Basel
Residency Name: Atelier Mondial
Artistic Disciplines: Visual Arts, Literature, Dance, Textile Arts, Interdisciplinary
Family-Friendliness Description: International exchange program with seven live-work studios in Basel. Families are welcome; larger studios (85 m²) with separate living and work areas are suitable for stays with partners and/or children. Shared kitchen and exhibition space on-site. No formal childcare, but family-friendly infrastructure and openness to diverse living models.
Website Atelier Mondial
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Geneva
Residency Name: La Becque
Artistic Disciplines: Visual Arts, Music, Architecture, Design, Interdisciplinary
Family-Friendliness Description: Lakeside residency on Lake Geneva with the option to bring a partner and/or children. In addition to the monthly grant, a childcare supplement of CHF 1,000 is provided. No direct childcare, but assistance is offered in connecting with local childcare providers.
Website La Becque
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Gottlieben
Residency Name: Literaturhaus Thurgau
Artistic Disciplines: Literature
Family-Friendliness Description: This residency grant for Swiss authors can be completed in several flexible segments. A childcare subsidy is provided to cover care during the resident’s absence. Especially suitable for writing projects with caregiving responsibilities.
Website Literaturhaus Thurgau
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Scuol
Residency Name: Fundaziun Nairs
Artistic Disciplines: Visual Arts, Literature, Music, Interdisciplinary
Family-Friendliness Description:
Residency in a historic bathhouse in the Alps, offering 2–10 month stays for up to 9 artists. Families are welcome; applicants must indicate family needs during application. Partners pay CHF 475/month, children’s costs vary by age. Artists contribute CHF 950/month including housing and shared vegetarian food. Guest rooms available for visiting family and friends. Serene alpine location with regular public studio visits ("Gir d’AiR").
Website: Fundaziun Nairs
Switzerland (various locations & international)
Residency Name: Pro Helvetia Research and Residency Grants
Artistic Disciplines: Visual Arts, Music, Literature, Design, Theater, Dance
Family-Friendliness Description: The Swiss Arts Council supports residencies both within Switzerland and worldwide. For parents, up to CHF 1,000 per month can be reimbursed for childcare or travel costs for an accompanying caregiver. Residency locations and periods are flexible.
Website Pro Helvetia
Online residencies
Residency Name: Artist Residency in Motherhood
Artistic Disciplines: Visual Arts, Literature, Interdisciplinary
Family-Friendliness Description: A self-directed, location-independent residency for mothers, initiated by Lenka Clayton. No application process, no costs. A freely available D.I.Y. kit supports the design of one's own residency. The model views motherhood as a creative space rather than an obstacle.
Website Arist Residency in Motherhood
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Residency Name: Residency for Artists on Hiatus
Artistic Disciplines: Conceptual Art, Interdisciplinary
Family-Friendliness Description: Online residency for artists who are intentionally pausing their practice—such as due to parenthood. Enables artistic discourse without production pressure.
Website Residency for Artists on Hiatus
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Netherlands (Online)
Residency Name: Parents in the Arts
Artistic Disciplines: Visual Arts, Interdisciplinary
Family-Friendliness Description: Digital residency for artists with children. Flexible participation from home, adaptable to family routines. Focused on sustaining artistic practice without the need for relocation. Open only to artists based in the Netherlands.
More information about the Residency Parents in the Arts
Worldwide residencies, alphabetically organized by country
Argentina
Buenos Aires
Residency Name: ´ace
Artistic Disciplines: Contemporary Art
Family-Friendliness Overview: Independent, non-profit residency center for contemporary art. Families are welcome; flexible programs and individual support.
Website ´ace residency
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Belgium
Kasterlee
Residency Name: Frans Masereel Centrum
Artistic Disciplines: Printmaking, Visual Arts
Family-Friendliness Description: Printmaking residency in Kasterlee with A-frame houses suitable for families. No formal childcare, but a child-friendly environment with nearby parks.
Website Frans Masereel Centrum
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Various Locations / International
Residency Name: FoAM
Artistic Disciplines: Interdisciplinary
Family-Friendliness Description: Residency program focused on transdisciplinary projects. Offers flexible formats that can include family members. No specific childcare, but support is available for organizing family stays.
Website FoAM
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Brazil
São Paulo & Salvador
Residency Name: Pivô Pesquisa
Artistic Disciplines: Visual Arts, Interdisciplinary
Family-Friendliness Description: Residency program with a transdisciplinary approach. Offers public activities and curatorial support. Family-friendly structure; individual arrangements possible.
Visit pivo.org.br
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Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou
Residency Name: Opera Village Africa
Artistic Disciplines: Theater, Music, Film, Interdisciplinary
Family-Friendliness Description: This project initiated by Christoph Schlingensief combines art, education, and community. There are schools and cultural programs on-site, making it particularly suitable for artists with families.
