ART X Lagos, in partnership with Cité internationale des arts and the Embassy of France in Nigeria / Institut Français du Nigeria, has announced the call for applications for the 2026–2027 edition of RESONANCE, its annual residency programme for visual artists, designers, and curators of all nationalities based in Nigeria.
Established in 2020 by Cité internationale des arts and the Institut Français du Nigeria, the programme is dedicated to facilitating mobility and supporting research, as well as the expansion of the professional network of actors within the Nigerian art scene.
In 2025, ART X Lagos joined as a partner and opened the programme to visual artists, curators, and designers living in Nigeria.
During the three-month, fully financed residency, the selected visual artist, designer, and curator will be in dialogue with a mentor based in France and benefit from professional networking, with the support of the Cité internationale des arts.
The residency is open to:
Artists:
Of all disciplines within the field of visual arts (plastic arts, digital arts, photography, performance), who can provide a portfolio demonstrating at least 2 years of experience in artistic practice
Curators:
Who can provide evidence of at least 5 years of experience in curatorial practices (minimum of two exhibitions curated and two publications in referenced art media)
Designers:
Of all disciplines (furniture, object, product, architecture), who can demonstrate a commitment to the practice as a professional and/or researcher.
Eligibility and Criteria:
- Applicants must live and work in Nigeria
- Applicants must be aged over 23 on January 1st of 2026;
- Applicants should be able to fully commit during the residency period to the program and to connecting with the Cité’s environment.
- Full details can be found here.
Benefits:
- Dedicated support and conversation on artistic, curatorial, and design practices with a France-based professional;
- Visits and networking opportunities are organized by the Cité internationale des arts.
- Travel fees to and from Paris covered (visa and insurance to be covered by the artist).
- A live-in-studio on the Marais site of the Cité internationale des arts;
- A monthly living allowance.
Application closes on 31st May, 2026. APPLY
Best of luck to all applicants!
Sarah Adeyemo
Sarah Adeyemo is a poet, writer, editor, and spoken word artiste from Nigeria. She is a fellow of the SprinNG Writing Fellowship. Sarah has work published or forthcoming work in ANMLY Lit, D’Iit Review, The Fiery Scribe Review, Con-Scio Magazine, Sevhage Review, Okiti Literary, Synchronized Chaos Magazine, Pepper Coast Magazine, The Weeds Review, Akpata Magazine, The Shallow Tales Review, The Muse Journal, The Weganda Review, Everscribe Magazine, Afrillhill Press, TV-63 Magazine, Poems for Persons Interest, Northern Writers Forum Journal, Eboquills, Rinna Lit. Anthologies, and elsewhere. Her works have been shortlisted for the 2025 Labari Prize for Poetry and longlisted for the 2025 Eriata Oribhabor Poetry Prize. She serves as the Managing Editor at Words-Empire Magazine, a Poetry Editor at Yarnz Magazine, PFPOI, and a News & Feature writer at the Journal of African Youth Literature (JAY Lit). She was a writing resident of the Rongo Artist Residency in 2026 and is currently a writing resident at the Ebedi International Writers Residency. She is a member of The Swan Collective. A dramatic poet who tweets @sarahinkspires.
