Open Calls

Discover residency programs using the open call deadlines listings.

A person in a studio space surrounded by sculptural items.
An Artist-in-Residence at Bemis Center. Photo courtesy of the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts. Photography by Colin Conces.

An open call is an opportunity for upcoming or rolling (ongoing) 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.

Open Calls listed below are sorted chronologically by the deadline date.

 

 

Visit Ongoing Open Call Deadlines to access all ongoing deadlines, sorted alphabetically by open call name.  Open Calls in the Ongoing list do not have a deadline and applications are accepted on a rolling basis.

 

 

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Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild | 2025 Summer Residency Program view New York, United States
Arte Studio Ginestrelle | Arte Studio Ginestrelle: Creative & writing retreats in Assisi view Perugia, Italy
Arts Southeast | Sunny Savannah - Fully Funded - June through Oct '25 view Georgia, United States
A Studio in the Woods | Self as Universe: Mending Our Collective Ecosystem view Louisiana, United States
Eutopia Art Residency | The Gem of the Cyclades | Residency on Syros island, Greece 2025 view Greece
Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity | Early Career Banff Artist in Residence - Summer 2025 view Alberta, Canada
Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity | Art of Piano 2025 view Alberta, Canada
John Michael Kohler Arts Center | 2026 Arts/Industry Residency view Wisconsin, United States
Aviário Studio | Aviário Studio Ceramics Residency Summer/Fall 2025 view Portugal
PLAYA | Wildfire + Water: Artists and Scientists Adapting to Change view Oregon, United States
Maison Les Buis | Time and Space view France
Prairie Ronde Artist Residency | Artist Residency Summer Session 2025 view Michigan, United States
Surel's Place | Surel's Place: Artist-in-Residency Program (July - December) view Idaho, United States
Dorland Mountain Arts | Spring 2025 Residencies view California, United States
The Steel Yard | The Steel Yard: Year-Long Artist Residency view Rhode Island, United States
Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts | 2025 Session 2 Residencies view Nebraska, United States
La Napoule Art Foundation | Canadian Artist Residency, Autumn 2025 view France
La Napoule Art Foundation | International Artist Residency, Autumn 2025 view France
Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity | Summer Writers 2025 view Alberta, Canada
Millay Arts | Millay Arts Core Residency | March Deadline view New York, United States
Peter Bullough Foundation | Fall 2025 Artist Residencies Open Call view Virginia, United States
Green Olive Arts | Green Olive Arts: 2025 FALL Residency view Morocco
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts | Haystack Open Studio Residency view Maine, United States
Edward F. Albee Foundation | Edward F. Albee Foundation Summer/Fall Residency view New York, United States
Sitka Center for Art and Ecology | Sitka Residency October 2025 - April 2026 view Oregon, United States
Sitka Center for Art and Ecology | Recorder Residency 2025 view Oregon, United States
Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts | Artist-in-Residence Open Call: January 21–April 17, 2026 view Nebraska, United States
Aviário Studio | Large Format Residency - Summer and Fall 2025 view Portugal
Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts | Artist-in-Residence Open Call: May 20–August 14, 2026 view Nebraska, United States
Vermont Studio Center | Vermont Studio Center Open Call view Vermont, United States
Respite in the Round | Spring Ephemerals in the South view North Carolina, United States
Elf School of the Arts | July-September 2025 Residency view North Carolina, United States
Mudhouse Residency | Mudhouse 2025 General Application view Greece
Respite in the Round | Nature-Enveloped Rest Retreats view North Carolina, United States
Printmaking Barcelona | Printmaking Barcelona Open Call for Fall & Winter view Barcelona, Spain
Peter Bullough Foundation | Local Summer 2025 Residency view Virginia, United States
School of Visual Arts | Sculpture, Installation and New Media Art view New York, United States
School of Visual Arts | Design Writing and Research Online Intensive view New York, United States
