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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La Porte Peinte Centre pour les Arts | La Porte Peinte: Open Call for May 2025 view France
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
Nekubi Art Residency | 2025 Worldwide Open Call: Free Improvisation in the Arts (ALL DISCIPLINES) view Greece
Aviário Studio | Aviário Studio Multidisciplinary Art Residency - Spring and Summer 2025 view Portugal
Tofte Lake Center | 2025 Individual Artist Residencies view Minnesota, United States
La Maldita Estampa | La Maldita Estampa Open Call Art Print - Barcelona - Spain 2025 view Barcelona, Spain
Chulitna Lodge Wilderness Retreat | Chulitna Lodge: Creative Residency in Alaska Summer 2025 view Alaska, United States
Nekubi Art Residency | Cities by the Sea / Re-imagine the Mediterranean (2025 OPEN CALL IN GREECE) view Greece
Tofte Lake Center | 2025 Minnesota BIPOC Artist Residency view Minnesota, United States
Tofte Lake Center | 2025 Arts Educators 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
Tofte Lake Center | 2025 National Emerging Artist 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
Art Omi | 2025 Art Omi: Dance view New York, United States
Art Omi | 2025 Art Omi: Music view New York, United States
McColl Center | Fall 2025 Artist-in-Residence view North Carolina, United States
McColl Center | Fall 2025 Artist-in-Residence in Partnership with Atrium Health (Charlotte Region Artists) view North Carolina, United States
Trillium Arts | HEAR: Helene Emergency Artist Residencies view North Carolina, United States
School of Visual Arts | The Artist Residency Project Winter/Spring 2025 view New York, 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
Nawat Fes | Open Call view Morocco
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
Alchemy Artists Residency | Alchemy Island Spring 2025 view Ontario, Canada
Kaatsbaan Cultural Park | Kaatsbaan Cultural Park January Weekend Retreat Residency 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
Emmanuel College Artist Residency | Emmanuel College Artist-in-Residence view Massachusetts, United States
Sculpture Space, Inc. | Sculpture Space Residency 2026 - Open Call view New York, United States
Ucross | Fall 2025 Open Call 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
Tides Institute & Museum of Art | 2025 Artist-in-Residence Application view Maine, United States
Ucross | Ucross Native American Fellowships for Visual Artists and Writers: Fall 2025 view Wyoming, United States
Green Olive Arts | Green Olive Arts: 2025 SUMMER Residency view Morocco
La Porte Peinte Centre pour les Arts | La Porte Peinte: Open Call for June 2025 view France
Monson Arts | Spring 2025 Open Call view Maine, United States
The Watermill Center | The Watermill Center 2026 Artist Residency view New York, United States
V4L Arts | Retreat Residency in Rural West Virginia view West Virginia, United States
Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity | Literary Journalism 2025 view Alberta, Canada
Truro Center For The Arts At Castle Hill | Artist Residency at Edgewood Farm in Truro view Massachusetts, United States
La Porte Peinte Centre pour les Arts | La Porte Peinte: Open Call for Summer 2025 view France
Grand Marais Art Colony | Grand Marais Art Colony: Self-Guided Residencies | Jan. - June 2025 view Minnesota, United States
Montello Foundation | Solitary Retreat in the Nevada Desert view Nevada, United States
I-Park Foundation | 2025 Artists-in-Residence Program view Connecticut, United States
Arteles Creative Center | Back to Basics - Intensive residency program in Finland, summer 2025 view Finland
Arteles Creative Center | Back to Basics - residency program in Finland, summer 2025 view Finland
Kaatsbaan Cultural Park | Kaatsbaan Cultural Park February Weekend Retreat Residency view New York, United States
Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity | Visual Arts - Kapishkum: Métis Gathering view Alberta, Canada
´ace | First Open Call for 2025 Production Residency view Argentina
La Porte Peinte Centre pour les Arts | La Porte Peinte: Open Call for 2025 view France
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
R.A.R.O. Barcelona | SPRING - SUMMER 2025 | R.A.R.O. BARCELONA HOME BASED PROGRAM view Barcelona, Spain
´ace | First Open Call for 2025 Exploration Residency view Argentina
Aviário Studio | Large Format Residency - Summer and Fall 2025 view Portugal
La Porte Peinte Centre pour les Arts | La Porte Peinte: Open Call for Autumn 2025 view France
Alderworks Alaska Writers and Artists Retreat | Alderworks Alaska Summer 2025 view Alaska, United States
Soaring Gardens Artists Retreat | Winter Retreat view Pennsylvania, United States
Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity | Audio Engineer: Jazz & Sonic Arts 2025 view Alberta, Canada
Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity | Jazz & Sonic Arts 2025 view Alberta, Canada
Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild | 2025 Summer Residency Program view New York, United States
A Studio in the Woods | Self as Universe: Mending Our Collective Ecosystem view Louisiana, United States
Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity | Early Career Banff Artist in Residence - Summer 2025 view Alberta, Canada
Prairie Ronde Artist Residency | Prairie Ronde Artist Residency Summer Session 2025 view Michigan, United States
Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts | 2025 Session 2 Residencies view Nebraska, United States
The Steel Yard | The Steel Yard: Year-Long Artist Residency view Rhode Island, 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
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts | Haystack Open Studio Residency view Maine, United States
Sitka Center for Art and Ecology | Sitka Residency October 2025 - April 2026 view Oregon, United States
Aviário Studio | Aviário Studio Ceramics Residency Summer/Fall 2025 view Portugal
List og Land | List og Land presents Write in Iceland: Intensive 5-day Workshop with Award Winning and Bestselling Author Leslie Schwartz view Iceland
Hambidge Center for Creative Arts and Sciences | Fall Residency Session (September through December) view Georgia, United States
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
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 Printmaking Residency - Winter/Spring 2026 view Portugal
Hedgebrook | 2025 The Mother Tree Residency view Washington, United States