Barcelona Crea – BAR Project Research Grant 2026 — €6,000 and a Mentored Research Residency for Barcelona-Linked Artists and Curators
BAR Project is a Barcelona residency and public programme platform. With the city's Institut de Cultura it awards one Barcelona Crea research grant for an artistic or curatorial project in its research phase.
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One research grant of €6,000 gross plus a residency period mentored by BAR Project, supporting the stages before production: conceptualisation, research, experimentation, documentation and rehearsal. Research runs from mid-November 2026 to 31 January 2027 at the latest, with a public presentation in January 2027 and a final report due 15 February 2027. Supported by the Institut de Cultura de Barcelona (ICUB).
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Artists, curators, performers and researchers linked to Barcelona or its metropolitan area — through the subject of the project, their residence, or their ties to the city's cultural sector. The proposal must be new, with no previous public presentation, and must not have completed the development phases the grant covers.
Dates & details
- Deadline
- 23:59 (Barcelona)
- Programme dates
- Mid-November 2026 – 31 January 2027; public presentation January 2027
- Results
- 13 November 2026