Website Opera Village Africa
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Canada
Toronto
Residency Name: MOTHRA Residency
Artistic Disciplines: Visual Arts, Interdisciplinary
Family-Friendliness Description: Residency program in Toronto for artists with small children. On-site childcare, collective working environment, strong community network, and a focus on care work as part of artistic practice.
Website MOTHRA Residency
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China
Hangzhou
Residency Name: BY ART MATTERS Residency
Artistic Disciplines: Visual Arts, Interdisciplinary
Family-Friendliness Description: This residency provides artists with accommodation, studio space, and academic committee support. Programs are designed to be family-friendly, with individual arrangements possible.
Website BY ART MATTERS
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Costa Rica
Puntarenas
Residency Name: Mauser EcoHouse
Artistic Disciplines: Visual Arts, Literature, Music, Dance
Family-Friendliness Description: Self-organized residency in the Costa Rican countryside. Accommodation for up to five people, suitable for families. Vegetarian meals included on weekdays.
Website Mauser Foundation
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Czech Republic
Prague
Residency Name: Literaturhaus Prague
Artistic Disciplines: Literature
Family-Friendliness Description: Three-room apartment in a central location overlooking the Vltava River. Playground and green space nearby. Participation via partner institutions. Stays with family are possible.
Website Literaturhaus Prague
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Horní Planá / Oberplan
Residency Name: Stifter Fellowship
Artistic Disciplines: Literature
Family-Friendliness Description: One-month residency grant for authors with ties to Bavaria. Large holiday apartment with two bedrooms, garden, and garage. Family may join; visits are welcome. Located in a rural, idyllic setting.
Website Stifter Fellowship
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Denmark
Copenhagen
Residency Name: The Union
Artistic Disciplines: Visual Arts, Interdisciplinary
Family-Friendliness Description: A small artist-run platform supporting artists with caregiving responsibilities. Residencies are co-designed and may include family housing.
Website The Union
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Ecuador
Pedro Moncayo
Residency Name: Fundación Arte del Mundo
Artistic Disciplines: Visual Arts, Education, Community Art
Family-Friendliness Description: Volunteer-based residency with an artist-run library and workshop program. Families can stay and participate. Child-friendly setting in the Ecuadorian Andes.
Website
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Estonia
Mooste
Residency Name: MoKS – Mooste Center for Social Practice
Artistic Disciplines: Interdisciplinary, Social Practice
Family-Friendliness Description: Artist-run space in a former school building with private apartments. Welcomes families; partners and children may join.
Website MoKS – Mooste Center for Social Practice
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Finland
Helsinki
Residency Name: HIAP – Helsinki International Artist Programme
Artistic Disciplines: Visual Arts, Design, Interdisciplinary
Family-Friendliness Description: Some apartments are family-sized; partners and children are welcome. Facilities and nearby surroundings are child-friendly.
Website Saari Residence – Kone Foundation
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France
Marseille
Residency Name: FRAEME – Ateliers de la Ville
Artistic Disciplines: Visual Arts, Urban Art
Family-Friendliness Description: Municipal atelier program with residency spaces in Marseille. Some accommodations allow for families; conditions vary depending on the call.
Websit FRAEME - Ateliers de la Ville
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Ethiopia
Addis Ababa & Harla
Residency Name: Zoma Museum
Artistic Disciplines: Visual Arts, Architecture, Ecology
Family-Friendliness Description: The Zoma Museum offers residencies in eco-friendly buildings with a focus on sustainable living. The community structure is family-friendly, and there are educational programs that include children.
Website Zoma Museum
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Ivory Coast
Abidjan
Residency Name: La Fourchette de Rōze
Artistic Disciplines: Culinary Arts, Visual Arts, Interdisciplinary
Family-Friendliness Description: This hotel residency founded by chef Roze Traore offers accommodation, studio space, meals, and materials for artists. The environment is family-friendly, and stays with children are welcome.
Website La Fourchette de Rōze
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Finland
Hietamäki
Residency Name: Saari Residence – Kone Foundation
Artistic Disciplines: Visual Arts, Literature, Music, Interdisciplinary
Family-Friendliness Description: This rural residency consists of several traditional Finnish wooden houses. Partners and children are welcome; childcare is arranged. The foundation actively supports the reconciliation of art and family life.
Website Saari Residence – Kone Foundation
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Malax
Residency Name: Malakta Art Factory
Artistic Disciplines: Visual Arts, Interdisciplinary
Family-Friendliness Description: Artist residency in western Finland with studios, accommodation, and space for families. Individual arrangements are possible.
Website Malakta Art Factory
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France
Cassis
Residency Name: Camargo Core Programme
Artistic Disciplines: Literature, Visual Arts, Humanities
Family-Friendliness Description: This residency in the south of France accommodates artists and researchers. Children aged six and up are welcome and can attend the local school. The large grounds and proximity to the sea make it very family-friendly.
