Sculptor Residencies
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GENERAL
US DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR: BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
Website -The BLM Artist-in-Residence program is managed locally by a participating BLM field office or site, often in conjunction with one or more partner organizations. Participating sites often change from year to year. As part of the program, an artist provides a public presentation. This brings the program full circle, sharing the artist’s experience and connecting a broader public audience with public lands through the artist’s direct experience. Each site has its own process and timeline. Check the BLM website for programs or to apply for your own residency.
NATIONAL PARKS FOUNDATION
Website – The National Parks Arts Foundation (NPAF) has produced 300-plus programs and supported more than 120 artists through residency programs in partnership with the National Park Service, connecting parks with working artists. Residencies offer a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for artists to work on projects of their choice, away from the distractions of everyday life. The NPAF also works closely with museums, galleries, and curators to keep residency programs relevant to the Art World beyond the parks and to bring the highest-caliber artists to the parks.
FUNDING: Provides a stipend to reimburse expenses, but payments are made after the residency. The selected resident must be able to cover travel, equipment, and food costs during the residency. Review more details about grant funds on our FAQ pages for each residency.
ALABAMA
ALABAMA AIR/ALABAMA CONTEMPORARY ARTS CENTER
Website – Duration: Three weeks; time can be consecutive or spread throughout the year. About: This statewide partnership residency program places artists in short-term, project-based residencies throughout Alabama. ACAC partners with sites statewide to place relevant projects and practices in underserved areas and to support research-driven residency programs aligned with localized histories, community needs, and areas of specific interest. Funding: A $500 per-week stipend for food and travel, plus a $1,500 honorarium at the end of the residency upon completion of a public-facing outcome. Additional support for materials is sometimes awarded based on the proposed project.
SLOSS MERAL ARTS RESIDENCY
Website – DURATION: Three-year, full-time work-residencies working in Sloss’ historic iron foundry and eight-week visiting artist residencies. ABOUT: This is a full-time work-residency position, with time split between Sloss commissions and outreach projects and your personal artistic practice. Resident Artists perform all foundry-related tasks, including fabrication, maintenance, and education. They work closely with the Foundry Manager and Metal Arts Director to advance Sloss Metal Arts’ mission through compelling artistic programming and visionary strategic planning. FUNDING: Resident Artists receive a salary, insurance, a materials stipend, and workspace in our historic foundry. Residents are expected to work approximately 30 hours/week for Sloss Metal Arts and 10 hours/week on their personal practice. Time worked for Sloss may include creating commissions, teaching workshops, foundry maintenance, historic restoration, and more.
ALASKA
CHULITNA LODGE CREATIVE RESIDENCY PROGRAM, LAKE CLARK
Website – ABOUT: Located 180 miles from the nearest road, with fly-in access only. The Lodge is a historic landmark on the shores of Lake Clark National Park. Creative residencies for authors, performers, and visual artists who share a love of responsible exploration of remote places. Facilities are sufficient for many processes, including a complete wood shop representing almost every tool one would need. No ceramic facilities, but they plan to host kiln-building and pottery workshops in the near future. Most required materials can be flown in with sufficient notice. FUNDING/FEES: Three ways to participate: 1. Fellowship, all expenses covered; participation in daily chores and dishes; full six-week commitment required. 2. Resident Artist, a highly reduced fee for weekly room and board; limited participation in daily chores and dishes. 3. Honorary Resident, $3,800/week; no chores required; residency cost includes all expenses and gourmet meals; travel not included.
ARKANSAS
THE MEDIUM ARIST RESIDENCY
(A Project of CACHE) – Website
DURATION: Six weeks plus three weeks for move-in/out (nine weeks total) ABOUT: An inclusive space for expression, experimentation, and creative risk-taking, led by a team of practicing artists. Open to 2D and 3D artists living in Benton or Washington Counties in Northwest Arkansas. Access to certain media is limited due to studio dimensions, including an eight-foot ceiling. FEE: $3,000 FUNDING: Eight available awards
ARIZONA
ARIZONA STATE PARKS ARTIST RESIDENCY, ORACLE STATE PARK
Website – DURATION: Three weeks ABOUT: This program is a collaborative initiative between Arizona State Parks and Trails and the Arizona Commission on the Arts, designed to immerse Arizona-based artists in the state’s natural ecosystems. Includes on-site housing, a studio, and access to the park. FUNDING: $5,000 stipend plus $1,000 reimbursable materials budget
ARIZONA-SONORA DESERT MUSEUM ART INSTITUTE, SOUTH RIM GRAND CANYON
Website – DURATION: Four to ten weeks
ABOUT: Contemporary artists with demonstrable success in creating place-based, immersive, interactive, or participatory artworks that center the audience’s experience. Our artists typically focus on environmental sciences and/or regional histories.
