Open Calls
Discover residency programs using the open call deadlines listings.
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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| Arteles Creative Center | Way Beyond – Thematic residency program in Finland 2025 | view | Finland | |
| Mauser EcoHouse: Art, Permaculture & Health | Costa Rica | Dec. 2024-Dec. 2025 (All Disciplines) | view | Puntarenas, Costa Rica | |
| Kaatsbaan Cultural Park | Kaatsbaan Cultural Park December Weekend Retreat Residency | view | New York, United States | |
| Aviário Studio | Aviário Studio Ceramics Residency - Winter/Spring 2025 | view | Portugal | |
| Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity | Indigenous Haute Couture – Creation & Embellishments 2025 | view | Alberta, Canada | |
| Printmaking Barcelona | Printmaking Barcelona Open Call for Fall & Winter | view | Barcelona, Spain | |
| Dorland Mountain Arts | Fall/Winter 2024 Residencies | view | California, United States | |
| Prairie Ronde Artist Residency | Prairie Ronde Artist Residency Spring Session 2025 | view | Michigan, United States | |
| Mudhouse Residency | Mudhouse 2025 Early Acceptance General Application | view | Greece | |
| Arte Studio Ginestrelle | Arte Studio Ginestrelle: Creative & writing retreats in Assisi | view | Perugia, Italy | |
| Chulitna Lodge Wilderness Retreat | Chulitna Lodge: Creative Residency in Alaska Summer 2025 | view | Alaska, United States | |
| Camp Wonder Wander | Sabbatical opportunity - Donkeys and nature ... | view | Tennessee, United States | |
| Nocefresca di Sassu Francesca | Nocefreschissima - Short Stay Programme in Sardinia Island | view | Oristano, Italy | |
| Kent Cultural Alliance | SFW Residency at Kent Cultural Alliance - 2025 Residency Sessions | view | Maryland, United States | |
| Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity | Props Builder: Interplay 2025 | view | Alberta, Canada | |
| Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity | Wardrobe Technician: Interplay 2025 | view | Alberta, Canada | |
| Volland Foundation | Volland Foundation Residency | view | Kansas, United States | |
| Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity | Interplay 2025 | view | Alberta, Canada | |
| Alchemy Artists Residency | Alchemy Island Spring 2025 | view | Ontario, Canada | |
| Write On, Door County | 2025 Lorine Niedecker Fellowship | view | Wisconsin, United States | |
| Camp Wonder Wander | March & April in Tennessee | view | Tennessee, United States | |
| Abbey Foundation for the Arts | Residency Grants 2025 | view | California, United States | |
| Archie Bray Foundation | Long-Term Residency Application 2025 | view | Montana, United States | |
| Buinho | Buinho Residency Program: AiR 2025 - Portugal | view | Portugal | |
| Archie Bray Foundation | Summer Residency Application 2025 | view | Montana, United States | |
| Aviário Studio | Aviário Studio Artist Book Residency - Spring/Summer 2025 | view | Portugal | |
| Foundation House | Foundation House Artist Residency: Winter 2025 Climate Session | view | Connecticut, United States | |
| Tofte Lake Center | 2025 Minnesota BIPOC Artist Residency | view | Minnesota, United States | |
| Tofte Lake Center | 2025 Family Artist Residency | view | Minnesota, United States | |
| Camp Wonder Wander | Donkeys & Spring Flowers - May 11 - 25, 2025 | view | Tennessee, United States | |
| Aviário Studio | Aviário Studio Multidisciplinary Art Residency - Spring and Summer 2025 | view | Portugal | |
| Tofte Lake Center | 2025 National Emerging Artist Residency | view | Minnesota, United States | |
| Tofte Lake Center | 2025 Individual Artist Residencies | view | Minnesota, United States | |
| Tofte Lake Center | 2025 Arts Educators Residency | view | Minnesota, United States | |
| Mudhouse Residency | Mudhouse 2025 Full Fellowship Residency | view | Greece | |
| Center for Contemporary Printmaking | Printmaking Residency: Summer Session 2025 | view | Connecticut, United States | |
| McColl Center | Fall 2025 Artist-in-Residence in Partnership with Atrium Health (Charlotte Region Artists) | view | North Carolina, United States | |
| McColl Center | Fall 2025 Artist-in-Residence | view | North Carolina, United States | |