Website Camargo Foundation
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Ireland
Ballycastle
Residency Name: Ballinglen Art Foundation
Artistic Disciplines: Visual Arts
Family-Friendliness Description: Rural residency in Ireland that welcomes partners and children. Accommodation and studio provided.
Website Ballinglen Art Foundation
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Wexford
Residency Name: Cow House Studios
Artistic Disciplines: Visual Arts, Interdisciplinary
Family-Friendliness Description: Residency on a former farm in rural Wexford. Families are welcome, with flexible formats and individual arrangements possible. No formal childcare, but a warm, communal atmosphere.
Website Cow House Studios
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Italy
amily-Friendliness Description:Rome
Residency Name: Villa Massimo
Artistic Disciplines: Visual Arts, Literature, Music, Architecture.
Family-Friendliness Description: Residency of the Federal Republic of Germany in Rome. Spacious live-work spaces in a park setting. Childcare is possible through the Swiss kindergarten or Swiss school. No direct application; nomination through German federal states.
Website Villa Massimo
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Japan
Itoshima
Residency Name: Studio Kura
Artistic Disciplines: Visual Arts, Interdisciplinary
Family-Friendliness Description: Studio Kura offers residencies in a rural area near Fukuoka. Artists can hold workshops for children and the local community, fostering a family-friendly atmosphere.
Website Studio Kura
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Kyoto
Residency Name: Villa Kamogawa – Goethe-Institut
Artistic Disciplines: Visual Arts, Music, Literature, Architecture, Design
Family-Friendliness Description: International residency for German artists in Japan. Two apartments are suitable for families. The surrounding area is quiet, child-friendly, and low-traffic. Stays last about 3 months.
Website Goethe-Institut
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Kyoto
Residency Name: Villa Kujoyama
Artistic Disciplines: Interdisciplinary
Family-Friendliness Description: Villa Kujoyama offers residencies for artists traveling with children. While family accommodations must be arranged externally, artists receive a monthly allowance of €700 to cover additional costs.
Website Goethe-Institut
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Moriya
Residency Name: ARCUS Project
Artistic Disciplines: Contemporary Art
Family-Friendliness Description: ARCUS offers a 90-day residency including accommodation, studio, production budget, and curatorial support. The peaceful setting is ideal for artists with families, though no specific childcare is provided.
Website ARCUS Project
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Kenya
Nyeri/Nyahururu
Residency Name: Tafaria Castle & Centre for the Arts
Artistic Disciplines: Visual Arts, Music, Film, Design
Family-Friendliness Description: This multidisciplinary residency offers private accommodations with kitchen, studios, and recreational activities. Families are welcome, and programs can be flexibly adapted to the needs of artists with children.
Website Tafaria Castle & Centre for the Arts
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Morocco
Tissardmine
Residency Name: Café Tissardmine
Artistic Disciplines: Visual Arts, Interdisciplinary
Family-Friendliness Description: This residency in a small Berber village near the Sahara offers 24-day stays for up to nine artists. Travel with children is possible, and there are opportunities for engagement with the local community.
Website Café Tissardmine
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Marrakesh
Residency Name: M.A.M.A. Residency – Many Artist Mothers Alive
Artistic disciplines: Interdisciplinary
Family-friendliness at a glance: 10-day residency in Marrakesh for artist mothers with children (6 months–5 years). Includes 5 hours/day of professional childcare, accommodation, shared studio use, communal meals, and exchange formats. No production requirement. Cost: €500 plus food.
Website of the M.A.M.A. Residency
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Mexico
Mexico City
Residency Name: Casa Lü Sur
Artistic Disciplines: Interdisciplinary
Family-Friendliness Description: Year-round residency with a private house that accommodates up to four people. Children are welcome; the outdoor area offers space to play and relax.
Website Casa Lü Sur
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Mérida
Residency Name: Casa Escuela
Artistic Disciplines: Interdisciplinary
Family-Friendliness Description: Multidisciplinary art center with a residency program that integrates family, community, and Mexican heritage. Offers studios, exhibition space, and workshops.
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Quintana Roo (near Tulum)
Residency Name: Fundación Casa Xaan
Artistic Disciplines: All Art Disciplines
Family-Friendliness Description: Off-grid residency in the jungle of Quintana Roo for all artistic disciplines. Sustainable living and working in traditional Maya architecture. Residencies last from 2 weeks to 3 months and include housing, studio space, and meals. Applications are accepted year-round. Families are welcome.
Website Fundación Casa Xaan
Instagram
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Tepoztlán
Residency Name: Casa Chavela
Artistic Disciplines: Interdisciplinary
Family-Friendliness Description: Offers free 10–15-day residencies with lodging and kitchenette. Families are welcome; the focus is on communal work and cultural exchange with local communities.
Website Casa Chavela
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Tijuana
Residency Name: TJinCHINA
Artistic Disciplines: Interdisciplinary
Family-Friendliness Description: Residency program open to artists with families. Provides accommodation and studio; specific information on childcare should be requested directly.
