The Anderson Center at Tower View in Red Wing, Minnesota invites emerging, mid-career, and established visual artists, writers, composers, choreographers, multidisciplinary artists, musicians, performance artists, scholars, translators and more based anywhere in the world to apply for cohort-based residencies in June, July, August and October of 2026. The program is interdisciplinary, and the organization welcomes applications from a wide range of creative and intellectual genres, including those that don't fit neatly into the above list. The application deadline for the Anderson Center’s Artist Residency season is Tuesday,January 13, 2026, at 12 p.m. noon Central Standard Time.
The Artist Residency Program is an ideal fit for artists whose work reveals a significant potential for cultural and community impact, is technically accomplished, and engages diverse communities. The organization believes that the environment and resources of Tower View, along with an exchange of ideas between artists working across disciplines, can serve as a catalyst for new inspiration and innovative directions for the work artists create while in residence.
Groceries provided for residents to prepare their own meals
Residents have access to private kitchen
Studios/Special Equipment
Private Studios
Shared Studios
Performance/Presentation Facilities
Dance Studio Without Sprung Floor
Piano
Darkroom (Black And White)
Darkroom (Color)
Music/Media Studio Non-recording
Painting Workspace (Oil)
Easels
Drawing Benches
Printmaking Workspaces
Etching Press
Drying Racks
Large Sinks
Textiles Workspace
Fiber Arts Workspace
Washer And Dryer
Studios/Facilities Accessibility
ADA Compliant
Type of Housing
Private bedroom in a shared housing facility on campus
Application Information
Additional Eligibility Information
Open to emerging, mid-career, and established visual artists, writers, composers, choreographers, multidisciplinary artists, musicians, performance artists, scholars, translators and more based anywhere in the world. The program is interdisciplinary, and the organization welcomes applications from a wide range of creative and intellectual genres, including those that don't fit neatly into the above list.
Artists are responsible for their own travel to Red Wing, MN. The Anderson Center picks up and drops off artists at the MSP airport and the Red Wing Amtrak Train Depot.
