Open Call for Pastoral Twilight Residency Programme – INLAND, Spain,2026

We invite artists, cultural producers and researchers working in the land from countries participating in the Creative Europe programme to apply for our 2026 Inland Exchange Programme as part of the Pastoral Twilight project.

The selected participant will be invited to join one of the existing lines of work of Inland : pedagogical programmes around pastoralism, landscape analysis and dynamics through their sensory components such as sound and edible elaborations, design & architectural experimentation and building for rural activations, forests of mixed uses restoration, and others. 

Amongst the selection criteria it will be valued experience in relation to living in the rural and farming.  We encourage cultural workers based in rural areas, and/or from Ukraine to apply.

The exchange residency includes a monthly stipend, and travel costs and accommodation will be covered.

Accommodation is provided in  private bedroom at a house at the Inland Village or at the Inland space in the city of Madrid, the Centre for the Approach to the Rural, in both cases with fully equipped kitchen, bathroom etc.
An additional budget will be provided for the production of events and presentations during the residency and the resident will be invited to participate at the Forest Symposium taking place in the Orlické Mountains (Czechia) at the end of July 2026. 

The selection is made by the independent Advisory Board, a representative of which would have periodical monitoring and evaluation meetings with the participant, and will count with Inland’s reference person for hosting and caretaking the exchange process.

HOW TO APPLY
Candidates should send their CV and portfolio as one PDF file (max 5 MB) or link to an online portfolio/website, as well as a short letter of motivation (max 200 words) until 29th August 2025. 
Submissions should be made in English. Successful applicants will be notified by the end of October 2025.

To apply, please email your applications to projects@inland.org