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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Mudhouse Residency | Mudhouse 2025 General Application - DEADLINE EXTENDED view Greece
Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts | Sound Art + Experimental Music Open Call: 2026 Spring, Summer, Fall Sessions view Nebraska, United States
Hedgebrook | 2026 Writer-in-Residence Program view Washington, United States
McColl Center | Winter 2026 Artist-in-Residence view North Carolina, United States
List og Land | Write in Iceland: Intensive 5-day Workshop with Award Winning and Bestselling Author Leslie Schwartz view Iceland
Trillium Arts | 2025-2026 NC Choreographic Fellowships view
Hambidge Center for Creative Arts and Sciences | Fall Residency Session (September through December) view Georgia, United States
Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity | Spring Writers Residency 2026 view Alberta, Canada
Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity | Early Career Writers of Young Adult and Children's Books 2025 view Alberta, Canada
Popps Packing | 2025 Summer/Fall Studio Residency view Michigan, United States
McColl Center | 2026 Creative Activism Artist Residency view North Carolina, United States
Arte Studio Ginestrelle | Arte Studio Ginestrelle: Creative & writing retreats in Assisi view Perugia, Italy
Mauser EcoHouse: Art, Permaculture & Health | Create in Paradise! view Puntarenas, Costa Rica
´ace | Second Open Call for 2025 Production Residency view Argentina
Asia Culture Center | ACC CREATORS 2025 Residency Open Call view Gwangju, South Korea
Buinho | AiR Winter 2025 in Portugal view Portugal
´ace | Second Open Call for 2025 Exploration Residency view Argentina
Camp Wonder Wander | HUG Donkeys! Family Friendly Summer with youth program options view Tennessee, United States
Arteles Creative Center | Fall into Focus - Residency program in Finland, Fall 2025 view Finland
MASS MoCA | January - June 2026 Residencies at MASS MoCA view Massachusetts, United States
Write On, Door County | 2026 Writers' & Literary Arts Administrators' Residency view Wisconsin, United States
Dorland Mountain Arts | Mid-Summer 2025 Residencies view California, United States
Ragdale | 2026 Residency Program + Fellowships view Illinois, United States
Kaatsbaan Cultural Park | May Weekend Retreat Residency view New York, United States
Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity | Aknumustiǂis: Ecological Engagement Through the Seasons 2025 view Alberta, Canada
Aviário Studio | Aviário Studio Tiles Residency 2025 view Portugal
Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity | Theatre Producer Intensive 2025 view Alberta, Canada
Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity | Stage Manager Intensive 2025 view Alberta, Canada
Josephine Sculpture Park | Call for Proposals, 2025/26 view Kentucky, United States
Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity | New Play Actor Training 2025 view Alberta, Canada
Monson Arts | Fall 2025 Open Call view Maine, United States
Sheepscot Arts Preserve | 2025 Artist Residency view Maine, United States
Cuttyhunk Island Artists' Residency | Fall 2025 Residencies view Massachusetts, United States
Mineral Arts & Residencies | Mineral School Residencies 2025-2026 view Washington, United States
The Studios of Key West | The Studios Key West Residency Open Call view Florida, United States
Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity | Clifford E. Lee Choreography Award Production Residency 2025 view Alberta, Canada
Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity | Comics and Graphic Novels 2025 view Alberta, Canada
Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity | Science Fiction 2025 view Alberta, Canada
Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity | Banff Artist in Residence - Fall 2025 view Alberta, Canada
Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity | Banff Artist in Residence - Winter 2026 view Alberta, Canada
Camp Wonder Wander | Celestial Inspiration - Annual Perseids Meteors - AUGUST 2025 view Tennessee, United States
PLAYA | 2026 Art/Sci Awarded Residency view Oregon, United States
Oak Spring Garden Foundation | Eliza Moore Fellowship for Artistic Excellence | 2026 view Virginia, United States
Aviário Studio | Aviário Studio Multidisciplinary Art Residency - Summer and Fall 2025 view Portugal
Dorland Mountain Arts | Late Summer/Fall 2025 Residencies view California, United States
Kaatsbaan Cultural Park | June Weekend Retreat Residency view New York, United States
Wassaic Project | Wassaic Project 2026 Residency Open Call view New York, United States
Wassaic Project | Wassaic Project 2025 Haunted Mill Open Call view New York, United States
´ace | a/p Residency: 1st Open Call view Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Camp Wonder Wander | Japan 2026 & 2028: Take Your Creative Flow on the Road view Tennessee, United States
Essere Writer & Artist Residency | Open Call 2026 Programs (May & Sept) view Siena, Italy
Prairie Ronde Artist Residency | Prairie Ronde Artist Residency Fall Session 2025 view Michigan, United States
Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity | Indigenous Fashion Runway Residency 2025 view Alberta, Canada
Nantucket Island School of Design and the Arts / OffShore Artists Residency | Off Shore Artists Residency (OAR) | Summer 2025 view Massachusetts, 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
Loghaven Artist Residency | Loghaven Artist Residency: Open Call (June 1 - July 15, 2025) view Tennessee, United States
Camp Wonder Wander | OCTOBER in Tennessee view Tennessee, United States
´ace | Third Open Call for 2025 Exploration Residency view Argentina
´ace | Third Open Call for 2025 Production Residency view Argentina
Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity | Mountain Writers Intensive 2025 view Alberta, Canada
Camp Wonder Wander | Friendsgiving with Donkeys view Tennessee, United States
Storyknife Writers Retreat | Residency Applications (2026) view Alaska, 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
Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity | Contemporary French Literature view Alberta, Canada
Aviário Studio | Aviário Studio Artist Book Residency - Spring/Summer 2026 view Portugal
Dora Maar Cultural Center | Dora Maar House Open Call for 2026 Residencies view France
Grand Marais Art Colony | Grand Marais Art Colony: Group Residencies | July - Dec. 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: Self-Guided Residencies | July - December 2025 view Minnesota, United States
´ace | Fourth Open Call for 2025 Exploration Residency view Argentina
´ace | Fourth Open Call for 2025 Production Residency view Argentina
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
Aviário Studio | Aviário Studio Multidisciplinary Art Residency - Spring and Summer 2026 view Portugal
Hedgebrook | 2025 The Mother Tree Residency view Washington, United States
Aviário Studio | Aviário Studio Printmaking Residency - Summer/Fall 2026 view Portugal
Aviário Studio | Aviário Studio Ceramics Residency Summer/Fall 2026 view Portugal