FUNDING: Weekly stipend and travel subsidy
COLORADO
ANDERSON RANCH ART CENTER
Website – DURATION: Five to ten weeks ABOUT: Well-equipped studios with access to hands-on technical assistance, visiting artists, and critics—all with housing and meals steps away. Anderson Ranch is in the town of Snowmass Village and offers up to forty-eight residencies split between fall and spring in ceramics, new media, photography, furniture design, woodworking, painting, drawing, printmaking, and sculpture. Thirty-two of the residencies are fully funded fellowships. FEES: Fall residents pay $1,500 for the 10-week Residency Program, and Spring residents pay $750 for the five-week Residency, plus a $100 studio fee. FUNDING: A select group of the forty-eight residencies is awarded fully funded fellowships by the jury panel.
CENTER FOR THE ARTS EVERGREEN
Website – DURATION: Twelve weeks ABOUT: Offering opportunities for emerging and established artists to foster creativity and community engagement while developing new works and works-in-progress. CAE welcomes artists working across disciplines and media, including visual artists, sculptors, musicians, writers, filmmakers, and more. Residents receive housing, private studio space, and teaching and sales opportunities. Artists are asked to develop and facilitate a community program related to their residency plan. FUNDING: $250 stipend/month upon completion of residency ($750)
PLATTEFORUM, DENVER
Website – DURATION: Eight to ten weeks ABOUT: They accept artists in all media and have a soft spot for socially engaged work. Residents lead weekly workshops with ArtLab interns, culminating in exhibitions and/or performances with local youth. In return, PlatteForum provides the artist with marketing and promotion, fabrication assistance, teaching assistance, opening event coordination, studio visits with local curators, and artwork sales. The Artist Residency program is open to artists in all genres and disciplines. Applications from established professional artists, emerging artists, and graduate students are welcome. FUNDING: Residents receive a $350/week working stipend and a materials’ stipend of up to $750, plus an additional $200 stipend for pre-residency workshop curriculum planning in collaboration with PlatteForum youth program staff.
REDLINE CONTEMPORARY ART CENTER, DENVER
Website – DURATION: Two years ABOUT: RedLine is a nonprofit contemporary art center focused on socially engaged art. Our mission is to foster education and engagement between artists and communities to create positive social change. In addition to mentorship, career development, and exposure to unique opportunities through our open-studio format, artists receive fully subsidized studio spaces for two years, beginning in the fall. This provides financial flexibility and frees artists to explore and experiment without the constraints of commercial pressures. The residency also offers artists the opportunity to work closely with peers in a supportive environment that fosters networking and collaboration within the community. FEE: No fee, studios are fully subsidized
CONNECTICUT
FOUNDATION HOUSE ARTISTS RESIDENCY PROGRAM/CLIMATE THEMED RESIDENCY
Website – DURATION: Nine days ABOUT: Every few months, Foundation House opens its doors to artists and activists working on projects related to our mission to improve environmental, community, and mental health. Creatives of all disciplines—painters, writers, sculptors, designers, visionary thinkers, and doers—are offered an inspiring retreat, space, and time to create or work with their teams. Residents will eat dinner together every evening to build relationships and familiarize themselves with one another’s work, fostering feedback and collaboration. Our residency is a working residency. Accepted residents are expected to carry their proposed projects through and create work aligned with Foundation House’s mission and the session’s themes. FUNDING: Each resident will receive a stipend, a private bedroom, a private or semi-private bathroom, all meals, full kitchen access, access to a studio space, a wide variety of common areas, and seventy-five acres of land to explore and enjoy.
