Visual Arts Residencies in Beijing

Contemporary art museum in Haidian District, Beijing, focusing on Chinese and international artists. Offers artist residency for emerging visual artists and curators with shared studios and housing.

Institute for Provocation

Beijing, China

The Institute for Provocation (IFP) is a Beijing-based independent art workspace, think tank, and curatorial platform that hosts artist residencies focused on the thinking and research process before artwork creation, emphasizing cross-disciplinary and cross-cultural provocations. It supports research, workshops, lectures, and experiments stretching borders between art, architecture, design, and other fields, introducing international artists to local networks since . Residencies provide shared studios and housing in central Beijing's Dongcheng district.

Platform China Contemporary Art Institute, established in in Beijing's Caochangdi Art District, is a non-profit art experimental space dedicated to creating a platform for artistic communication and dialogue between China and the international community. The residency provides artists, curators, writers, designers, researchers, and academics with opportunities to live and work in China, with five fully equipped studios (50-70 sqm) located in emerging art districts. Participants have the possibility of exhibiting at BIAP gallery during or by the end of their residency at no charge, with staff assistance in contacting other exhibition venues across Beijing, Shanghai, and other major cities.