A new global artist initiative is coming.

Over the next three years, TED and POSCA will be building a new form of artist residency – a distributed cohort of artists working across the world, united by a shared drive to shape culture and community. 

At Fine Acts, we are proud to lead the curation and coordination of this initiative. 

THE IDEA

What if art could help repair what’s broken?
What if hope could be built – not just felt?
What if beauty could be a form of civic action?

To explore these questions, we are rethinking what a residency can be.

There is no single location. No central studio. Instead:

• Artists work within their own communities.

• They follow a shared creative constraint – a unifying conceptual framework around repair, hope, and beauty.

• Projects unfold in public space.

• Participation is part of the work.

• Process matters as much as outcome.

WHAT ARTISTS RECEIVE

• Artist fee

• Production & documentation budget

• Creative direction & storytelling support

• A global platform for visibility

Expression of interest

The open call launches in June 2026.

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ABOUT THE PARTNERS

Creativity & Connection Partner

POSCA is a creative tool empowering artists everywhere with versatile, high-quality paint markers that work across virtually any surface. An enabler of civic creativity, the brand supports artists to activate public space through participatory, community-embedded projects – fostering renewal, dialogue, and collective expression.

Visibility & Amplification Partner 

TED is a nonprofit that believes powerful ideas, powerfully presented, move us: to feel something, to think differently, to take action.

Curation & Coordination Partner 

Fine Acts is a global nonprofit creative studio partnering with artists and movements to drive social change through art.