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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Kaatsbaan Cultural Park | Kaatsbaan Cultural Park December Weekend Retreat Residency view New York, United States
Printmaking Barcelona | Printmaking Barcelona Open Call for Fall & Winter view Barcelona, Spain
Chulitna Lodge Wilderness Retreat | Chulitna Lodge: Creative Residency in Alaska Summer 2025 view Alaska, United States
Mudhouse Residency | Mudhouse 2025 Early Acceptance General Application view Greece
Prairie Ronde Artist Residency | Prairie Ronde Artist Residency Spring Session 2025 view Michigan, United States
Volland Foundation | Volland Foundation Residency view Kansas, United States
Abbey Foundation for the Arts | Residency Grants 2025 view California, United States
Buinho | Buinho Residency Program: AiR 2025 - Portugal view Portugal
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 (Art Residency in Greece / ALL DISCIPLINES) view Greece
Tofte Lake Center | 2025 Family Artist Residency view Minnesota, United States
Aviário Studio | Aviário Studio Multidisciplinary Art Residency - Spring and Summer 2025 view Portugal
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 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
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
Emmanuel College Artist Residency | Emmanuel College Artist-in-Residence view Massachusetts, United States
Grand Marais Art Colony | Grand Marais Art Colony: Self-Guided Residencies | Jan. - June 2025 view Minnesota, 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
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
Hambidge Center for Creative Arts and Sciences | Summer Residency Session (June through August) view Georgia, United States
Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity | Visual Arts - Kapishkum: Métis Gathering view Alberta, Canada
Weir Farm National Historical Park | 2025 Weir Farm Artist-In-Residence Program view Connecticut, United States
Aviário Studio | Aviário Studio Printmaking Residency - Summer/Fall 2025 view Portugal
Aviário Studio | Large Format Residency - Summer and Fall 2025 view Portugal
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
Millay Arts | Millay Arts Core Residency : March 1 view New York, United States
Green Olive Arts | Green Olive Arts: 2025 FALL Residency view Morocco
Hambidge Center for Creative Arts and Sciences | Fall Residency Session (September through December) view Georgia, United States
Monson Arts | Fall 2025 Open Call view Maine, United States
Aviário Studio | Aviário Studio Multidisciplinary Art Residency - Summer and Fall 2025 view Portugal
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
Aviário Studio | Aviário Studio Multidisciplinary Art Residency - Winter and Spring 2026 view Portugal
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