Transatlantic Stars Visual Arts Program 2027

About this call

Transatlantic Stars, a three-year initiative of the European Union Delegation to the United States, selects six mid-career visual artists who are citizens of EU Member States and places each in one of six U.S. artist residency programs for eight weeks in spring 2027 (April to early June). Sites include a fishing community on the Gulf of Alaska, a coastal Oregon ecological reserve, a Southern urban arts hub, a Midwestern prairie town, a ranch in the American West and a studio in the woods outside New Orleans. Each artist collaborates with a U.S.-based peer, joins monthly virtual gatherings with the cohort, and ends with a public summit and exhibition in Washington, D.C. Selected artists receive airfare and visa assistance, on-site lodging and studio space, access to host facilities, a living stipend and a materials budget. The program welcomes all visual mediums with a strong visual component in physical space; each artist pair must produce at least one physical work for the Washington exhibition.

Who can apply

• Limited by country or region
• Medium: Mixed Media / Painting / Sculpture / Installation / Drawing / Printmaking / Textile / Ceramics
• Free entry
• Citizens of the 27 EU Member States with a valid passport; citizens of EU candidate countries are not eligible. For mid-career or established artists working in the visual arts with a demonstrated record of creative work who are ready to engage with Americans. Requires confirmation of no criminal background, availability to travel to the U.S. from mid-April to early June 2027 plus a compulsory two-day summit in Washington, D.C., English proficiency (spoken and written), a professional biography, publicity-ready images including a headshot (with no copyright restrictions), an artist CV, answers to narrative questions and 5 to 7 work samples. Applicants must meet at least 4 of the 5 professional standing criteria (awards, nominations or fellowships; media coverage; participation in at least 1 to 2 residencies; at least two professional exhibitions or presentations; collaboration with community entities on a publicly beneficial project). All visual mediums with a strong visual component based in physical space; no film, music or writing; digital work only if its final form is space-based. Not all residency sites can accommodate all mediums. Only the applicant can attend (one spot per residency). Each artist pair must produce at least one physical work for the Washington exhibition and selects one or more works for the State of the Arts Night, which may then be loaned to the program for a year of public display. Shortlisted candidates are interviewed by the jury. Only the first 300 applications are accepted. No cost to apply.