| Constance Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts | 2025 Residencies | view | New York, United States | |
| Bethany Arts Community | Call for Poets! Bethany Arts Community: Poetry Residency Spring 2025 | view | New York, United States | |
| Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity | Horror Writing 2025 | view | Alberta, Canada | |
| Sue-Je Lee Gage Sunlit Residency for Social Justice and Human Rights | Summer 2025 Residency Program | view | New York, United States | |
| Anderson Center at Tower View | 2025 Residency | view | Minnesota, United States | |
| Anderson Center at Tower View | September 2025 Early Career Artist Residency | view | ||
| Monson Arts | Spring 2025 Open Call | view | Maine, United States | |
| Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity | Literary Journalism 2025 | view | Alberta, Canada | |
| V4L Arts | Retreat Residency in Rural West Virginia | view | West Virginia, United States | |
| Ucross | Fall 2025 Open Call | view | Wyoming, United States | |
| Grand Marais Art Colony | Grand Marais Art Colony: Self-Guided Residencies | Jan. - June 2025 | view | Minnesota, United States | |
| Emmanuel College Artist Residency | Emmanuel College Artist-in-Residence | view | Massachusetts, United States | |
| Green Olive Arts | Green Olive Arts: 2025 SUMMER Residency | view | Morocco | |
| Ucross | Ucross Native American Fellowships for Visual Artists and Writers: Fall 2025 | view | Wyoming, United States | |
| Grand Marais Art Colony | Grand Marais Art Colony: Group Residencies | Jan. - June 2025 | view | Minnesota, United States | |
| Hambidge Center for Creative Arts and Sciences | Summer Residency Session (June through August) | view | Georgia, United States | |
| Montello Foundation | Solitary Retreat in the Nevada Desert | view | Nevada, United States | |
| Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity | Visual Arts - Kapishkum: Métis Gathering | view | Alberta, Canada | |
| Aviário Studio | Aviário Studio Printmaking Residency - Summer/Fall 2025 | view | Portugal | |
| Weir Farm National Historical Park | 2025 Weir Farm Artist-In-Residence Program | view | Connecticut, United States | |
| Aviário Studio | Large Format Residency - Summer and Fall 2025 | view | Portugal | |
| Alderworks Alaska Writers and Artists Retreat | Alderworks Alaska Summer 2025 | view | Alaska, United States | |
| Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity | Jazz & Sonic Arts 2025 | view | Alberta, Canada | |
| Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity | Audio Engineer: Jazz & Sonic Arts 2025 | view | Alberta, Canada | |
| Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity | Early Career Banff Artist in Residence - Summer 2025 | view | Alberta, Canada | |
| Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts | 2025 Session 2 Residencies | view | Nebraska, United States | |
| Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity | Summer Writers 2025 | view | Alberta, Canada | |
| Millay Arts | Millay Arts Core Residency : March 1 | view | New York, United States | |
| Green Olive Arts | Green Olive Arts: 2025 FALL Residency | view | Morocco | |
| Aviário Studio | Aviário Studio Ceramics Residency Summer/Fall 2025 | view | Portugal | |
| Hambidge Center for Creative Arts and Sciences | Fall Residency Session (September through December) | view | Georgia, United States | |
| List og Land | List og Land presents 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Aviário Studio | Aviário Studio Artist Book Residency - Fall and Winter 2025/6 | view | Portugal | |
| Camp Wonder Wander | OCTOBER in Tennessee | view | Tennessee, United States | |
| Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity | Mountain Writers Intensive 2025 | view | Alberta, Canada | |
| Aviário Studio | Aviário Studio Multidisciplinary Art Residency - Winter and Spring 2026 | view | Portugal | |
| Camp Wonder Wander | Friendsgiving with Donkeys | view | Tennessee, United States | |
| Hambidge Center for Creative Arts and Sciences | Spring Session (February - May) | view | Georgia, United States | |
| Aviário Studio | Aviário Studio Printmaking Residency - Winter/Spring 2026 | view | Portugal | |
| Hedgebrook | 2025 The Mother Tree Residency | view | Washington, United States |