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 | June Weekend Retreat Residency view New York, United States
Wassaic Project | Wassaic Project 2026 Residency Open Call view New York, United States
Wassaic Project | Wassaic Project 2025 Haunted Mill Open Call view New York, United States
´ace | a/p Residency: 1st Open Call view Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Stove Works | Stove Works: Artist Residency view Tennessee, United States
Prairie Ronde Artist Residency | Prairie Ronde Artist Residency Fall Session 2025 view Michigan, United States
Essere Writer & Artist Residency | Open Call 2026 Programs (May & Sept) view Siena, Italy
Women's Studio Workshop | Studio Workspace Residency: Women's Studio Workshop view New York, United States
Pine Meadow Ranch Center for Arts & Agriculture | Open Call: Adaptation view Oregon, United States
Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity | Indigenous Fashion Runway Residency 2025 view Alberta, Canada
Trillium Arts | Trillium Arts: Fall 2025 Individual Artists Applications view North Carolina, United States
Aviário Studio | Large Format Printmaking Residency - Winter and Spring 2026 view Portugal
Centrum Residency Program | In the Making Residency (2026) view Washington, United States
Nantucket Island School of Design and the Arts / OffShore Artists Residency | Off Shore Artists Residency (OAR) | Summer 2025 view Massachusetts, United States
Rock Street Artist Residency | Rock Street Artist Residency view Michigan, United States
PLAYA | 2026 Art/Sci Awarded Residency view Oregon, United States
Centrum Residency Program | Self-Directed Residencies (2026) view Washington, United States
Centrum Residency Program | Emerging Artists Residency (2026) view Washington, United States
Center for Contemporary Printmaking | Printmaking Residency: Winter Session 2025-6 view Connecticut, United States
Dorland Mountain Arts | Summer/Fall 2025 Residencies view California, United States
Aviário Studio | Aviário Studio Cyanotype Residency view Portugal
Women's Studio Workshop | Women's Studio Workshop: Artist's Book Residency Grant view New York, United States
Grand Canyon Conservancy | 2026 Grand Canyon Artist in Residence view Arizona, United States
Loghaven Artist Residency | 2025 Residency Open Call view Tennessee, United States
´ace | Third Open Call for 2025 Exploration Residency view Argentina
´ace | Third Open Call for 2025 Production Residency view Argentina
Crosstown Arts Residency | Crosstown Art Residency Open Call view Tennessee, United States
Vashon Artist Residency | 2026 Residency Application view Washington, United States
Aviário Studio | Aviário Studio Multidisciplinary Art Residency - Winter and Spring 2026 view Portugal
Surel's Place | Surel's Place: Artist-in-Residency Program (January-June) view Idaho, United States
Bloedel Reserve | Creative Residency view Washington, United States
La Napoule Art Foundation | Canadian Artist Residency, Spring 2026 view France
La Napoule Art Foundation | International Artist Residency, Spring 2026 view France
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 Artist Book Residency - Spring/Summer 2026 view Portugal
Aviário Studio | Aviário Studio Photography Residency 2026 view Portugal
Aviário Studio | Aviário Studio Printmaking Residency - Winter/Spring 2025-26 view Portugal
Grand Marais Art Colony | Grand Marais Art Colony: Self-Guided Residencies | July - December 2025 view Minnesota, United States
Grand Marais Art Colony | Grand Marais Art Colony: Group Residencies | July - Dec. 2025 view Minnesota, United States
´ace | Fourth Open Call for 2025 Exploration Residency view Argentina
Aviário Studio | Aviário Studio Multidisciplinary Art Residency - Spring and Summer 2026 view Portugal
Aviário Studio | Aviário Studio Printmaking Residency - Summer/Fall 2026 view Portugal
Aviário Studio | Large Format Residency - Summer and Fall 2026 view Portugal
Aviário Studio | AVIÁRIO STUDIO INTAGLIO PRINTMAKING RESIDENCY view Portugal