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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

Sol Irudika

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

Tania Manzanal

2025

Harriet Lenneman

Harriet Lenneman

2025

ca_teter

ca_teter

2024

María Barriga

María Barriga

2024

Dani Scharf

Dani Scharf

2023

Blanca A. Izuzquiza

Blanca A. Izuzquiza

2023

Santiago Colombo - Irudika

Santiago Colombo

2022

Bea Lozano - Irudika

Bea Lozano

2022

Miguel Ramal - Irudika

Miguel Ramal

2021

Sabrina Pérez - Irudika

Sabrina Pérez

2021

Araiz Mesanza

Araiz Mesanza

2020

Raquel Meyers

Raquel Meyers

2020

Blanca Garaluce

Blanca Garaluce

2019

Genis Rigol

Genis Rigol

2019

Maite Caballero

Maite Caballero

2019

Fernando Vazquez

Fernando Vazquez

2018

Raisa Álava

Raisa Álava

2018

Diputación Foral de Álava
Fundación Vital
Acción cultural española
Ayuntamiento de Vitoria-Gasteiz
Logotipo BilbaoArte
Logotipo Euskal Irudigileak
Logotipo Maison des auteurs
Logotipo Ville d' Angouleme
Logotipo Escuela de arte
Logotipo Zas Kultur Espazioa