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Residency Opportunities - Art & Design

  • TBD

    • Title

      Charles Adams Studio Project, Lubbock, TX

      Sponsor

      Charles Adams Studio Project

      Funding Amount

      TBA

      Important Dates

      December 3, 2019 (anticipated)

      Brief Description

      CASP (Charles Adams Studio Project) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) founded in 2009 in Lubbock, TX. CASP is committed to the development of creative opportunities for artists and the general public, and the cultural enrichment of the Lubbock community and greater West Texas region.

      The CASP AIR program provides artists with a four-month residency in the Lubbock Arts District. The residency includes room and board and a $500 monthly stipend, offering artists the opportunity to focus on their work in a rich and supportive creative environment.

      Anyone interested in providing support for the CASP Artist-in-Residence Program may contact CASP at 602 Avenue J, Lubbock, TX, 79401, by phone at 806-788-1008, or by email at info@casp-arts.org.

      Match Requirement

       

      Link

      http://casp-arts.org/fellowships/
    • Title

      Scuola Internazionale di Grafica di Venezia

      Sponsor

      Scuola Internazionale di Grafica di Venezia, Venice, Italy

      Funding Amount

      TBA

      Important Dates

      TBA

      Brief Description

      Studio Residencies in Printmaking Book Arts & Visual Arts are offered by the Scuola Internazionale di Grafica in Venice, Italy. The Scuola is located in the heart of Venice and is equipped for all printmaking methods, including lithography, letterpress, serigraphy, intaglio, and photo-mechanical processes.

      A residency at the Scuola Internazionale di Grafica provides the a unique opportunity to experience Venice, not as a tourist, but as an independent, working artist in the Studio’s international creative community. Resident artists draw inspiration from fellow artists and the knowledgeable studio staff, a classical and contemporary art scene that surrounds Venice, as well as from the simple joy of daily life in the magic that makes this city what it is today.

      Match Requirement

       

      Link

      http://www.scuolagrafica.it/art/scuola-internazionale-di-grafica/

       

  • November 2024

    • Title

      Artpace (Texas Open Call), San Antonio, TX

      Sponsor

      Artpace San Antonio

      Funding Amount

      TBA

      Important Dates

      November 1, 2019 (anticipated) 

      Brief Description

      Artpace annually hosts three residencies (spring, summer, and fall). Each residency includes one Texas artist, one national artist, and one international artist, selected by a guest curator. The eight-week residency culminates in a two-month exhibition onsite. The mission of this program is to provide artists with unparalleled resources and support that allow them to experiment with new ideas and take provocative risks. More than 200 artists at various stages in their careers have been selected to participate in the program.

      An Artpace residency includes travel expenses, a living stipend, a materials budget, an apartment, and studio/exhibition space. Resident artists have access to fully equipped wood and metal workshops and a video-editing workstation, in addition to technical and administrative support. The residency is followed by a two-month exhibition of the project created, which is documented for Artpace’s archive.

      Match Requirement

       

      Link

      http://www.artpace.org/home/exhibits/international-artist-in-residence/texas-open-call

  • January 2025

    • Title

      Fish Factory – Creative Centre, Iceland

      Sponsor

      Creative Centre of Stöðvarfjörður

      Funding Amount

      TBA

      Important Dates

      January 9 (anticipated) 

      Brief Description

      Fish Factory – Creative Centre was established in 2011 when a group of people acquired the abandoned Fish Factory (2800 m2) of the village, with the aim of transforming it into a thriving place of creativity, music and craftmanship. This is an ongoing collaborative and community project and the hosts actions and aims are based on sustainable principles and alternative methods.

      Match Requirement

       

      Link

      http://www.transartists.org/air/here-creative-centre

    • Title

      The MacDowell Colony Artist Residency, Peterborough, NH

      Sponsor

      The MacDowell Colony

      Funding Amount

      TBA

      Important Dates

      January 15, 2019 (confirmed) 

      Brief Description

      The mission of The MacDowell Colony is to nurture the arts by offering creative individuals of the highest talent an inspiring environment in which they can produce enduring works of the imagination.

      The sole criterion for acceptance to The MacDowell Colony is artistic excellence. MacDowell defines excellence in a pluralistic and inclusive way, encouraging applications from artists representing the widest possible range of perspectives and demographics.

      We welcome artists engaging in the broadest spectrum of artistic practice who are investigating an unlimited array of inquiries and concerns. We apply the same egalitarian standards for all those who serve MacDowell either in a staff, volunteer, or representative capacity.

