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TartAMI Residence – Open Call 2026
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TartAMI Residence – Open Call 2026

TartAMI

March 31, 2026Izumi City, Osaka, Japan (Greater Kansai Region)

This highly unique residency, situated in the Kansai region near Kyoto, challenges contemporary artists to step outside conventional canvas bounds and interact directly with the texture, scent, and geometry of traditional tatami. It provides immersive accommodation within a renovated 60-year-old Japanese guesthouse and a shared studio space, deliberately disrupting standard artistic routines. F...

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Immersive accommodation within a renovated 60-year-old Japanese guesthouse, integrated shared studio space functioning as a gallery, and unique, unlimited access to used tatami mats as a free, experimental material for artistic creation. Private room accommodations are provided for the May-June window.

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Open to contemporary artists from all disciplines, including visual arts, painting, and installation, seeking to engage with traditional Japanese materiality, craft, and research-based practices.

Dates & details

Programme dates
May-June 2026 (for intensive, production-oriented stays)
Duration
1 to 4 months
Costs to the artist
Varies (for living expenses and travel not covered)
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No direct funding
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Free

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TartAMI Residence — Tatami Workshop Residency, OsakaTartAMI · Izumi, Osaka, Japan · Deadline: publicSeo.openCall.rolling

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