R.A.R.O. Barcelona Fall 2026 Open Call: Three Residency Windows, Deadline 15 September

R.A.R.O. Barcelona opened its Fall 2026 residency call on the first days of August, and the window stays open until 15 September. The residency runs at Casa R.A.R.O., a multidisciplinary production space of over three hundred square metres in central Barcelona, run by the group R.A.R.O. Onsite Projects. Artists of any nationality can apply. There is no portfolio theme to fit and no medium restriction beyond what the space can hold.

Three intake options sit on the calendar. Option one runs 31 August to 25 September, option two runs 5 to 30 October, and option three runs 2 to 27 November. Each one ends with an open studio, a public evening where residents show what they made. Residencies last from three weeks up to two months. A basic four week stay costs 750 euro, with other lengths priced on the available open calls.

The space handles more than one way of working. The organisers describe it as a home for painting, drawing and collage as much as performance and video art, and the building itself is a 300 square metre studio for production, research and diffusion. Accommodation is not included, but the team says it will help find affordable, artist-minded lodgings nearby. That matters for anyone arriving from another city on a tight grant.

For someone deciding in the next few weeks, the useful detail is the deadline. 15 September is the cut off for all three sessions, and the first intake starts little more than a fortnight later, on the 31st of August. So there is a real split: apply now for the earliest slot, or take the extra weeks and aim for October or November. Either way the call is live, not a page left up from a season already gone.

Full details, the fee breakdown, and the application link live on the R.A.R.O. site: esrarobarcelona.com/fallopencall. If residency hunting is part of your autumn, check the dates before they pass.

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