GEORGIA
ON::VIEW ARTIST RESIDENCY PROGRAM
Website – DURATION: Three weeks to one month ABOUT: Located in the heart of Savannah’s Starland District at ARTS Southeast, the ON::VIEW Artist Residency provides a free, high-visibility studio space for an artist to complete a new project, continue an in-progress endeavor, or conduct research exploring conceptual, material, performative, and social practices. The studio’s large windows face Bull Street, the district’s main thoroughfare, keeping the artists’ work visible to the community at all times. ARTS Southeast’s visitors and passersby on the sidewalk witness the artists’ process as it unfolds in real time, seeing all the steps from concept to final execution. Community events such as workshops, performances, public art projects, and artist talks offer creative ways to engage with the public. The ON::VIEW Residency supports artists from across the globe, working in all media. FEE: Free studio space
IDAHO
SUREL’S PLACE, BOISE
Website – DURATION: One month
ABOUT: Open to professional visual, literary, and performance artists: painters, writers, musicians, architects, filmmakers, and choreographers. However, due to the property’s limitations and proximity to neighbors, they cannot accommodate loud or highly messy processes, such as welding or blacksmithing. They favor artists whose work is technically advanced, unique, and conceptually valuable. In addition, residents are asked to engage with the public through one workshop and one final event. FUNDING: $100 living stipend per week; $300 travel stipend
LOUISIANA
JOAN MITCHELL CENTER, NEW ORLEANS
Website – DURATION: Six to fourteen weeks
ABOUT: Offering artists dedicated time and space for the creative process through one- to five-month residencies. Artists have opportunities to engage with arts professionals, partner arts organizations, and other community members. Private studio space, weekday meals, professional development, and public engagement. Artists must have serious commitment to artistic practice, be at a pivotal point in their careers, and be present for the entire duration of the residency. For the full list of criteria, visit the website. FUNDING: $600 monthly stipend
A STUDIO IN THE WOODS
Website – DURATION: Varies
ABOUT: Aims to foster a meaningful relationship between artists and the Southeastern Louisiana community, influencing our residents and, in turn, our artists and their work to have a significant impact on the region. In advance of their arrival, staff assesses each artist’s needs and begins building relationships with community resources and collaborators crucial to the evolution of their projects. Residencies are open to artists of all disciplines. Both established and emerging artists are encouraged to apply, but students are not eligible. A rigorous work ethic, dedication to public engagement, and demonstrated ability to work with colleagues and wider audiences are expected. FUNDING: $3000 stipend plus $2000 material budget, and grocery reimbursement
MAINE
HAYSTACK MOUNTAIN SCHOOL OF CRAFTS
Website – DURATION: Two weeks ABOUT: The residency supports approximately fifty participants—from the craft field and other creative disciplines—who have uninterrupted time in its studios (blacksmithing, ceramics, fiber, graphics, metals, wood, and Fab Lab) to develop ideas and experiment across media. Residents may work in a single studio or move among them, depending on their interests and the nature of their work. Each studio is staffed by technicians who can assist with questions. FEES: There is no charge for tuition, room, and board. Residency participants are responsible for their travel costs and materials used during the residency.
MONSON ARTS ARTIST IN RESIDENCE, MONSON
Website – DURATION: Two- to four-week programs ABOUT: Supporting emerging and established artists and writers by providing time and space to devote to their creative practices. During residencies, a cohort of five artists and five writers is invited to immerse themselves in small-town life at the edge of Maine’s North Woods and focus intensely on their work within a creative and inspiring environment. They receive a private studio, a private bedroom in shared housing, and all meals. Applications for a residency at Monson Arts are open to anyone at any stage of their career, working in visual arts, writing, and related fields. FUNDING: $500 stipend or $250 for two-week programs
SHEEPSCOT ARTS PRESERVE, ALNA
Website – DURATION: Varies depending on the type of residency ABOUT: Offering self-guided, group, and site-specific installation residencies to give artists the space and time to explore on their own, away from the constraints of daily life. In this context, we also value community. That does not mean you have to be overly social, work alongside others, or participate in group activities. It simply means that we are all here on this property, in a communal setting, and what you contribute to the wider whole is simply who you are. We believe that exposure to unexpected ideas and techniques allows artists to develop their work in unforeseen directions. We are proud to offer a space that shows what living and working together in a peaceful, beautiful place can bring to the world. FUNDING: No charge, and stipends are available to help offset costs of childcare, travel, supplies, attendance, etc.
