Garage Studios and Artist Residencies are part of the museum's wider program of support for Russian artists, which also includes grants for contemporary artists (since 2012) and Garage Triennial of Russian Contemporary Art (since 2016).

Garage Studios comprises 18 separate working spaces, a shared workshop, gathering hall and a communal kitchen, all located in a postconstructivist pavilion at VDNKh, which was built in 1939. It was originally designed as a model school building for 280 students and was later adapted to be a polyclinic with an extension.

The program aims to create a platform for artists from different regions to work, interact, and exchange knowledge. Fourteen studios are offered as work spaces for Moscow-based artists for a period up six months, while the remaining four are reserved for artist residencies, and artists from other cities and countries can live and work there for up to six months as well.

Artists taking part in the program will also have the opportunity to work with Garage staff on education, exhibition, research, and inclusive projects.