      Match Requirement

       

      Link

      https://macdowell.slideroom.com/#/Login

       

    • Title

      The Arctic Circle, Sailing Vessel

      Sponsor

      The Arctic Circle

      Funding Amount

      TBA 

      Important Dates

       Deadline January 15, 2019

      Brief Description

      The Arctic Circle is a nexus where art intersects science, architecture, education, and activism- an incubator for thought and experimentation for artists and innovators who seek out and foster areas of collaboration to engage in the central issues of our time.

      Match Requirement

       

      Link

      http://www.thearcticcircle.org/#

  • February 2025

    • Title

      Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT

      Sponsor

      Vermont Studio Center

      Funding Amount

      TBA

      Important Dates

      February 15, June 15, and October 1, 2019 (confirmed)

      Brief Description

      The Vermont Studio Center was founded by artists in 1984. Our location--situated along the banks of the Gihon River in the historic village of Johnson, Vermont--was chosen with the intention of fostering creativity through community, collaboration, and quiet reflection supported by the unspoiled beauty of the northern Green Mountains.

      Match Requirement

       

      Link

      http://vermontstudiocenter.org/residencies/

  • March 2025

    • Title

      Multidisciplinary Artist Residencies

      Sponsor

      Millay Colony for the Arts

      Funding Amount

      TBA

      Important Dates

      March 1 (anticipated)

      Brief Description

      We provide uninterrupted time and a nurturing space for artists to do what they do best: create. Our historic "Core Residency" Program hosts 6-7 artists from May through November to create work in a secluded setting that might not otherwise have been realized. Works created while in residence enrich lives and communities globally: our alumni are consistently recognized with Pulitzer Prizes, Guggenheim Fellowships, National Books Awards, Lambda Literary Prizes and other honors. Our mostly month-long residencies - June and September offer two-week sessions - feature private bedrooms and studios, shared living space, groceries and chef-prepared communal dinners. Friendships formed while in residence continue past departure and often spark creative collaborations and ongoing professional development opportunities and networking. In response to need and due to space constraints, we continue to strive to serve the needs of creators at every stage of their career and have implemented additional residencies as well.

      Match Requirement

      N/A

      Link

      http://www.millaycolony.org/programs/residencies-artists-millay-colony-arts/

    • Title

      Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts, Nebraska City, NE

      Sponsor

      Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts

      Funding Amount

      Each resident is provided with comfortable accommodations, ample studio space, and a weekly $100 stipend for the duration of their stay. 

      Important Dates

      March 1 for July - December residencies (confirmed) 

      Brief Description

      The Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts is an ideal setting for working artists looking for a respite to concentrate on their work. Although originally built in 1969 as a luxury communal home for three prominent couples, the KHN Center has become a renowned artist residency program located in southeastern Nebraska.

      Since 2001, the residency has hosted more than 50 working artists each year which include a combination of visual artists, writers, composers, and interdisciplinary artists from across the country and around the world. Each has found privacy in which to create along with ample opportunities to interact with fellow artists in a friendly community located in the rolling bluff country of eastern Nebraska. The KHN Center accommodates up to five artists at a time for stays that vary from two to eight weeks. 

      Match Requirement

       

      Link

      https://www.khncenterforthearts.org/residency

       

    • Title

      The Roswell Artist-in-Residence Program, Roswell, NM

      Sponsor

      National Endowment for the Arts

      Funding Amount

      TBA

      Important Dates

      Deadline March 15, 2019 (confirmed)

      Brief Description

      Well known by visual artists as the "Gift of Time", the Roswell Artist-in-Residence Program was established in 1967 to provide gifted studio based visual artists with the unique opportunity to concentrate on their work in a supportive, collegial environment for a whole year. This "gift of time" allows artists to work without distraction in an effort to break new ground and focus on individual goals.

      The Roswell Artist-in-Residence Program serves as a contemporary counterpoint to the traditional arts of the Southwest, reinforces the Program's interest in strengthening the vitality of visual art in New Mexico and has been a catalyst in broadening community understanding of contemporary art.

      Match Requirement

       

      Link

      http://www.rair.org/

  • April 2025

    • Title

      The MacDowell Colony Artist Residency, Peterborough, NH

      Sponsor

      The MacDowell Colony

      Funding Amount

      TBA

      Important Dates

      April 15 (anticipated) 

      Brief Description

      The mission of The MacDowell Colony is to nurture the arts by offering creative individuals of the highest talent an inspiring environment in which they can produce enduring works of the imagination.

      The sole criterion for acceptance to The MacDowell Colony is artistic excellence. MacDowell defines excellence in a pluralistic and inclusive way, encouraging applications from artists representing the widest possible range of perspectives and demographics.

      We welcome artists engaging in the broadest spectrum of artistic practice who are investigating an unlimited array of inquiries and concerns. We apply the same egalitarian standards for all those who serve MacDowell either in a staff, volunteer, or representative capacity.

