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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Arte Studio Ginestrelle | Arte Studio Ginestrelle: Creative & writing retreats in Assisi view Perugia, Italy
Eureka Springs School of the Arts | Mentored Woodworking Residency with Master Woodworker Doug Stowe view Arkansas, United States
Mudhouse Residency | Mudhouse Residency accepting applications for the July/ August 2024 Residency Session view Greece
Mudhouse Residency | Mudhouse Residency accepting applications for the June 2024 Residency Session view Greece
Camp Wonder Wander | HUG Donkeys! Family Friendly Summer with youth program options view Tennessee, United States
Mudhouse Residency | Mudhouse Residency accepting applications for the July 2024 Residency Session view Greece
Soaring Gardens Artists Retreat | Soaring Gardens Artist Retreat Open Submissions view Pennsylvania, United States
Peter Bullough Foundation | Local Summer 2024 Residency view Virginia, United States
School of Visual Arts | Illustration and Visual Storytelling: Art and Industry - 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
Center for Contemporary Printmaking | Printmaking Residency: Autumn Session 2024 view Connecticut, United States
School of Visual Arts | Fine Arts: Painting and Mixed Media - Summer Residency view New York, United States
School of Visual Arts | Fine Arts: Contemporary Practices - Summer Residency view New York, United States
Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts | Open Call: Spring + Summer Sessions 2025 view Nebraska, United States
I-Park Foundation | 2024 Composers + Musicians Collaborative Residency view Connecticut, United States
School of Visual Arts | Photo, Video and Studio-Related Practices - Summer Residency view New York, United States
A Studio in the Woods | Self as Universe: Mending Our Collective Ecosystem Residencies view Louisiana, United States
Miller Art Museum | Dome House Al & Mickey Quinlan Artist Residency view Wisconsin, United States
Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts | Sound Art + Experimental Music Open Call: Spring + Summer Sessions 2025 view Nebraska, United States
Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts | Alumni Open Call - 2025 view Nebraska, United States
Peninsula School of Art | Peninsula School of Art | 2024-25 Sessions view Wisconsin, United States
Dorland Mountain Arts | Summer 2024 Residencies view California, United States
Hambidge Center for Creative Arts and Sciences | Fall Residency Session (September through December) view Georgia, United States
Hortus Arboretum and Botanical Gardens | Hortus Arboretum and Botanical Gardens Spring Residency for Visual Artists view New York, United States
Monira Foundation | Monira Residencies, Chicago view Illinois, United States
South Porch Artists | Spring 2024 view South Carolina, United States
Camp Wonder Wander | Celestial Inspiration - Annual Perseids Meteors - AUGUST view Tennessee, United States
Hypatia-in-the-Woods | First Quarter 2025 residencies at Hypatia view Washington, United States
Rock Street Artist Residency | Rock Street Artist Residency view Michigan, United States
Arteles Creative Center | Fall into Focus - Residency program in Finland, Fall 2024 view Finland
Marble House Project | Marble House Project AIR 2025 view Vermont, United States
Monson Arts | Fall 2024 Open Call view Maine, United States
Nantucket Island School of Design and the Arts / OffShore Artists Residency | Off Shore Artists Residency / Summer 2024 view Massachusetts, United States
Nantucket Island School of Design and the Arts / OffShore Artists Residency | Nantucket Island School of Design & the Arts view Massachusetts, United States
WOWArtSci | Spring 2024 WOWArtSci Self-Directed Retreat view New Mexico, United States
Aviário Studio | Large Format Printmaking Residency - Winter and Spring 2025 view Portugal
Aviário Studio | Aviário Studio Artist Book Residency - Fall and Winter 2024/5 view Portugal
Essere Writer & Artist Residency | Open Call - 2025 Programs view Siena, Italy
Loghaven Artist Residency | Loghaven Artist Residency: Open Call (June 1 - July 15, 2024) view Tennessee, United States
Camp Wonder Wander | Harvest Moon OCTOBER in Tennessee view Tennessee, United States
Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts | Open Call: Fall Session 2025 view Nebraska, United States
Aviário Studio | Aviário Studio Multidisciplinary Art Residency - Winter and Spring 2025 view Portugal
Willapa Bay AiR | 2025 Residencies view Washington, United States
Surel's Place | Surel's Place: Artist-in-Residency Program (January-June) view Idaho, United States
Bloedel Reserve | Creative Residency (2024) view Washington, United States
Siao-Long Cultural Park of Tainan City Government of Taiwan | Tsung-Yeh Arts and Cultutal Center Artists-in-Residence Program 2024 view Tainan City, Taiwan
Dora Maar Cultural Center | Dora Maar House Open Call for 2025 Residencies view France
Aviário Studio | Ceramics Residency - Winter/Spring 2025 view Portugal
Green Olive Arts | Green Olive Arts: 2024 January Residency view Morocco
Aviário Studio | Artist Book Residency - Spring/Summer 2025 view Portugal
Aviário Studio | Large Format Residency - Summer and Fall 2025 view Portugal
Camp Wonder Wander | Japan 2026 & 2028 - take your creative flow on the road view Tennessee, United States