Artist-in-Residence Programs
2025 / 2026
Artist-in-Residence Programs 2025 / 2026
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The Lagos Artists-in-Residence Programs 2025-2026 offer four international locations at Mexico City, Oaxaca, Baja California, and Berlin, designed to foster reflection, artistic creation, and intercultural dialogue. With a focus on collaboration, visibility, and professional projection, these programs are aimed at visual artists, curators, writers, and cultural agents with a consolidated or emerging practice, who are seeking to expand their creative and professional horizons.
We offer:
Professional Support: Each location offers close technical and curatorial support, with personalized sessions to strengthen the development and presentation of projects.
International Visibility: Projects will be disseminated on Lagos’ digital platforms, such as @lagosmx and @lagosplatform, reaching a global audience.
International Networks: Artists will have access to local and international professional networks through Lagos I Platform, participating in international exhibitions and art fairs.
Unique Spaces: All locations provide artistically designed spaces, equipped with everything needed for project development.
Parallel Activities: Artists will have the opportunity to participate in talks, professional visits, and other events related to the contemporary art scene.
Applications are accepted year-round
Join the Lagos Artists-in-Residence Program 2025-2026 and be part of an international community that promotes contemporary art, intercultural collaboration, and global projection. Explore new artistic frontiers and take your practice to an international level.
Required Documents to Apply to any program:
Updated portfolio
Motivation letter (max. 1 page)
Project description
Artistic CV
Interested in applying? Click “More Info” under each location to learn more and access the application.
Program Locations :
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MEXICO CITY
Location: Mexico City, Anáhuac, Mexico
The program offers a unique opportunity to develop a solid creative process, with the support of our dedicated team and the guidance of our lead curator, Olga Margarita Dávila. With her extensive experience working closely with artists, she guides them towards a deeper dimension of their practice and helps them achieve their goals. Our residency program is open to artists and curators working in any artistic medium (visual, sound, digital, or performative). In addition, residents have the opportunity to join Lagos I Platform for the dissemination and commercialization of their work.
Duration: 1 to 3 months
Monthly Cost: Variable -
BERLIN
Location: Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany
Located in the cultural heart of Berlin, lagos|Berlin offers a professional exhibition space for artists seeking international visibility. Residents will be able to present their work under conditions equivalent to a contemporary gallery and establish connections with curators, collectors, and other contemporary art figures. Additionally, they will receive curatorial support from Luis Carrera-Maul, the director of Lagos, and have the opportunity to integrate into Lagos I Platform.
Duration: 1 to 3 months
Monthly Cost: Variable -
OAXACA
Location: San Pablo Etla, Oaxaca, Mexico
In collaboration with Mercedes Gertz and Mónica Castillo, this residency focuses on the fusion of contemporary art and traditional knowledge from Oaxaca. Artists can choose between personal or collaborative residencies with local artisans, working in an environment of cultural and creative immersion. Furthermore, they will receive curatorial support and the opportunity to integrate into Lagos I Platform for the dissemination and commercialization of their work.
Duration: 1 to 3 months
Monthly Cost: Variable -
BAJA CALIFORNIA
Location: Tecate, Baja California, Mexico
Situated in a unique location in the border region, this residency invites artists to reflect on the concept of the border as nature. In Irma Sofía Poeter’s work "Arcadia", residents will work in thematic houses/studios, exploring the relationship between the body, nature, and geopolitical borders. The program includes personalized curatorial support and focuses on situated creation and intercultural dialogue.
Duration: 1 to 3 months
Monthly Cost: Variable
Beginning in 2025, artists who are or have been residents in any of the lagos programs or locations will be eligible to join lagos I Platform—a hybrid (digital and physical) platform for the promotion and commercialization of artworks.
Selected artists, upon review by the Lagos Curatorial Committee, may:
• Showcase works on our digital gallery @lagosplatform
• Participate in collective exhibitions across our locations
• Take part in international art fairs
This initiative is designed to offer sustainable models of self-financing for artists at different stages of their careers.