Kanuti Gildi SAAL offers residencies for artists residing in the Nordic-Baltic region

The Estonian performing arts centre Kanuti Gildi SAAL has announced an open call for two residency periods for artists residing in the Nordic-Baltic region in 2026. The residencies take place from April 1st to 30rd and from September 1st to October 15th in the studio of Kanuti Gildi SAAL.

Kanuti Gildi SAAL offers its residents a working space with basic technical equipment and support, a residency fee, per diems and a small production budget as well as covers their travel and accommodation costs.

The call is open for a single artist or artistic duos and is aimed for artists and creatives operating in the performing arts field, with an open mind towards interdisciplinary practices.

Applying artists must be a resident in one of the Nordic or Baltic countries (Denmark, Finland, the Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Åland, Latvia, Lithuania). Selected artist need to have a permanent address in one of these countries. However, it is not necessary for the selected artists to have Nordic or Baltic nationality. The call is not open to artists residing in Estonia.

At least one of the upcoming residency opportunities in Kanuti Gildi SAAL is reserved for an artist with a refugee background. This includes artists form Ukraine, Palestine and other crisis territories. Second generation refugee background is also included.
Artists are selected by the artistic board of Kanuti Gildi SAAL, consisting of all full time team members at the time of selection.

Deadline for submissions is at 23:59 (Estonian time) on January 27th, 2026. Results will be announced by February 20th, 2026 latest.

Find the application form here.

Phot from the performance SPORT by Erik Valentin Berg, co-produced by Kanuti Gildi SAAL. Photo by Maria Horn