Deadline: Saturday, July 12, 2025

The Museo de Arte y Diseño Contemporáneo (MADC) is now accepting applications for its 2025 International Fund, offering artists, curators, and contemporary art researchers from Costa Rica the chance to develop a research residency at La Nueva Fábrica in Antigua Guatemala.

The recipient of the International Fund will undertake a four-week residency at La Nueva Fábrica in September – October of 2025. The fund is open exclusively to Costa Rican artists, curators, or researchers working in contemporary art.

For more information and to access the application form, click here.

BENEFITS AT LNF

• Lodging
• Logistical support during the residency
• Curatorial guidance from LNF staff
• Transportation to/from La Aurora International Airport (Guatemala City)
• Access to specialized facilities (woodshop and textile studio) with advance notice
• Opportunity to engage the public through residency-related programming

SUPPORT FROM MADC

• Curatorial support
• Design and promotion of the selected project.
• Financial grant: ₡1,000,000 (one million Costa Rican colones).

ELIGIBILITY

• Open to new proposals from artists, designers, art historians, curators, philosophers, sociologists, anthropologists, and researchers from other disciplines interested in contemporary art practices. Applicants must be Costa Rican citizens and over 18 years old.
• A degree in art is not required.
• Applicants must demonstrate a commitment to their artistic practice and a willingness to engage with the local community in Guatemala.
• MADC and LNF welcome people of all backgrounds and do not discriminate based on age, gender, religion, marital status, color, race, disability, or sexual orientation.
• Past recipients of this fund are not eligible to apply again for the same award