CÓRTEX FRONTALArtist residency

Granted residencies

Detail of a painting made during a residency at Córtex Frontal

Alongside the open call, Córtex Frontal runs residency programmes with institutional support. They are announced as separate calls, on this page, in the agenda and in the newsletter.

Open calls

There are currently no calls open.

Other ways to fund a residency

Artists from the EU can apply to Culture Moves Europe with Córtex Frontal as their residency host, with our support. The call is now open.

Once you are selected in the open call, we write an invitation letter with the information you need to apply for a grant.

Past programmes

Residency programmes carried out with institutional support.

2025
Comer com os olhos
Artist residencies bringing together visual arts and the gastronomic heritage of Alentejo.
Support: Direção-Geral das Artes, Câmara Municipal de Arraiolos, Junta de Freguesia de Arraiolos
2024 – 2025
Hypertextile
A network of textile art residencies in Arraiolos, Mértola and Guimarães.
Support: Direção-Geral das Artes, University of Évora, Câmara Municipal de Arraiolos, Magdalena Abakanowicz University of Poznan
2024
FLAD, Curso de Artes Visuais
A two-month residency for 9 artists from the FLAD Visual Arts Course.
Support: FLAD, Luso-American Development Foundation
2022
Wireless
Textile art residencies for visual artists: embroidery, tapestry, stamping and dyeing.
Support: Direção-Geral das Artes, Câmara Municipal de Arraiolos, University of Évora, Junta de Freguesia de Arraiolos
2021
New Borders
Embroidery residency for Portuguese and Spanish artists.
Support: Direção Regional de Cultura do Alentejo