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Nigeria
Lagos & Ikiṣẹ
Residency Name: Guest Artists Space (G.A.S.)
Artistic Disciplines: Visual Arts, Interdisciplinary
Family-Friendliness Description: Founded by Yinka Shonibare, this residency offers both urban and rural locations. The facilities are family-friendly, with spacious accommodations and communal areas suited for artists with children.
Website Guest Artists Space
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Lagos
Residency Name: African Artists’ Foundation
Artistic Disciplines: Visual Arts, Photography, Interdisciplinary
Family-Friendliness Description: This foundation offers residencies with a focus on community engagement. There are programs for children and youth, making it especially suitable for artists with families.
Website African Artists’ Foundation
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Norway
Dale i Sunnfjord
Residency Name: Nordic Artists' Centre Dale
Artistic Disciplines: Visual Arts
Family-Friendliness Description: International residency with family-friendly apartments. No direct childcare provided, but excellent infrastructure available.
Website Nordic Artists' Centre Dale
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Peru
Cusco
Residency Name: Museo Máximo Laura
Artistic Disciplines: Textile Art, Weaving
Family-Friendliness Description: Offers residencies for textile artists with access to workshops and the museum. Families are welcome; individual arrangements possible.
Website Museo Máximo Laura
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Cusco
Residency Name: Residencia Kai Arín
Artistic Disciplines: Visual Arts, Design, Music, Literature
Family-Friendliness Description: Residency in the Sacred Valley of the Incas focused on indigenous culture and knowledge exchange. Family-friendly environment; individual arrangements possible.
Instagram Residencia Kai Arín
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Lima
Residency Name: proyectoamil
Artistic Disciplines: Visual Arts, Interdisciplinary
Family-Friendliness Description: Art platform with a residency program that fosters interdisciplinary exchange. Family-friendly setting; individual arrangements possible.
Website proyectoamil
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Poland
Kraków
Residency Name: Kraków UNESCO City of Literature Residency
Artistic Disciplines: Literature
Family-Friendliness Description: This residency program is aimed at writers from other UNESCO Cities of Literature. During the stay in Kraków, family members can accompany the artist. The city offers a child-friendly environment with numerous cultural offerings.
Website Kraków UNESCO City of Literature Residency
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Rabka-Zdrój
Residency Name: Kadenówka – Paulina Olowska’s Artist House
Artistic Disciplines: Visual Arts, Performance, Interdisciplinary
Family-Friendliness Description: Polish artist Paulina Olowska transformed her house in Rabka-Zdrój into an artist residency that welcomes international artists with families. The residency offers an inspiring environment with a focus on folklore and community.
Website Kadenówka – Paulina Olowska’s Artist House
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Orońsko
Residency Name: Centrum Rzeźby Polskiej – Artist-in-Residence-Programm
Künstlerische Sparten: Bildhauerei, Keramik, Metall, interdisziplinär
Familienfreundlichkeit im Überblick:
Einmonatige Aufenthalte mit Honorar, kompletter Produktionskostenübernahme, Zugang zu Fachwerkstätten (Keramik, Gießerei, Schmiede, Schreinerei) sowie kuratorischer Begleitung. Nutzung von Bibliothek, Archiven und technischer Unterstützung. Das Zentrum organisiert Workshops, Freilufttreffen, Seminare und Ausstellungen; jede Jahrgangsedition folgt einem kuratierten Thema und richtet sich auf die Zusammenarbeit mit der lokalen Gemeinschaft. Für mitreisende Kinder steht qualifizierte pädagogische Betreuung zur Verfügung.
Website_oronsko.artists-in-residence
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Russia
Dmitrovskoye (near Moscow)
Residency Name: Gridchinhall
Artistic Disciplines: Visual Arts, Interdisciplinary
Family-Friendliness Description: Gridchinhall is an art center and private gallery for contemporary art, offering living and working space for artists. The residency is located in a peaceful setting and is suitable for stays with family.
Website Gridchinhall
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St. Petersburg
Residency Name: St. Petersburg Art Residency (SPAR)
Artistic Disciplines: Visual Arts, Literature, Performance, Interdisciplinary
Family-Friendliness Description: SPAR is located in the Pushkinskaya-10 Art Center in the historic center of St. Petersburg. It offers international artists the opportunity to live and work in a vibrant artistic environment. Family members are welcome, and the residency assists with housing and studio arrangements.
Website St. Petersburg Art Residency
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Senegal
Dakar
Residency Name: Black Rock Senegal
Artistic Disciplines: Visual Arts, Literature, Film
Family-Friendliness Description: Founded by Kehinde Wiley, this residency offers luxurious accommodations and studios. While the focus is on individual artistic practice, the environment is family-friendly, and stays with family are possible upon request.