MASSACHUSETTS
CHESTERWOOD RESIDENCY, BERKSHIRE ART CENTER, STOCKBRIDGE
Website – DURATION: One month
ABOUT: Established in 2021, Chesterwood hosts a member of the National Sculpture Society (NSS) for one month each year. Selected by a committee of fellow NSS sculptors, the NSS Affiliated Artist lives in a cottage in the woods on the Chesterwood estate, which was once Daniel Chester French’s second studio, and works in a large studio ed from a 1909 garage with a high ceiling, ample light, an industrial sink, and air conditioning. The artist holds Open Studio days and concludes the residency with an artist’s talk. FUNDING: A generous stipend is provided.
MASS MOCA, NORTH ADAMS
Website – DURATION: Two or four weeks ABOUT: The studios at MASS MoCA operate year-round, hosting up to ten artists at a time for 2- or 4-week stays, and primarily accept applications from visual artists. Private, furnished studio space at MASS MoCA is available 24/7. Housing (private bedroom with a queen bed, shared kitchen, and bath) in attractive apartments directly across the street from the museum. FUNDING: The majority of our residents attend with full or partial financial aid. Our financial aid budget enables us to support most participants to some degree, with awards determined by both financial need and the artistic merit of each application, as evaluated by our selection committees.
MANSHIP ARTISTS RESIDENCY: WALKER HANCOCK RESIDENCY, CAPE ANN
Website – DURATION: Two weeks ABOUT: Once the summer retreat of Paul Manship, the sculptor of the Prometheus Fountain at Rockefeller Center, this residency offers many of the same opportunities and qualities that drew Manship to Cape Ann and are available to those who come here today seeking an escape into a restorative natural setting to spark their inner muse. As a resident, you will have access to the entire Starfield property and its facilities, as well as the Manship Artists Residency’s partner studios. Preference is given to a sculptor who has, in some way, dedicated themselves to the service of their community. Must live and work at the residency for the duration. FUNDING: $2,000 cash award from the National Sculpture Society
IRELAND
GREYWOOD ARTS, KILLEAGH, CORK
www.greywoodarts.org
DURATION: One week to three months
ABOUT: Warm and welcoming space where artists and the East Cork community can come together to explore creative process, grow and connect. The self-directed residency is open to all visual, performing, and literary arts disciplines, as well as curators, researchers, creatives, and philosophers—anyone with a creative process.
FEES: €330/week; €1200/month
ITALY
NOCEFRESCA ARTIST RESIDENCY, SARDINIA
www.nocefresca.it
DURATION: Two weeks
ABOUT: In a rural village of Sardinia, as a resident artist, you will enjoy territory that tells the story of a remote past and prehistoric societies. Sardinia also hosts one of the five Blue Zones in the world where people live significantly longer than average.
FEES: Various housing options from 1650€ – 1880€
THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION BELLAGIO CENTER, LAKE COMO
www.rockefellerfoundation.org
DURATION: Up to four weeks
ABOUT: Where else could an economist, a painter, an astrophysicist, and a poet work together to address the most pressing issues of our time? Based in Lake Como, Italy, the 26-day residency offers participants the opportunity to un-leash their creativity and advance groundbreaking work. FUNDING: Travel funding available
NEBRASKA
KIMMEL HARDING NELSON CENTER FOR THE ARTS/KHN RESIDENCY, NEBRASKA CITY
Website – DURATION: Two-to-eight weeks ABOUT: Supporting established and emerging writers, visual artists, and composers by providing working and living environments that allow uninterrupted time for work, reflection, and creative growth, and by presenting and supporting arts-related programming that expands public awareness and appreciation of the arts. Since 2001, KHN has hosted more than fifty working artists each year, providing privacy for creation and ample opportunities to interact with fellow artists in a vibrant, friendly community in the rolling bluff country of eastern Nebraska. FUNDING: Residents receive a $175 weekly stipend, housing, and a private studio.
