“Art is my life and my life is art.”— Yoko Ono
The Time Within Time Residency is a traveling A.I.R (Artist in Residency) program that takes place in a different location with each edition. In September 2027, the residency arrives in Japan — a place where tradition and contemporary life, stillness and movement, nature and the urban landscape exist side by side. For one week, Japan will become a space for artistic exploration, encounter, and creation.
The residency is open to international artists working across all disciplines and artistic practices.
This one-week residency is an invitation to experience Japan through intuition, spontaneity, movement, encounter, and presence. Each day, participating artists will move through different places in Japan — observing their surroundings, absorbing the atmosphere, discovering the local artistic landscape, and allowing the experience of the place itself to shape the creative process.
The residency encourages artists to work freely, without fixed expectations, allowing intuition and immediacy to guide the process. Through conversations, encounters with local art and culture, and the connections formed between participating artists, the residency becomes a temporary space of exchange, experimentation, and creation.
At the end of the residency, a final group exhibition will take place in a gallery space in Japan. Participating artists are invited to present works developed during the residency as well as previous works. Artists are encouraged to approach the exhibition freely and to work with any medium, material, idea, or form that reflects their creative direction. The exhibition will include a shared opening event and forms an essential part of the residency experience.
The residency and exhibition will be documented by Time Within Time Gallery, and participation also opens the possibility for future collaborations with the gallery and its ongoing international projects.
What Participants Receive— Participation in the one-week residency program in Japan
— An environment of artistic exchange, inspiration and dialogue
— Visits to exhibitions, museums, and major cultural institutions in Japan as part of the residency program
— Participation in the final group exhibition
— Documentation of the residency and exhibition by the gallery
— Opportunity for future collaborations with Time Within Time Gallery
Residency FeeThe residency fee is €700 per participant.
Please note that accommodation, food, and flights are not included. The residency fee covers all residency activities, participation in the final group exhibition, and documentation of the residency and exhibition.
All residency fees are non-refundable.
Cancellations, travel changes, personal scheduling conflicts, visa issues, missed attendance, or inability to participate for any reason do not qualify for a refund or transfer of the residency fee.
Participation is confirmed only after official acceptance and payment of the residency fee.
The organizers reserve the right to make adjustments to the residency schedule, locations, and program structure if necessary.
The residency does not provide any equipment. All equipment and materials must be brought by the participating artists themselves.
Each participating artist is fully responsible for their own artworks, including their transportation, installation, deinstallation, handling, and removal. Time Within Time Gallery does not assume responsibility for the artworks before, during, or after the residency and exhibition.
After submitting your application, please send a confirmation email to
timewithintimegallery@gmail.com letting us know you have completed your submission.
