SWAN is a Swedish national network for residency organizers who work with, or want to start working with, residency activities in the areas of art, dance, handicraft, film, literature, music, design and photo. The network has a wide range of actors and represents both artist driven initiatives and institutions. The SWAN network is steadily growing, today it consist of approximately 130 residencies across Sweden.

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In June 2023 we formed the SWAN non-profit association. The association has around 70 residency members.

SWAN is mainly financed by the Swedish Arts Council through their funding for international/intercultural cultural organizations.