Website Black Rock Senegal
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Serbia
Belgrade
Residency Name: SKK Family Studio
Artistic Disciplines: Visual Arts
Family-Friendliness Description: International studio of the Swiss Artists' House SKK, specifically for artists with families. Includes accommodation and studio in Belgrade. Artists may bring their children. Applications are submitted via SKK.
Website SKK Family Studio
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Spain
Barcelona
Residency Name: Can Serrat
Artistic Disciplines: Visual Arts, Literature
Family-Friendliness Description: Residency near Barcelona open to artists with families. Offers accommodation and studio space, though no formal childcare. Flexible stay durations can be arranged.
Website Can Serrat
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Sant Martí de Centelles
Residency Name: Center for Research and Creativity Casamarles
Artistic Disciplines: Visual Arts, Research
Family-Friendliness Description: Artist residency with a family-oriented structure. Flexible arrangements, and family accommodation available upon request.
Website Center for Research and Creativity Casamarles
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Thailand
Chiang Mai
Residency Name: Artist Residency Thailand
Artistic Disciplines: Visual Arts, Interdisciplinary
Family-Friendliness Description: This residency in Chiang Mai offers flexible programs for artists traveling with their families. The facilities are family-friendly, with opportunities for engagement with the local community.
Website Artist Residency Thailand
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United States
California
Residency Name: 18th Street Arts Center
Artistic Disciplines: Visual Arts, Interdisciplinary
Family-Friendliness Description: Offers residencies for artists with families. Accommodation and studio are provided; specific information about childcare should be requested directly.
Website 18th Street Arts Center
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California
Residency Name: Headlands Center for the Arts
Artistic Disciplines: Visual Arts, Interdisciplinary
Family-Friendliness Description: Offers residencies for artists with families. Accommodation and studio are provided; specific information about childcare should be requested directly.
Website Headlands Center for the Arts
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California
Residency Name: Kala Art Institute
Artistic Disciplines: Printmaking, Media Art
Family-Friendliness Description: Residency program focused on printmaking and media art. Families are welcome; no formal childcare, but flexible working hours.
Website Kala Art Institute
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California (L.A.)
Residency Name: Villa Aurora
Artistic Disciplines: Literature, Music, Film, Visual Arts
Family-Friendliness Description: Residency of the German government in California. Travel with family may be possible but must be arranged in advance. Quiet residential setting with garden access.
Website Villa Aurora
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Connecticut
Residency Name: I-Park Foundation
Artistic Disciplines: Visual Arts, Music, Literature, Architecture
Family-Friendliness Description: Rural residency welcoming artists with families. Accommodation and studio are provided; childcare details should be discussed directly.
Website I-Park Foundation
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Michigan
Residency Name: Popps Packing
Artistic Disciplines: Visual Arts, Interdisciplinary
Family-Friendliness Description: Artist residency in Detroit that welcomes families. Offers housing and studio; no formal childcare, but a family-friendly environment.
Website Popps Packing
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Minnesota
Residency Name: Franconia Sculpture Park
Artistic Disciplines: Sculpture, Visual Arts
Family-Friendliness Description: Offers a special family residency in July with an integrated children's art camp. Ideal for sculptors working with children.
Website Franconia Sculpture Park
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New Jersey
Residency Name: Gallery Aferro
Artistic Disciplines: Visual Arts
Family-Friendliness Description: Offers the Sustainable Arts Fellowship with studio, exhibition opportunities, and specific support for artists with children.
Website Gallery Aferro
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New Mexico
Residency Name: Santa Fe Art Institute
Artistic Disciplines: Interdisciplinary
Family-Friendliness Description: Offers thematic residencies with the option to bring family. Support is provided for childcare arrangements and family-friendly accommodations.
Website Santa Fe Art Institute
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New York
Residency Name: Aunt Karen’s Farm
Artistic Disciplines: Interdisciplinary
Family-Friendliness Description: Provides a family-friendly environment for artists. Housing and workspaces are available; no formal childcare, but a child-welcoming atmosphere.
Website Aunt Karen’s Farm
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New York
Residency Name: SPACE on Ryder Farm
Artistic Disciplines: Interdisciplinary
Family-Friendliness Description: Offers family residencies with childcare for children aged 5 to 12. Program currently on pause.
Website SPACE on Ryder Farm
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New York
Residency Name: Women’s Studio Workshop
Artistic Disciplines: Book Arts, Papermaking, Printmaking
Family-Friendliness Description: Offers a parent residency for artists with children. Includes accommodation, studio space, and financial support.
Website Women’s Studio Workshop
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New York (New York City)
Residency Name: Brooklyn Arts Exchange (BAX)
Artistic Disciplines: Dance, Theater, Performance
Family-Friendliness Description: Offers specific fellowships for parents in the performing arts. Flexible scheduling and support for balancing art and caregiving.