      Match Requirement

       

      Link

      https://macdowell.slideroom.com/#/Login

       

  • May 2025

    • Title

      Mildred’s Lane Residency Program

      Sponsor

      Mildred’s Lane

      Funding Amount

      TBA

      Important Dates

      May 1 (anticipated) 

      Brief Description

      MILDRED’S LANE is a rustic, 96-acre site deep in the woods of rural northeastern Pennsylvania, in the upper Delaware River Valley, which borders New York state. It is an ongoing collaboration between J. Morgan Puett, Mark Dion, their son Grey Rabbit Puett, and their friends and colleagues. It is a home and an experiment in living. Mildred’s Lane attempts to coevolve a rigorous pedagogical strategy, where a working-living-researching environment has been developed to foster engagement with every aspect of life.

      Match Requirement

       

      Link

      http://www.mildredslane.com/introduction-2/

    • Title

      Bemis Center for Contemporary Art, Omaha, NE

      Sponsor

      Bemis Center for Contemporary Art

      Funding Amount

      TBA

      Important Dates

      May 31 (anticipated)

      Brief Description

      For more than three decades, the Bemis Center’s core mission has been to provide artists from around the world dedicated time, space, and resources to conduct research and to create new work. Frequently cited as one of the top international residency programs, the Bemis Center offers artists private live/work studios, financial support, technical/administrative assistance, and opportunities for intellectual discourse about contemporary art through free public programs, such as panel discussions, lectures, and knowledge-sharing workshops. To date, nearly 900 artists have participated in the residency program.

       

      Match Requirement

       

      Link

      http://www.bemiscenter.org/residency/current_opportunities.html

       

  • June 2025

    • Title

      Headlands Center for the Arts, Sausalito, CA

      Sponsor

      Headlands Center for the Arts

      Funding Amount

      TBA

      Important Dates

      June 2 (anticipated) 

      Brief Description

      Headlands Center for the Arts provides an unparalleled environment for the creative process and the development of new work and ideas. Through a range of programs for artists and the public, we offer opportunities for reflection, dialogue, and exchange that build understanding and appreciation for the role of art in society.

      Match Requirement

       

      Link

      http://www.headlands.org/about/

    • Title

      Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT

      Sponsor

      Vermont Studio Center

      Funding Amount

      TBA

      Important Dates

      June 15 (anticipated) 

      Brief Description

      The Vermont Studio Center was founded by artists in 1984. Our location--situated along the banks of the Gihon River in the historic village of Johnson, Vermont--was chosen with the intention of fostering creativity through community, collaboration, and quiet reflection supported by the unspoiled beauty of the northern Green Mountains.

      Match Requirement

       

      Link

      http://vermontstudiocenter.org/residencies/

    • Title

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      Sponsor

      Women's Studio Workshop

      Funding Amount

      See below in description

      Important Dates

      June 30 (Anticipated) 

      Brief Description

      The mission of the Women's Studio Workshop in Rosendale, New York, is to operate and maintain an artists' workspace that encourages the voice and vision of individual women artists, to provide professional opportunities for women artists at various stages of their careers, and to promote programs designed to stimulate public involvement, awareness, and support for the visual arts.

      The six-to eight-week residency is awarded to women artists at any stage in their careers eager to create new work in any of the studios's disciplines, including intaglio, letterpress, papermaking, screenprinting, photography, or ceramics.

      The program provides a stipend of $350 per week, up to $500 for materials used during the residency, up to $250 for travel within the continental United States, free onsite housing, and 24/7 studio access. WCW can also provide technical advice and production assistance.

      Match Requirement

      N/A

      Link

      https://wsworkshop.org/residencies/studio-residency-grant/

  • July 2025

    • Title

      Light Work Artist-in-Residence Program, Syracuse, NY

      Sponsor

      Light Work

      Funding Amount

      $5,000, work and living space, travel paid

      Important Dates

      July 1, 2019 (confirmed)

      Brief Description

      Each year Light Work invites 12-15 artists to participate in its residency program, including one artist co-sponsored by Autograph ABP and one artist commission for Urban Video Project (UVP). Artists selected for the residency program are invited to live in Syracuse for one month. They receive a $5,000 stipend, an apartment to stay in, a private digital studio, a private darkroom, and 24-hour access to our facility.

      Match Requirement

       

      Link

      http://www.lightwork.org/air/apply/

       

  • August 2025

    • Title

      Artists-in-Residence

      Sponsor

      Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts

      Funding Amount

      $1000 monthly stipend, additional $750 travel stipend

      Important Dates

      August 15, 2020 (anticipated)

      Brief Description

      For nearly four decades, the core mission of the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts has been to provide artists from around the world with dedicated time, space, and resources to conduct research and create new work across conceptual, material, performative, and social practices.