BEMIS CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ART, OMAHA
Website – DURATION: Four months ABOUT: Since 1981, Bemis Center has provided artists from around the world with dedicated time, space, and resources to conduct research and create new work. In addition to financial support, residents receive technical and administrative assistance from a dedicated team of Bemis staff. Bemis residents enjoy generously sized, private live/work studios and 24-hour access to extensive installation and production spaces, including the Okada Sculpture & Ceramics Facility, a 9,000-square-foot industrial workshop for large-scale sculpture fabrication.
FUNDING: $1,250 monthly stipend and an additional $750 travel stipend.
NEVADA
MONTELLO FOUNDATION, NORTH-EAST NEVADA, NEAR MONTELLO
Website – Duration: Two weeks ABOUT: Dedicated to supporting artists who deepen our understanding of nature, its fragility, and our need to protect it. The artist retreat at the Montello Foundation is designed to provide a respite from the urban environment. It will offer a new perspective on residents’ work and give residents space and time for undisturbed experimentation and reflection over two weeks.
FEES: No fee, but artists are responsible for travel and meals
NEW HAMPSHIRE
MACDOWELL, PETERBOROUGH
Website – DURATION: Two to eight weeks ABOUT: 300 artists across seven disciplines receive fellowships each year, and the sole criterion for acceptance is artistic excellence. Emerging and established artists may apply in the following disciplines: architecture, film/video, interdisciplinary arts, literature, music composition, theater, and visual arts. Applicants cannot be enrolled in a degree-seeking program during the residency season for which they are applying. Doctoral candidates (ABD) who have completed all coursework may apply. FEES: No fee, need-based stipends and travel reimbursement grants available up to $1,500
SAINT-GAUDENS NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK, CORNISH
www.nps.gov/saga/planyourvisit/sculptor-in-residence-program.htm
DURATION: Full-time, mid-May to mid-October ABOUT: The oldest continuous artist residency program in the National Park Service, established in 1969 by the Saint-Gaudens Memorial on the renowned sculptor’s New Hampshire estate. Each visitor season, one sculptor-in-residence hosts an open studio in the historic Ravine Studio, working on their own projects and demonstrating the sculptural process to visitors. The full-time position runs from mid-May to mid-October, with some planning responsibilities before arriving on site. The sculptor-in-residence program is administered by the Saint-Gaudens Memorial. See the website for duties.
FUNDING: $20,000 stipend for the season;
housing not included
NEW MEXICO
THE HELENE WURLITZER FOUNDATION, TAOS, NM
www.wurlitzerfoundation.org
DURATION: Ten to twelve weeks, depending on season, next residencies: 2028
ABOUT: The Foundation offers three months of rent-free, utility-paid housing to individuals specializing in the creative arts. Our eleven artist casitas, or guest houses, are fully furnished and provide residents with a peaceful setting to pursue their creative endeavors. The Foundation accepts applications from painters, poets, sculptors, writers, playwrights, screenwriters, composers, photographers, and filmmakers of national and international origin. FUNDING: No fee, but if selected, a $300.00 deposit is required, with half retained for maintenance of your casita and the other half held as a refundable damage deposit.
CARRIZOZO ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE,
HIGH DESERT PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO,
IN THE TULAROSA BASIN
www.carrizozoarts.com/air
DURATION: Two weeks to one month, available January, February, March, April, November, December
ABOUT: The mission of the Carrizozo AIR is to provide space and time to focus on chosen projects in the arts. With a broad definition of artist, the Carrizozo AIR welcomes a wide range of artistic media and creative ventures. Individuals, couples, friends, collaborative teams, and families are welcome. The Residency offers solitude and opportunities to engage with Carrizozo’s public, community organizations, and artists.