Website Brooklyn Arts Exchange
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New York (New York City)
Residency Name: CollarWorks – Elizabeth Murray Artist Residency
Artistic Disciplines: Visual Arts
Family-Friendliness Description: One-week family residency with full-day childcare and creative programming for children. Includes accommodation, studio, and meals.
Website CollarWorks – Elizabeth Murray Artist Residency
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New York (New York City)
Residency Name: Interlude Residency
Artistic Disciplines: Visual Arts
Family-Friendliness Description: Exclusively for artist-parents. Fully funded three-week residencies including studio, housing, meals, and childcare support.
Website Interlude Residency
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New York (Wassaic)
Residency Name: Wassaic Project Family Residency
Artistic Disciplines: Visual Arts, Interdisciplinary
Family-Friendliness Description: Residency with private housing for families. Fully integrated programming, fellowships, and parental support available.
Website Wassaic Project Family Residency
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Tennessee
Residency Name: Stay Home Gallery and Residency
Artistic Disciplines: Visual Arts
Family-Friendliness Description: Residency for artists with families. Provides housing and studio; no formal childcare, but a welcoming environment for children.
Website Stay Home Gallery and Residency
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Utah
Residency Name: Spiro Arts
Artistic Disciplines: Visual Arts, Literature, Music
Family-Friendliness Description: Offers residencies for artists with families. Housing and studio are provided; childcare info should be discussed directly.
Website Spiro Arts
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Vermont
Residency Name: Marble House Project
Artistic Disciplines: Visual Arts, Literature, Music
Family-Friendliness Description: Offers a dedicated family-friendly session with children's programming during the residency. Housing and studio are provided.
Website Marble House Project
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Uruguay
Montevideo
Residency Name: Programa Artistas en Residencia (PAR)
Artistic Disciplines: Performing Arts
Family-Friendliness Description: Residency program without a fixed location that fosters networks between artists and institutions. Family-friendly structure with flexible stay arrangements.
Website Programa Artistas en Residencia
Family-Friendly Grants and Project Funding
Stipends
Germany
Ahrenshoop (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern)
Grant Name Flex-Stipendien Künstlerhaus Lukas (Flexible Grants)
Artistic Disciplines Visual arts, literature, music, dance
Family-Friendliness Overview Flexible residency grants for 14 days, 1 month, or 2–3 months – individually adapted to the artistic project and personal life circumstances.
Website Flex-Stipendien Künstlerhaus Lukas
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Hamburg
Grant Name Residenzstipendium “Parents in Arts” (reisdency grant)
Artistic Disciplines Interdisciplinary (open to all disciplines)
Family-Friendliness Overview Two-week work residencies that can be taken with or without children. If children are brought, professional childcare is provided on-site.
Website Residenzstipendium “Parents in Arts”
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Hessen (statewide)
Grant Name Ottilie-Roederstein-Stipendien (Ottilie-Roederstein Scholarships)
Artistic Disciplines Visual arts, literature, music, etc.
Family-Friendliness Overview Up to five working grants totaling €20,000 for women artists who face specific family-related burdens, such as raising a child under 12 or performing care work.
Website Ottilie-Roederstein-Stipendien
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Hessen (statewide)
Grant Name Reise- und Residenzstipendien der Hessischen Kulturstiftung (Travel and Studio Grants by the Hessian Cultural Foundation)
Artistic Disciplines Visual arts, music, literature, performance, etc.
Family-Friendliness Overview Applications with children and, if applicable, accompanying caregivers, as well as applications as artist duos, are also possible. In such cases, the amount can be increased to €25,600 (€12,800 for the Istanbul studio grant). Additionally, up to €7,700 is available for the production and/or documentation of new works resulting from the grant.
Website Reise- und Residenzstipendien der Hessischen Kulturstiftung
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Lauenburg
Grant Name Arbeitsstipendium mit Kind (Working Grant with Child)
Artistic Disciplines Visual arts
Family-Friendliness Overview Four-month, location-independent grant of €4,000 for applicants with children (0–15 years old).
Website Arbeitsstipendium mit Kind
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Munich (AdBK)
Grant Name Programm zur Realisierung der Chancengleichheit für Frauen in Forschung und Lehre (Program for the Promotion of Equal Opportunities for Women in Research and Teaching)
Artistic Disciplines Artistic-academic career paths
Family-Friendliness Overview Aimed at exceptionally talented women whose career development has been interrupted or burdened due to caregiving or personal circumstances. The selection process explicitly takes such constraints into account.
Website Programm zur Realisierung der Chancengleichheit für Frauen in Forschung und Lehre
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North Rhine-Westphalia (statewide)
Grant Name Stipendium „Präsenz vor Ort“ (“Presence on Site” Grant)
Artistic Disciplines Visual arts
Family-Friendliness Overview One-year grant of €12,000 awarded every two years to support the reconciliation of artistic work and family life.