      To help advance this mission, the center is accepting applications for its fall 2021 Artists-in-Residence program. The center is located in downtown Omaha, Nebraska's historic Old Market, and residences feature private live/work studios complete with a kitchen and bathroom and 24-hour access to the expansive installation and production spaces within the center's 110,000-square-foot main facility and Okada Sculpture & Ceramics Facility, a 9,000-square-foot sculpture fabrication space and workshop. A Bemis residency also includes complimentary laundry facilities, utilities, WiFi, and access to an on-site research library.

      Disciplines invited to apply include but are not limited to the visual arts, media/new genre, performance, architecture, film/video, literature, interdisciplinary arts, music composition, and choreography. Through the program, U.S.-based artists-in residence receive a $1,000 monthly stipend and an additional $750 travel stipend. Due to the limitations of B2 visas (touring/visiting), international artists-in-residence are eligible to receive reimbursement of qualified expenses such as airfare, ground transportation, and meals.

      Although this is a process-based residency and there is no expectation or promise of an exhibition, artists are invited to participate in at least one opportunity for public presentation. Selected artists must attend a minimum of eight consecutive weeks to receive the award.

      Match Requirement

      N/A

      Link

      https://www.bemiscenter.org/residency/current_opportunities.html

  • September 2025

    • Title

      Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts, Nebraska City, NE

      Sponsor

      Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts

      Funding Amount

      Each resident is provided with comfortable accommodations, ample studio space, and a weekly $100 stipend for the duration of their stay. 

      Important Dates

      September 1 for January - June residencies annually. (anticipated) 

      Brief Description

      The Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts is an ideal setting for working artists looking for a respite to concentrate on their work. Although originally built in 1969 as a luxury communal home for three prominent couples, the KHN Center has become a renowned artist residency program located in southeastern Nebraska.

      Since 2001, the residency has hosted more than 50 working artists each year which include a combination of visual artists, writers, composers, and interdisciplinary artists from across the country and around the world. Each has found privacy in which to create along with ample opportunities to interact with fellow artists in a friendly community located in the rolling bluff country of eastern Nebraska. The KHN Center accommodates up to five artists at a time for stays that vary from two to eight weeks.

      Match Requirement

       

      Link

      https://www.khncenterforthearts.org/residency/

       

    • Title

      The MacDowell Colony Artist Residency, Peterborough, NH

      Sponsor

      The MacDowell Colony

      Funding Amount

      TBA

      Important Dates

      January 15 (anticipated) 

      Brief Description

      The mission of The MacDowell Colony is to nurture the arts by offering creative individuals of the highest talent an inspiring environment in which they can produce enduring works of the imagination.

      The sole criterion for acceptance to The MacDowell Colony is artistic excellence. MacDowell defines excellence in a pluralistic and inclusive way, encouraging applications from artists representing the widest possible range of perspectives and demographics.

      We welcome artists engaging in the broadest spectrum of artistic practice who are investigating an unlimited array of inquiries and concerns. We apply the same egalitarian standards for all those who serve MacDowell either in a staff, volunteer, or representative capacity.

      Match Requirement

       

      Link

      https://macdowell.slideroom.com/#/Login

       

  • October 2025

    • Title

      Multidisciplinary Artist Residencies

      Sponsor

      Millay Colony for the Arts

      Funding Amount

      TBA

      Important Dates

      October 1 (anticipated)

      Brief Description

      We provide uninterrupted time and a nurturing space for artists to do what they do best: create. Our historic "Core Residency" Program hosts 6-7 artists from May through November to create work in a secluded setting that might not otherwise have been realized. Works created while in residence enrich lives and communities globally: our alumni are consistently recognized with Pulitzer Prizes, Guggenheim Fellowships, National Books Awards, Lambda Literary Prizes and other honors. Our mostly month-long residencies - June and September offer two-week sessions - feature private bedrooms and studios, shared living space, groceries and chef-prepared communal dinners. Friendships formed while in residence continue past departure and often spark creative collaborations and ongoing professional development opportunities and networking. In response to need and due to space constraints, we continue to strive to serve the needs of creators at every stage of their career and have implemented additional residencies as well.

      Match Requirement

      N/A

      Link

      http://www.millaycolony.org/programs/residencies-artists-millay-colony-arts/

    • Title

      Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT

      Sponsor

      Vermont Studio Center

      Funding Amount

      TBA

      Important Dates

      October 1 (anticipated) 

      Brief Description

      The Vermont Studio Center was founded by artists in 1984. Our location--situated along the banks of the Gihon River in the historic village of Johnson, Vermont--was chosen with the intention of fostering creativity through community, collaboration, and quiet reflection supported by the unspoiled beauty of the northern Green Mountains. 

      Match Requirement

       

      Link

      http://vermontstudiocenter.org/residencies/