2026 IRUDIKA RESIDENCES
The Irudika international professional illustration event is opening the application period for the ninth edition of its artist residencies, with the aim of promoting creativity in the field of illustration and graphic animation. The call for applications begins on 23 May and ends on 1 October 2025 at 11:59 p.m.
Irudika will select one person for each category and offer them a stay in creative spaces in Angoulême (France), Zapopan (Mexico), Bilbao and Vitoria-Gasteiz between 2 March and 22 May. The person selected in the international illustration category will develop a personal illustration project and the image for the 2026 edition of Irudika.
The person selected in the animation category, a national call for entries, will develop a personal animation project and a piece lasting between 20 and 60 seconds, which will be used as a promotional video for Irudika 2026.
Each residency comes with a gross financial award of 2,150€, 1,000€ in copyright fees for the transfer of the opening sequence and poster, and another 1,000€ to cover travel expenses between the Basque Country and Angoulême, as well as accommodation during the different phases and exhibition materials. In addition, Euskal Irudigileak will award 150€ as remuneration for participation in the opening discussion of the residencies.
The residency concludes with the opening of the exhibition and presentation of the poster and animated promotional clip for Irudika in Vitoria-Gasteiz.
The Irudika residencies are made possible thanks to the support of Fundación Vital Fundazioa, Acción Cultural Española (AC/E), Fundación Bilbaoarte Fundazioa, La Maison des Auteurs d'Angoulême and La Casa del Autor de Zapopan, Mexico. Irudika is organised by the Professional Association of Illustrators of the Basque Country, Euskal Irudigileak, with the support of the Basque Government, the Provincial Council of Álava, Vitoria-Gasteiz City Council, the Spanish Ministry of Culture and Sport, and Artium Museoa, among many other collaborating entities.
For more information, you can download the rules here.
JURY:
- Kike Infame (Head of Irudika Residences)
- Tània Manzanal (Selected for the 2025 Animation Residency)
- Harriet Lenneman (Selected for the 2025 Illustration Residency)
More to be confirmed...
Institutons:
- Acción cultural Española AC/E
- Vital Fundazioa
- Maison des auteurs
- Casa del Autor de Zapopán (México)
- Bilbaoarte Fundazioa
Artistic Residences 2025
IllustrationHARRIET LENNEMAN
AnimationTANIA MANZANAL
Artistic Residences 2024
Illustrationca_teter
AnimationMaría Barriga
Residencia Irudika 2023
IllustrationDANI SCHARF
AnimationBLANCA A. IZUZQUIZA
Artistic Residences 2022
Illustration BEA LOZANO
Animation SANTIAGO COLOMBO

Irudika Dives 2021
National MIGUEL RAMAL
International SABRINA PÉREZ
Artistic Residences 2020
Illustration ARAIZ MESANZA
Animation RAQUEL MEYERS
Artistic Residences 2019
Illustration MAITE CABALLERO
Animation GENÍS RIGOL
Alava Design BLANCA GARALUCE
Artistic Residences 2018
Illustration RAISA ALAVA
Animation FERNANDO VÁZQUEZ

Tania Manzanal
2025

Harriet Lenneman
2025

ca_teter
2024

María Barriga
2024

Dani Scharf
2023

Blanca A. Izuzquiza
2023

Santiago Colombo
2022

Bea Lozano
2022

Miguel Ramal
2021

Sabrina Pérez
2021

Araiz Mesanza
2020

Raquel Meyers
2020

Blanca Garaluce
2019

Genis Rigol
2019

Maite Caballero
2019

Fernando Vazquez
2018

Raisa Álava
2018