School of Visual Arts | Photo, Video and Studio-Related Practices - Summer Residency view New York, United States
School of Visual Arts | Artist Residency Programs view New York, United States
Dorland Mountain Arts | Summer 2025 Residencies view California, United States
School of Visual Arts | Illustration and Visual Storytelling: Art and Industry - Summer Residency view New York, United States
School of Visual Arts | Fine Arts: Painting and Mixed Media - Summer Residency view New York, United States
School of Visual Arts | From the Laboratory to the Studio: Interdisciplinary Practices in Bio Art view New York, United States
School of Visual Arts | Fine Arts: Contemporary Practices - Summer Residency view New York, United States
School of Visual Arts | Building Brands with Type view New York, United States
Aviário Studio | Aviário Studio Artist Book Residency - Fall and Winter 2025/6 view Portugal
Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts | Bemis Center Alumni Residency 2026 view Nebraska, United States
Miller Art Museum | Dome House Al & Mickey Quinlan Artist Residency view Wisconsin, United States
Peninsula School of Art | Time and Space Residency Program | 2025-2026 view Wisconsin, United States
Hedgebrook | 2026 Writer-in-Residence Program view Washington, United States
McColl Center | Winter 2026 Artist-in-Residence view North Carolina, United States
Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts | Sound Art + Experimental Music Open Call: 2026 Spring, Summer, Fall Sessions view Nebraska, United States
Hambidge Center for Creative Arts and Sciences | Fall Residency Session (September through December) view Georgia, United States
List og Land | Write in Iceland: Intensive 5-day Workshop with Award Winning and Bestselling Author Leslie Schwartz view Iceland
Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity | Science Fiction 2025 view Alberta, Canada
Camp Wonder Wander | HUG Donkeys! Family Friendly Summer with youth program options view Tennessee, United States
Ragdale | 2026 Residency Program + Fellowships view Illinois, United States
MASS MoCA | January - June 2026 Residencies at MASS MoCA view Massachusetts, United States
Monson Arts | Fall 2025 Open Call view Maine, United States
Camp Wonder Wander | Celestial Inspiration - Annual Perseids Meteors - AUGUST 2025 view Tennessee, United States
Aviário Studio | Aviário Studio Multidisciplinary Art Residency - Summer and Fall 2025 view Portugal
Camp Wonder Wander | Japan 2026 & 2028: Take Your Creative Flow on the Road view Tennessee, United States
Prairie Ronde Artist Residency | Prairie Ronde Artist Residency Fall Session 2025 view Michigan, United States
Aviário Studio | Large Format Printmaking Residency - Winter and Spring 2026 view Portugal
Center for Contemporary Printmaking | Printmaking Residency: Winter Session 2025-6 view Connecticut, United States
Camp Wonder Wander | OCTOBER in Tennessee view Tennessee, United States
Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity | Mountain Writers Intensive 2025 view Alberta, Canada
Camp Wonder Wander | Friendsgiving with Donkeys view Tennessee, United States
Aviário Studio | Aviário Studio Multidisciplinary Art Residency - Winter and Spring 2026 view Portugal
Surel's Place | Surel's Place: Artist-in-Residency Program (January-June) view Idaho, United States
Bloedel Reserve | Creative Residency view Washington, United States
Jentel Artist Residency | Jentel Residency Winter/Spring 2025 Open Call view Wyoming, United States
Hambidge Center for Creative Arts and Sciences | Spring Session (February - May) view Georgia, United States
Aviário Studio | Aviário Studio Artist Book Residency - Spring/Summer 2026 view Portugal
Grand Marais Art Colony | Grand Marais Art Colony: Self-Guided Residencies | July - December 2025 view Minnesota, United States
Aviário Studio | Aviário Studio Printmaking Residency - Winter/Spring 2025-26 view Portugal
Grand Marais Art Colony | Grand Marais Art Colony: Group Residencies | July - Dec. 2025 view Minnesota, United States
Sculpture Space, Inc. | Sculpture Space 2026 Open Call (Nov 2025) view New York, United States
Aviário Studio | Aviário Studio Ceramics Residency - Winter/Spring 2026 view Portugal
Hedgebrook | 2025 The Mother Tree Residency view Washington, United States
Aviário Studio | Aviário Studio Multidisciplinary Art Residency - Spring and Summer 2026 view Portugal
Aviário Studio | Aviário Studio Printmaking Residency - Summer/Fall 2026 view Portugal