Artist Residency · International Partnership

A residency exchange between your city and ours.

Nosreme partners with international arts organizations to pair Baltimore artists with artists abroad. Each exchange produces co-created public art rooted in both cities. If your institution has a public art mandate and an artist to contribute, we'd like to talk.

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How the Exchange Works

We pair a Baltimore artist with an artist from your city to co-create public work rooted in both places.

You bring the artist, the local context, and a partner institution in your city. We bring curatorial support, production infrastructure, community engagement, a Baltimore residency placement for your artist, and a public commission documented and credited in both cities.

Who We Partner With

We're open to partnerships with institutions that hold a public art mandate:

Arts organizations
Cultural institutes
Embassies
City cultural affairs offices

The Partnership, Side by Side

This is an exchange, not a favor. Each side brings something; each side receives something of equal weight.

What you contribute
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Selected artist from your city or program
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Local context, research, and relationship support
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Partner institution introduction
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Local production support during the partnership year
What you receive
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Baltimore residency placement for your artist
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Public commission delivered in Baltimore
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Co-curated programming and public engagement
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Documentation, press, and exhibition rights for use in your city
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Priority consideration for future exchange cohorts as the program grows
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A named, credited collaboration in Nosreme's public portfolio and annual reporting
Current Partnership

Baltimore-Rotterdam Art Bridge

Our inaugural international partner is [Rotterdam organization placeholder] in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Our 2026 exchange pairs Baltimore artist kolpeace with Rotterdam artist Naomi King on the Baltimore Black Sox mural project.

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How Partnerships Begin

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Initial conversation
Typically 30 to 60 minutes via video. We learn about your organization, your artists, and your goals. You learn about Nosreme and how we work.
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Scoping and co-design
If there's mutual interest, we move into a 4 to 8-week scoping period. Together, we draft a partnership memorandum covering artist selection, timeline, budget, and outcomes.
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Partnership agreement
Signed agreement, public announcement, artist selection begins, and the residency season starts.

Where we'd like to go next

In 2027 and beyond, we're especially interested in partnerships in [X, Y, and Z]. We're also open to domestic exchanges with US-based partner cities.

The right partnership matters more than the right geography. If your organization shares this vision and has an artist to contribute, we want to hear from you.

The Premise

We reverse a pattern that defined twentieth-century American art: Black artists leaving the country to find creative context. We bring international artists to Baltimore as peers — in collaborations that belong to both cities.

Partnership Prospectus

Built to be shared
Download our two-page Residency Partnership Prospectus to share with your director, board, or leadership team. Inside you'll find an overview of the program, current work, partnership structure, and how to start a conversation with Nosreme.
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Become a Partner

Bring us in early.

If your organization is interested, the next step is a conversation. Use the form below and we'll respond within a week to set up an initial scoping conversation with your project team.