Ongoing Open Calls
Discover residency programs using the Open Call listings.
An open call is an opportunity for applications. Artist Communities Alliance (ACA) provides two types of lists to help with the residency search process. Note that only ACA members and their residency programs are listed.
Ongoing Open Calls are sorted alphabetically by open call name. These Open Calls do not have a deadline and applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
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| Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts | Salad Days Artist Residency | view | No deadline | Maine, United States |
| Millay Arts | Wintertide Rustic Retreat | view | No deadline | New York, United States |
| Argo Arts | Self-directed Residencies for Artists, Writers, Performers in Athens, Greece! | view | No deadline | |
| Chunk of the Moon | Open Call for Chunk of the Moon Residency | view | No deadline | Vermont, United States |
| L.a. Studio & ART-14 Residency Program | Rolling Application! | view | No deadline | Pennsylvania, United States |
| Mildred's Lane | A BLUE MOON, May 29 – June 1, 2026 | view | No deadline | Pennsylvania, United States |
| ARCAthens | Athens Residency Open Call | view | No deadline | New York, United States |
| Respite in the Round | Nature-Enveloped Rest Retreats | view | No deadline | North Carolina, United States |
| Westerly Library & Wilcox Park | Open Call for 2027 Residencies | view | No deadline | Rhode Island, United States |
| Eutopia Art Residency | Sea and Urbanism - Kavala Greece - Open Call 2025 | view | No deadline | Greece |
| Millay Arts | Millay Arts: Steepletop Residency Rolling Deadline | view | No deadline | New York, United States |
| Water & Rock | Water & Rock nature art residency • Thassos island Greece • OPEN CALL | view | No deadline | Greece |
| List og Land | List og Land Artists’ and Writers’ Residency, Open Call September-November 2025 | view | No deadline | Iceland |
| Kaatsbaan Cultural Park | Kaatsbaan Subsidized Residencies Open Call | view | No deadline | New York, United States |
| Mildred's Lane | BIBLIOPHANTICS June 15 through 21 | view | No deadline | Pennsylvania, United States |
| Kindred Creative Residence + Agro-ForesT | Kindred Creative Residence: Artist/Writer Retreat | view | No deadline | Vermont, United States |
| PLAYA | 2025 Self-Directed Residency | view | No deadline | Oregon, United States |
| Residencia Corazón | Your Art Residency in Argentina! | view | No deadline | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| The Hundredth Hill | The Hundredth Hill Artist Retreat for Writers and Musicians | view | No deadline | Indiana, United States |
| The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation | Application by Invitation | view | No deadline | Florida, United States |
| We-Che Art Residency | PERMANENT CALL - We-Che Nature Art Residency - Patagonia Argentina | view | No deadline | |
| SAS Chateau d’Orquevaux France | Chateau d'Orquevaux Artists & Writers Residency France | view | No deadline | France |
| The Foggy Bee | Art Retreat in Downeast Maine | view | No deadline | Maine, United States |
| Zea Mays Printmaking | Summer and Fall Residencies at Green Printmaking Studio | view | No deadline | Massachusetts, United States |
| La Maison de Beaumont | Open Call - South of France (Provence & Luberon) | view | No deadline | France |
| Shiro Oni Studio | 2026 Shiro Oni Studio Artist Residency Open Call | view | No deadline | Gunma, Japan |
| Sue-Je Lee Gage Sunlit Residency for Social Justice and Human Rights | Year-Round Residency Programs | view | No deadline | New York, United States |
| Aviário Studio | Aviário Studio Art Residency | view | No deadline | Portugal |
| Atlantic Center for the Arts | Atlantic Center for the Arts : Ongoing Mentored Artist Residency | view | No deadline | Florida, United States |
| Rural Hackers | Rural Hackers Residency | view | No deadline | Pontevedra, Spain |
| Dorland Mountain Arts | 2026/2027 Dorland Residencies | view | No deadline | California, United States |
| South Porch Artists | Ongoing Call for 2025 | view | No deadline | South Carolina, United States |
| Ars Techne | AiR Mattering Worlds | Yerevan, Armenia | view | No deadline | Armenia |
| Dorland Mountain Arts | Residency Program | view | No deadline | California, United States |
| Cultivarte | TROPICAL ART RETREAT | view | No deadline | |
| List og Land | October & November 2025 | view | No deadline | Iceland |
| Azule | Open Call: Artist Residency in Appalachia | view | No deadline | North Carolina, United States |
| Mildred's Lane | ECOLOGY & CLOTH weekend workshops | view | No deadline | Pennsylvania, United States |
| ´ace | Palimpsest Project—Mural Painting Open Call for 2026 | view | No deadline | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Respite in the Round | Spring Ephemerals in the South | view | No deadline | North Carolina, United States |
| Mauser EcoHouse: Art, Permaculture & Health | Mauser EcoHouse-Art, Permaculture, Health | view | No deadline | Puntarenas, Costa Rica |