Website Stipendium „Präsenz vor Ort“
Project Funding
Germany
Munich
Project Funding Name: #sieINSPIRIERTmich
Artistic Disciplines: Interdisciplinary, with a focus on feminist cultural projects
Family-Friendliness Overview: Since 2019, the Department of Arts and Culture Munich has funded cultural projects addressing feminist issues for International Women’s Day. The call also recognizes care-related perspectives.
Website #sieINSPIRIERTmich
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Guidelines & Tools
Recommendations for Reconciling Care Work and Artistic Practice in Theaters
By Bühnenmütter* e.V., Berlin
Over the course of a year, a working group from Bühnenmütter* e.V. developed proposals to improve working conditions for theater professionals with caregiving responsibilities, compiling them into a concise catalogue of measures.
Recommendations by Bühnenmütter*
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Toolkit “We Care”
By WITH CARE. Action Lab
The “We Care” toolkit emerged from the »WITH CARE. Action Lab between Theatre, Audiences, and Care Work«, which opened space for feminist visions and new practices in the independent performing arts. Structured around Producing with Care and Audience with Care, it brings together good practices, reflection tools, and playful invitations to support the participation of parents and caregivers in both theatre production and reception, fostering institutional transformation.
Toolkit “We Care” (PDF)
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Policy Toolkit: Family and Care in Theatre
By Frauenkulturbüro NRW
Working in theatre is rarely family-friendly—but many stakeholders want to change that. This policy toolkit supports the transformation of theatre structures toward better compatibility between professional and family life. It serves as a practical management tool for cultural policy, administration, theatre leadership, and artists—offering evidence-based guidance for assessing current conditions, finding solutions, and initiating change. Drawing on research, it makes actionable knowledge accessible. The goal: family-friendly theatres and arts.
Policy Toolkit: Family and Care in Theatre
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How Not To Exclude Artist Parents: Some Guidelines for Institutions and Residencies
By Hettie Judah and a group of artist mothers
These guidelines were written by British author Hettie Judah together with a group of artists who are also mothers. The project originated from Hettie Judah’s early research on the impact of motherhood on artistic careers – the guidelines are now available in around 15 languages.
Manifesto "How Not To Exclude Artist Parents"
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Impulses for a Reentry Grant for Women Artists (Position Paper)
By K&K Bündnis Kunst und Kind München
he position paper “Wiedereinstieg” by K&K – Kunst & Kind Munich was developed as part of YES WE CARE, the parliamentary breakfast by Fair Share! at Hamburger Bahnhof Berlin (September 27, 2024). It highlights the challenges artists face when returning to their profession after a family phase. It offers practical recommendations and structural approaches to ease and sustainably support the transition back into artistic practice.
Impulses by K&K München (PDF)
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Manifesto “More Mothers for the Arts”
By Marcia Breuer
In 2019, artist Marcia Breuer published her manifesto “Mehr Mütter für die Kunst” on the online platform of the same name and received widespread support. She articulates clear demands as well as solutions for a more family-friendly cultural sector.
Manifesto "Mehr Mütter für die Kunst"
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Manifesto „Cultural ReProducers“
By Cultural ReProducers Collective
The “Cultural ReProducers” manifesto advocates for better compatibility between art and parenthood. It criticizes the structural invisibility of artists with children in the art world and calls for greater visibility, support networks, and family-friendly conditions for a more inclusive arts sector.
Manifesto "Cultural ReProducers"
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A Call for More Family-Friendliness in the Arts
By K&K – Bündnis Kunst und Kind München
This statement advocating for more family-friendly structures in the arts was developed as part of the international conference Visual Arts – Diverse Conditions, hosted by IGBK Berlin in May 2024. The contribution (page 57 and following) highlights the realities faced by visual artists with children and outlines key challenges as well as the need for structural change.
Publication “Visual Arts – Diverse Conditions” on the IGBK website (PDF download)
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Soft Manifesto for Caring Infrastructures
Sascia Bailer
In eight practical “Propositions,” Sascia Bailer demonstrates how cultural organizations can implement care-sensitive measures through small actions, gradually breaking down barriers for parents in the arts sector.
Book "Soft Manifesto for Caring Infrastructures" von Sascia Bailer
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Proposals for Family-Friendly Design of Funding Measures for Artists (Working Paper)
By Marcia Breuer, Mehr Mütter für die Kunst
his working paper highlights the structural challenges faced by women artists with children and calls for targeted measures to improve their working conditions. It offers practical recommendations for funding institutions and cultural actors to help create an inclusive and family-friendly arts landscape.
Working Paper: Proposals for Family-Friendly Design of Funding Measures for Artists (PDF)
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Parents in the Arts Residency - Documents Regarding the Cooperation Between the Ministry of Culture and Media Hamburg
By Marcia Breuer, Mehr Mütter für die Kunst
These working papers and info sheets document the collaboration between Mehr Mütter für die Kunst and other actors from Hamburg’s art and literary scene with the Ministry of Culture and Media Hamburg. The cooperation led, among other outcomes, to the joint development of the residency grant “Parents in Arts.”