FUNDING: $1,000 stipend
NEW YORK
ALBEE FOUNDATION, MONTAUK
www.albeefoundation.org
DURATION: One month
ABOUT: Founded in 1967 by Edward Albee, using proceeds from his play Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, the Edward F. Albee Foundation has maintained the William Flanagan Memorial Creative Persons Center (better known as “The Barn”) in Montauk, on Long Island in New York, for almost 60 years. The center serves writers and visual artists from all walks of life by providing time and space to work without disturbance. Visual artists receive a room and a large studio with forty-foot ceilings. FUNDING: $2,500 stipend
ALTER WORK STUDIOS, LONG ISLAND
www.alterworkstudios.com
DURATION: Two to six months ABOUT: Designed to provide emerging contemporary artists with time and space to create new work that explores their practice. Artists may submit a proposal outlining how they intend to use the space as a studio to create new work or a specific project. The residency will culminate in a solo closing reception, promoted across our extensive network. Proposals should focus on contemporary art, demonstrate experimentation, and reflect the artist’s career reach. We are especially interested in projects that engage conceptual art, practice, or theory, or involve the public in the creative process. Full access to an 8,000 sq. ft. fully equipped studio, a ceramic facility with pottery wheels and kilns, a screen-printing area, and a textile and fabric workspace. FEES: $400 per month; $200 non-refundable administration fee; no live-in housing
BYRDCLIFFE, WOODSTOCK
www.woodstockguild.org
DURATION: Two to five months ABOUT: The program is open to all artists across all disciplines, including visual arts, photography, ceramics, filmmaking, writing, composers, weaving, and multi-disciplinary work. The primary criterion is a demonstrated commitment to the artist’s field of endeavor. Cottage residencies provide artists with a live/work space within the Byrdcliffe Arts Colony’s larger creative community set amid the serene natural setting of Woodstock. While cottage residencies are more autonomous by nature, artists-in-residence are invited to participate in a variety of program offerings. Off-season months are a quieter, wonderful time to be in residence for artists seeking time and space for creative work with minimal distractions.
FEES: Individual $3,000 to $8,000; communal $800
per artist FUNDING: Fellowships available
INTERLUDES 2026 OPEN CALL ART RESIDENCY, HUDSON
www.interluderesidency.org
DURATION: Three to four weeks ABOUT: A selective, fully funded residency program that enables parent artists to create breakthrough work, receive feedback, and expand their networks. Everyone benefits when these voices are part of the cultural conversation. We are modeling ways to make the arts ecosystem more sustainable and equitable. Set in the thriving Hudson Valley arts community, Interlude offers residents extensive opportunities for studio visits with notable area artists, curators, and arts professionals, as well as meaningful community engagement. FEE: Residencies for the artists and their families are free of charge.
FUNDING: Residents receive a $595 stipend to defray travel, childcare, and materials costs.
BLUE MOUNTAIN CENTER, BLUE MOUNTAIN LAKE, ADIRONDACKS
www.bluemountaincenter.org
DURATION: four weeks
ABOUT: Founded in 1982 to support writers, artists, and activists, the center also serves as a resource for culturally based progressive movement-building. We expand and deepen conversations among cultural workers and support projects that emerge from these dialogues. During the summer and early fall, BMC offers month-long residency sessions. These sessions are open to creative and nonfiction writers, activists, and artists across disciplines, including composers, filmmakers, and visual artists. They offer time and space for residents to create new work, continue projects, reflect, rest, and be refreshed in the beautiful surroundings. FUNDING: $400-$500 per resident
OHIO
ART ACADEMY OF CINCINNATI ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE, CINCINNATI, OH
www.artacademy.edu/office-of-engagement/outreach-enrichment/artist-in-residence-summer-residency-program/
DURATION: Four weeks
ABOUT: Art Academy of Cincinnati is proud to announce the launch of its Artist-in-Residence Summer Residency Program, a competitive four-week studio residency for ten artists that fosters artistic growth, professional development, and creative exchange. Participants will receive studio visits from leading regional arts professionals, collectors, and curators, providing invaluable feedback and networking opportunities. The residency offers artists a supportive, dynamic environment to advance their practice in the heart of Cincinnati’s thriving arts community.
FEE: $3,000 with the option to include housing at an additional $875.
OREGON
SITKA CENTER FOR ART AND ECOLOGY
www.sitkacenter.org
DURATION: Two weeks to three months
ABOUT: Sitka residencies provide time and space for self-paced work and reflection in an inspiring natural setting. Residents from a broad range of art, writing, performance, science, education, and interdisciplinary practices come to Sitka to create and explore beyond the familiar contexts and constraints of daily routines, free from external expectations. In addition to the primary residency program, the Sitka Center offers specialized, stipend residencies.
