The Kyoto Retreat

The Kyoto Retreat is a program founded by Japan-based independent curator Dexter Wimberly. It offers artists, curators, and writers from anywhere in the world the opportunity to spend four weeks in Kyoto, Japan for research, exploration, and inspiration. Selected participants will receive a roundtrip flight, private accommodation, and $800 USD to supplement meals and local transportation.

The Kyoto Retreat welcomes applicants at all career stages working in drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, film, video, new media, installation, fiction and nonfiction writing, poetry, interdisciplinary practice, and social practice. Applicants must be over 21 years old.

The 2026 retreat will take place November 1–30. The application deadline is July 17, 2026, and selected participants will be notified by September 1, 2026.

For more information, please visit www.kyotoretreat.com