Important information: Stikk.no will no longer be used for new applications. OCA will use eApply as the new platform for submitting and managing applications, payment requests and reports. The new platform will open for applications in early January 2026.

OCA offers the following application based international residencies: an artist residency at WIELS Contemporary Art Centre, Brussels, Belgium; an artist and a curator residency at International Studio & Curatorial Program (ISCP), New York, USA, an artist residency at Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin, Germany, a pilot artist residency at Kyoto Art Center, Kyoto, Japan and anartist residency programme at the Lusaka Contemporary Art Centre in Zambia. Applications are accepted from Norway and Sápmi based artists and curators and international artists and curators residing in Norway. The residency programmes are not available for BA or MA students. Applications are assessed by an International Jury appointed by OCA. All applications must be submitted on www.stikk.no.