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ACA Member Network: Orientation + Networking Session

December Meet-up!
Event Date and Time
December 10, 2024 2:00pm - 2:45pm ET

Virtual Event

Did your organization recently join the Artist Communities Alliance Member Network? Are you a new staff or board member at a longtime ACA member program? Join us to connect + learn about member benefits!

ACA Offline: December 25, 2024 - January 1, 2025

ACA's holiday rest period begins December 25
Event Date and Time
December 25, 2024 12:00am - January 1, 2025 11:59pm

Virtual Event

ACA's staff will be offline for the holidays beginning Wednesday, December 25, 2024, through Wednesday, January 1, 2025.
Upcoming Open Call Deadlines
Organization Open Call
Chulitna Lodge Wilderness Retreat Chulitna Lodge: Creative Residency in Alaska Summer 2025 Alaska, United States
Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity Interplay 2025 Alberta, Canada
Volland Foundation Volland Foundation Residency Kansas, United States
Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity Props Builder: Interplay 2025 Alberta, Canada
Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity Wardrobe Technician: Interplay 2025 Alberta, Canada
Alchemy Artists Residency Alchemy Island Spring 2025 Ontario, Canada
Abbey Foundation for the Arts Residency Grants 2025 California, United States
Write On, Door County 2025 Lorine Niedecker Fellowship Wisconsin, United States
Camp Wonder Wander March & April in Tennessee Tennessee, United States
Archie Bray Foundation Summer Residency Application 2025 Montana, United States
Archie Bray Foundation Long-Term Residency Application 2025 Montana, United States
Buinho Buinho Residency Program: AiR 2025 - Portugal Portugal
Ongoing Open Call Deadlines
Organization Open Call
Popps Packing 2024 Summer/Fall Studio Residency Michigan, United States Ongoing
Eutopia Art Residency Sea and Urbanism - Kavala Greece - Open Call 2025 Greece Ongoing
Artists in Residence in Everglades (AIRIE) 2024 AIRIE RESIDENCY Florida, United States Ongoing
Hedgebrook 2025 The Mother Tree Residency Washington, United States Ongoing
Nekubi Art Residency 2025 WORLDWIDE OPEN CALL: Free Improvisation in the Arts (Art Residency in Greece / ALL DISCIPLINES) Greece Ongoing
The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation Application by Invitation Florida, United States Ongoing
The Foggy Bee Art Retreat in Downeast Maine Maine, United States Ongoing
School of Visual Arts Artist Residency Programs New York, United States Ongoing
ARCAthens Athens Residency Open Call New York, United States Ongoing
Atlantic Center for the Arts Atlantic Center for the Arts : Ongoing Mentored Artist Residency Florida, United States Ongoing
Aviário Studio Aviário Studio Art Residency Portugal Ongoing
School of Visual Arts Building Brands with Type New York, United States Ongoing
Latest News

A letter from our President + CEO, Lisa Funderburke

November 24, 2024
Image with Lisa's photo and a quote from the letter
In a time where artists and residency operators are struggling to find connection, compassion, and the tools to do their best work, help us to meet them where they are. We continue to focus on ways to transform the field, and we cannot do this without you.

FIELD NOTES | Learning + Network Building

September 20, 2024
"There is brilliant work happening around the globe." Lisa Funderburke, AC President + CEO

Dear ACA Network,  

I have had an extraordinary two weeks of professional development, learning, connecting, and laughing with ACA's international residency and network partners. It has been both an honor and a privilege to participate at the invitation of the Taiwan Art Space Alliance and Res Artis.

I had a few key takeaways:

Field Conversation: Mission Driven Leadership

July 30, 2024
Mission Driven Leadership: A Conversation with Alana Hernandez, headshots of Hernandez and Lisa Funderburke

The past year has been tumultuous, to say the least, for academic institutions. Join this intimate conversation between Lisa Funderburke, ACA President + CEO, and Alana Hernandez, Senior Curator at Arizona State University Museum, as we discuss artistic expression, labor, care and well-being.

Mission Driven Leadership: A Conversation with Alana Hernandez happening on September 26, 2024

ACA's Field Conversations are free and open to the public.