Website Mehr Mütter für die Kunst
Access Rider – Tools for more Accessibility
An Access Rider is a document in which artists outline their specific working conditions and needs – such as accessibility, care responsibilities, rest periods, or communication preferences. Originating from the Disability Justice movement, it makes structural exclusions visible in order to enable collaboration with as few barriers as possible. The concept is increasingly being expanded: care responsibilities can also be included in an Access Rider, making care work a shared consideration rather than an individual burden.
Access Rider at Diversity Arts Culture
Access Docs for Artists (international)
Awards & Labels
Certificate for Gender Equality in the Arts
fair share!
The certification-project advocates for greater transparency and the visibility of best-practice measures for gender parity in art institutions. Currently, 30 Berlin-based institutions have been contacted through an online survey, accompanied by the flyer Every Measure Counts. The long-term goal is to establish a certificate for institutions that demonstrably and sustainably commit to gender equality.
Website fair share!
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Certification "Diversity Audit Arts & Culture"
Zentrum für Kulturelle Teilhabe Baden‑Württemberg (ZfKT)
The ZfKT supports and advises cultural institutions in Baden-Württemberg in developing and implementing holistic diversity management strategies. Through the structured certification program — the Diversity Audit Arts & Culture — institutions are accompanied over a two-year pilot phase as they work to advance their internal structures, staffing, programming, audience engagement, and strategic orientation in line with diversity and inclusion goals.
Website ZFKT
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Fair Film Award
Initiative Fair Film
The Initiative Fair Film advocates for better and, above all, fair working conditions across all areas of the film industry. It annually presents an award to a film production that emphasizes social sustainability and a cultural shift toward fairer collaboration in the film sector.
Website Fair Film Award
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“Kultur inklusiv” Label
Pro Infirmis
The “Kultur inklusiv” label advocates for a sustainable inclusive culture with and for people with disabilities in Switzerland. Managed by the specialist office of Kultur inklusiv, the initiative advises and supports cultural institutions of all sizes and disciplines in implementing inclusion measures. Partner institutions commit to a long-term process, embrace a fully inclusive approach, and endorse the “Charter for Cultural Inclusion.”
More information about the label "Kultur inklusiv"
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Climate Protection Label “BWZero”
The BWZero label by the Climate Protection Foundation of Baden-Württemberg honors institutions and projects that have achieved climate neutrality or are taking ambitious steps toward net-zero emissions. It’s an innovative example of how new standards for sustainability and climate responsibility can be set within the cultural sector.
More information about the label "BWZero"
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Inspiring Examples
Voucher for Artists with Children
The Dutch Mondriaan Fund supports artists with caregiving responsibilities through a dedicated voucher system. Visual artists can apply for up to €2,500 to cover additional childcare or travel costs when participating in exhibitions, residencies, or other professional activities. This financial support helps enable artistic development without compromising care obligations.
Website des Mondriaan Fonds
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Queer-Feminist Guided Tours
Strengthening the theme of art and care in the museum context through queer-feminist tours, offered for example at Kunsthalle Hamburg, Hamburger Bahnhof Berlin by curator Catherine Nichols, or at the Franz Marc Museum Kochel am See with Anna Schölß.
Queer Guided Tours at Kunsthalle Hamburg
Feminist Guided Tours at Hamburger Bahnhof
Feminist Guided Tours at Franz Marc Museum
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Schweizer Kulturstiftung Pro Helvetia (Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia) provides childcare allowance for research trips
Artists with childcare responsibilities can apply for financial support of up to CHF 1,000 per month for childcare costs or travel expenses for their children and, if applicable, a caregiver during international research trips. This also applies if the child(ren) remain(s) at home and is/are cared for there.
Website Schweizer Kulturstiftung Pro Helvetia
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Family-friendly concepts for public funding programs for artists (Working Paper)
by Marcia Breuer, Mehr Mütter für die Kunst (More Mothers for the Arts)
This working paper provides an overview of measures that support better access to funding opportunities for artist parents. It also includes numerous positive examples that demonstrate the feasibility of the recommended measures. (As of November 25, 2024)
Working Paper: Family-friendly concepts for public funding programs for artists (PDF)
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Mentoring program of Bühnenmütter* (StageMoms*)
The program is aimed at all stage professionals who are mothers, pregnant, or currently planning parenthood.
It offers a safe environment for open dialogue on the challenges of balancing care work and artistic practice at eye level.
Website Bühnenmütter* (StageMoms*)
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Culture.Care – Strengthening Care in the Performing Arts
Culture.Care is a project initiated by the association Bühnenmütter* (Stage Mothers*). Over the course of three years, the initiative accompanies seven theatres in Germany to collaboratively develop structures and attitudes that improve the compatibility of care work and artistic practice. The project is funded by the European Social Fund.
Website Culture.Care