KODA offers an artist residency program for two mid-career, female-identifying and/or non-binary artists who create conceptual and socially engaged work. The Fall 2025 residency will span from August 1-October 31, 2025. The program is placed under the theme of Peace-Building.
Selected artists receive:
- Studio space from August 1-October 31, 2025 on Governors Island
- Optional residency exhibition on Governors Island
- Honorarium in the amount of $1,000
- Studio visits with art world professionals such as curators and art historians
- Public engagement opportunities, with an additional honorarium of $250
- Professional development credit of $200
- Monthly curatorial and production consultancy with KODA team
- Networking and collaboration opportunities
- Access to Materials for the Arts
APPLY: The Open Call for KODA Fall 2025 Social Practice Residency program placed under the theme of Peace-Building opens on March 10, 2025. Proposals will be accepted between March 10, 2025 at 10:00 AM ET and April 10, 2025 at 11:59 PM ET. Two selected artists will be notified of the residency offer by May 25, 2025.
Residency Eligibility
Residency Experience Summary
Application Information
Eligibility:
- KODA’s residency program is targeted to mid-career artists working in all media and creating conceptual and socially engaged work. While the term “mid-career” is up to interpretation, we consider artists aged 30 years old or older, having a significant body of works spanning several years, with minimum 10 years of experience as professional artist, and minimum two solo exhibitions, as “mid-career”. They are often without current gallery representation.
- Artists must be 30 years old or older.
- We invite female-identifying and/or non-binary artists to apply.
- Our 2025 residency theme is Peace-Building.
- KODA does not provide housing, transportation, or visa sponsorship.
- We do not accept applications from students currently enrolled in school.
- We do not require a BA, MA, BFA, or MFA.
- We do not yet accept applications from collectives/collaborative groups.
- We require the artist to devote a minimum of 20 hours per month to the Artist Residency.
- We require Artists-in-Residence to participate in open studios at least once during their residency term.
- We require Artists-in-Residence to attend monthly residency meetings.
Selection process: We will be accepting two Artists-in-Residence for the Fall 2025 Peace-Building season. A jury of experts in the field, and KODA staff and board will take part in the selection process. Short-listed candidates will be notified by May 15, 2025. Accepted candidates will be notified by May 25, 2025, and announced on May 31, 2025.