FEE: $30 application; living and studio spaces provided free of charge. Residents are responsible for travel, food, supplies, and other expenses.
TENNESSEE
ARROWMONT ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE, GATLINBURG
www.arrowmont.org/artists-in-residence
DURATION: Eleven months, self-directed ABOUT: Provides five early-career artists with the time, space, and support to create new work while actively participating in our robust community of artists, students, and staff. Each year, Arrowmont welcomes over 100 artist-instructors from around the globe, offering opportunities to network, learn, and build lifelong friendships with established artists across a wide range of media. Residents are guaranteed exhibition space, development in skills in instruction and public speaking, and will receive funding for additional development opportunities.
FUNDING: Modest monthly stipend in exchange for a minimum of ten hours per week of work, including gallery installations, community partnerships, studio work, public relations, marketing, etc.
BLUFF TWIN ROCKS ARTIST IN RESIDENCY, BLUFF, UT
www.bluffutahAiR.org
Duration: Four to six weeks, seasonal terms
ABOUT: A seasonal artist residency program offering cre-ative space in Bluff, Utah, for emerging artists and profes-sionals. Residents are immersed in the cultural, historical, and natural landscapes while engaging with the indige-nous community of the Four Corners. Housing is a fully furnished two-bedroom, two-bath apartment with creative space, overlooking the red bluffs of Bears Ears National Monument.
FEES: $25 application fee; no stipend; residents provide own meals, materials, &
VERMONT
THE CARVING STUDIO & SCULPTURE CENTER, WEST RUTLAND
www.carvingstudio.org/pages/artists-in-residence
DURATION: One month ABOUT: The Carving Studio & Sculpture Center (CSSC) artist-in-residence program brings sculptors from around the world to create new work on our historic campus. Residents join our vibrant artist community, sharing ideas, aesthetics, and technical expertise. Juried Artist Residencies are funded opportunities for one month and include tools, materials, housing, and a stipend. Artists may work in a wide range of materials and techniques; CSSC provides comprehensive facilities for creating works in stone, metal, wood, clay, and more.
FEES: Vary, financial aid available
VERMONT STUDIO CENTER, JOHNSON www.vermontstudiocenter.org
DURATION: Two, three, and four weeks
ABOUT: Welcoming writers and artists to our buildings, many of which are historic Vermont landmarks overlooking the Gihon River in the northern Green Mountains. We support artists and writers by providing studio residencies in an inclusive international community that honors creative work as the communication of spirit through form. The Center is an international creative community for artists and writers, supporting intensive, disciplined studio work and offering distraction-free, quiet space and time, private studios and bedrooms, excellent locally sourced meals, and companionship from professional peers and dedicated staff, along with interaction with renowned visiting artists and writers.
FUNDING: VSC awards full fellowships to 40% of residents and partial fellowships to all accepted applicants. Partial fellowship recipients’ fees: $2,700 for two weeks; $3,825 for three weeks; $4,950 for four weeks. A 10% discount on these fees is available to residents who share a bathroom with another resident, subject to availability
VIRGINIA
THE PETER BULLOUGH FOUNDATION
www.peterbulloughfoundation.org
DURATION: One month
ABOUT: This is a multidisciplinary residency program. We accept artists in the following specialties: visual artists, poets, writers, composers/musicians, scientists, scholars, architects, playwrights, and screenwriters. The Summer Residency pro-vides free studio space for Shenandoah Valley artists from June through early August. Applicants who live within a 50-mile radius of Winchester are eligible to apply. FUNDING: Artists receive $600 for food, supplies, and ne-cessities during their stay.
WISCONSIN
ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAMS AT PENINSULA SCHOOL OF ART/PENART, FISH CREEK
www.peninsulaschoolofart.org
DURATION: Six weeks
ABOUT: Residency experience that centers both art-making and the environment. Drawing on the expertise of both organizations, artists-in-residence receive ample studio space and resources, along with access to Peninsula State Park’s diverse landscape, unique ecosystems, and knowledgeable staff. Artists are invited to explore the state park through the lens of their individual research, discover new connections in their practices, create site-responsive works alongside community members, and gain a deeper understanding of the place and its environmental conditions.
