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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Arte Studio Ginestrelle | Arte Studio Ginestrelle: Creative & writing retreats in Assisi view Perugia, Italy
Kaatsbaan Cultural Park | Kaatsbaan Cultural Park November Weekend Retreat Residency view New York, United States
Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity | Playwrights Lab 2025 view Alberta, Canada
Casey Droege Cultural Productions | Summer 2025 & Winter 2026 Cohorts view Pennsylvania, United States
Green Olive Arts | Green Olive Arts: 2025 WINTER Residency view Morocco
Aviário Studio | Aviário Studio Printmaking Residency - Winter/Spring 2025 view Portugal
Bunnell Street Arts Center | Alaska AIR - 2025-2026 Artist Residencies at Bunnell Street Arts Center view Alaska, United States
L'AiR Arts | 2025 Open Call – L’AiR Arts Residency at Atelier 11 in Paris view France
Edward F. Albee Foundation | Edward F. Albee Foundation Winter/Spring Residency view New York, United States
L'AiR Arts | 2025 Open Call – L’AiR Arts Curated Professional Program view France
´ace | Fourth Open Call for 2024-2025 Exploration Residency view Argentina
´ace | Fourth Open Call for 2024-2025 Production Residency view Argentina
Hypatia-in-the-Woods | 2025 Summer (Third Quarter) Residencies view Washington, United States
Mauser EcoHouse: Art, Permaculture & Health | Costa Rica | Dec. 2024-Dec. 2025 (All Disciplines) view Puntarenas, Costa Rica
MASS MoCA | June - December 2025 Residencies at MASS MoCA view Massachusetts, United States
Wassaic Project | Wassaic Project 2025 Summer Residency Program Open Call view New York, United States
Camp Wonder Wander | 5x5 winter bootcamp view Tennessee, United States
Essere Writer & Artist Residency | Open Call Fall 2025 view Siena, Italy
Kaatsbaan Cultural Park | Kaatsbaan Cultural Park December Weekend Retreat Residency view New York, United States
Aviário Studio | Aviário Studio Ceramics Residency - Winter/Spring 2025 view Portugal
Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity | Indigenous Haute Couture – Creation & Embellishments 2025 view Alberta, Canada
Printmaking Barcelona | Printmaking Barcelona Open Call for Fall & Winter view Barcelona, Spain
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
Camp Wonder Wander | Sabbatical opportunity - Donkeys and nature ... view Tennessee, United States
Nocefresca di Sassu Francesca | Nocefreschissima - Short Stay Programme in Sardinia Island view Oristano, Italy
Write On, Door County | 2025 Lorine Niedecker Fellowship view Wisconsin, United States
Camp Wonder Wander | March & April in Tennessee view Tennessee, United States
Archie Bray Foundation | Long-Term Residency Application 2025 view Montana, United States
Archie Bray Foundation | Summer Residency Application 2025 view Montana, United States
Aviário Studio | Aviário Studio Artist Book Residency - Spring/Summer 2025 view Portugal
Tofte Lake Center | 2025 Minnesota BIPOC Artist Residency view Minnesota, United States
Tofte Lake Center | 2025 National Emerging 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 Individual Artist Residencies view Minnesota, United States
Mudhouse Residency | Mudhouse 2025 Full Fellowship Residency view Greece
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
Sue-Je Lee Gage Sunlit Residency for Social Justice and Human Rights | Summer 2025 Residency Program 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
Green Olive Arts | Green Olive Arts: 2025 SUMMER Residency view Morocco
V4L Arts | Retreat Residency in Rural West Virginia view West Virginia, United States
Monson Arts | Spring 2025 Open Call view Maine, United States
Aviário Studio | Large Format Residency - Summer and Fall 2025 view Portugal
Millay Arts | Millay Arts Core Residency : March 1 view New York, United States
Green Olive Arts | Clone of Green Olive Arts: 2025 FALL Residency view Morocco
Aviário Studio | Aviário Studio Ceramics Residency Summer/Fall 2025 view Portugal
Aviário Studio | Aviário Studio Printmaking Residency - Summer/Fall 2025 view Portugal
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
Aviário Studio | Aviário Studio Multidisciplinary Art Residency - Winter and Spring 2026 view Portugal
Camp Wonder Wander | Friendsgiving with Donkeys view Tennessee, United States
Hedgebrook | 2025 The Mother Tree Residency view Washington, United States