The Creative Industries Fund NL is currently accepting applications for its Open Call for Saga Residency Grant Programme 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
The Saga Residency Grant enables participants to conduct research and develop new work during a full-time residency in Saga, Japan, in collaboration with local woodworking and washi papermaking communities.
Applicants must:
Be individual designers, architects, spatial practitioners, or makers
Be established in the Netherlands or Dutch Caribbean islands
Demonstrate affinity with the Saga region and interest in continued collaboration
Have practical knowledge of woodworking or papermaking (beneficial but not required)
Commit to participating full-time throughout the residency
Apply for The Creative Industries Fund NL Open Call for Saga Residency Grant Programme