The Kyoto Retreat

The Kyoto Retreat is a new program created by Japan-based, independent curator Dexter Wimberly. The Kyoto Retreat offers artists, curators, and writers, based anywhere in the world, an opportunity to spend four weeks in Kyoto, Japan, for research, exploration, and inspiration. Individuals selected for the retreat will receive a roundtrip flight, a private bedroom, and $800 USD to supplement meals and local transportation.

The Kyoto Retreat selects artists, curators, and writers at all career stages, working in drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, film, video, new media, installation, fiction and nonfiction writing, poetry, interdisciplinary, and social practice. Individuals must be over 21 years old to apply.

The inaugural Kyoto Retreat will take place from October 16 – November 13, 2025. The application deadline is July 15, 2025. Individuals selected for the retreat will be notified by August 15, 2025.

For more information, please visit www.kyotoretreat.com