FUNDING: Generously funded by the Friends of Peninsula State Park
ARGENTINA
PROYEDTÓACE, BUENOS AIRES
www.proyectoace.org
DURATION: Four weeks or extended two-week micro-residences
ABOUT: Studio-only, accommodations not included. For residents not in the exchange, fellowship, or financing pro-grams we maintain with national and international partners, our residency programs have a tuition fee.
AUSTRALIA
THE F PROJECT, WARRNAMBOOL
www.thefproject.org.au
DURATION: Four weeks
ABOUT: Space for artists to further their art practice in a stimulating, comfortable, creative and supportive environ-ment. Open to individuals or small groups; cooperatives are encouraged to apply.
FEES: Shared facilities $1,000 a week; whole house $2,400 a week
FUNDING: The Fletcher Jones Family Foundation pro-vides funding for four weeks of lodging at our artist residen-cy, plus a small living allowance.
GEORGES RIVER COUNCIL,
NEW SOUTH WALES
www.georgesriver.nsw.gov.au/Community/Art-and-Cul-ture/Hurstville-Museum-Gallery/Artist-in-Residence DURATION: Four weeks to three months
ABOUT: Offers artists time and space to explore new ideas and create new works, to experiment with their art forms and to interact with the local community. Cottage accom-modation for one artist is located on the Georges River. FEE: Supported by Georges River Council, which provides studio space, accommodation, and utilities.
GREECE
MUDHOUSE RESIDENCY,
AGIOS IOANNIS, CRETE
www.mudhouseresidency.com
DURATION: Two weeks
ABOUT: Located in the village of Agios Ioannis on the Island of Crete, Greece, this residency inspires artists with stunning natural beauty, solitude to foster creative growth, an artistic community, and an immersive cultural experience. FEE: $4,400; partial fellowships available
CANADA
BANFF CENTER FOR ARTS AND CREATIVITY, BANFF
www.banffcentre.ca
DURATION: Six weeks
ABOUT: A learning organization built upon an extraor-dinary legacy of excellence in artistic and creative develop-ment. Set in the Canadian Rockies, this residency aims to inspire artists, leaders, and thinkers to unleash their creative potential.
FEE: $5,300; various scholarship funds available
FINLAND
ARTELES CREATIVE CENTER, HAUKIJÄRVI
www.arteles.org
DURATION: Four Weeks
ABOUT: Emerging and professional artists, writers, de-signers, and creatives from all creative fields. Thematic & multidisciplinary residency programs
for artists, writers, researchers & creative minds. Facilities support artists’ individual ways of working.
FEES: 1950€ /person
FUNDING: Financially supported fee (limited availability): 1350€ /person and contributor’s fee (optional): 2610€ /person
LATVIA
PEDVALE ART PARK
www.pedvale.lv/en
DURATION: Four weeks
ABOUT: Nine artists each month work creatively together in groups formed according to a principle with members spanning visual artists, writers, dancers, performance artists. Located two hours northwest of Riga on almost 100 hect-ares at Pedvale Art Park.
FEE: €480 per month
PORTUGAL
AVIÁRIO STUDIO, FERREIRA DO ZÊZERE www.aviariostudio.eu
DURATION: Two weeks to six months
ABOUT: Self-directed, guided, and assisted residencies offered. Residency price based on dates and needs.
FEES: Varies based on duration
BUINHO ASSOCIATION, MESSEJANA
www.buinho.pt
DURATION: Two weeks to two months
ABOUT: A retreat where artists, makers, writers, and in-novative minds can pursue their projects while enveloped by the idyllic rural surroundings. Buinho is a project-driven program requiring a robust commitment to social engage-ment and education, and is dedicated to empowering local communities and to empowering local communities of his-toric Messejana.
FEE: 800-1200€ monthly
THAILAND
ARTIST RESIDENCY THAILAND
www.artistresidencythailand.com
DURATION: Negotiable but normally two to four weeks ABOUT: For sculptors, filmmakers and installation artists, to novelists, choreographers and theatre directors looking for an environment to produce and develop work. Residency of-fers access to highly experienced and passionate staff and a dynamic range of international partners.
FEES: All residencies are free of charge.