Founded in 2017, ACENTRICSPACE is an independent art space and artist residency located in Zhujiajiao, Shanghai.
The residency provides artists with a place to live, work, exchange, and present their work within an independent artistic environment.
Rather than prescribing a specific theme or requiring a particular outcome, the residency gives artists time and space to continue their existing practice, develop new research, or respond to the cultural and social context of a different place.
Since its establishment, ACENTRICSPACE has hosted more than 200 artists from over 30 countries and regions. Artists working across painting, sculpture, installation, photography, video, and other contemporary practices have developed projects here while engaging with artists, cultural practitioners, and audiences in the local community.
The residency is not simply a studio. It is a period of time dedicated to living and working within a different artistic context.
ACENTRICSPACE accepts applications throughout the year.
We welcome contemporary artists at different stages of their careers, from emerging artists continuing their practice after completing their formal education to established artists looking to develop their work or research within a new cultural and geographical context.
Artists may apply for a residency of one, two, or three months.
During the residency, artists have access to private accommodation and an individual studio. They are free to organize their working process according to their own practice and schedule, while having opportunities to meet and exchange with artists and cultural practitioners in Zhujiajiao.
There is no prescribed theme, curriculum, or required artistic outcome.
Artists may continue an ongoing project, develop new work, or use their time in Shanghai to explore new ideas and directions within their practice.