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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Haystack Mountain School of Crafts | Haystack Open Studio Residency view Maine, United States
Arte Studio Ginestrelle | Arte Studio Ginestrelle: Creative & writing retreats in Assisi view Perugia, Italy
Nocefresca di Sassu Francesca | Nocefreschissima - Short Stay Programme in Sardinia Island view Oristano, Italy
Edward F. Albee Foundation | Edward F. Albee Foundation Summer/Fall Residency view New York, United States
Sitka Center for Art and Ecology | Recorder Residency 2025 view Oregon, United States
Sitka Center for Art and Ecology | Ecology Residency October 2025 - April 2026 view Oregon, United States
Sitka Center for Art and Ecology | Golden Spot Residency October 2025 - April 2026 view Oregon, United States
Sitka Center for Art and Ecology | Sitka Residency October 2025 - April 2026 view Oregon, United States
Respite in the Round | Spring Ephemerals in the South view North Carolina, United States
Printmaking Barcelona | Printmaking Barcelona Open Call for Fall & Winter view Barcelona, Spain
Elf School of the Arts | July-September 2025 Residency view North Carolina, United States
Respite in the Round | Nature-Enveloped Rest Retreats view North Carolina, United States
Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts | Artist-in-Residence Open Call: January 21–April 17, 2026 view Nebraska, United States
Vermont Studio Center | Vermont Studio Center Open Call view Vermont, United States
Peter Bullough Foundation | Local Summer 2025 Residency view Virginia, United States
Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts | Artist-in-Residence Open Call: May 20–August 14, 2026 view Nebraska, United States
Mudhouse Residency | Mudhouse 2025 General Application view Greece
Aviário Studio | Large Format Residency - Summer and Fall 2025 view Portugal
School of Visual Arts | Illustration and Visual Storytelling: Art and Industry - Summer Residency view New York, United States
Dorland Mountain Arts | Summer 2025 Residencies view California, United States
School of Visual Arts | Fine Arts: Painting and Mixed Media - Summer Residency view New York, United States
School of Visual Arts | From the Laboratory to the Studio: Interdisciplinary Practices in Bio Art view New York, United States
School of Visual Arts | Fine Arts: Contemporary Practices - Summer Residency view New York, United States
School of Visual Arts | Building Brands with Type view New York, United States
School of Visual Arts | Artist Residency Programs view New York, United States
Aviário Studio | Aviário Studio Artist Book Residency - Fall and Winter 2025/6 view Portugal
School of Visual Arts | Sculpture, Installation and New Media Art view New York, United States
School of Visual Arts | Design Writing and Research Online Intensive view New York, United States
School of Visual Arts | Photo, Video and Studio-Related Practices - Summer Residency view New York, United States
Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts | Bemis Center Alumni Residency 2026 view Nebraska, United States
Miller Art Museum | Dome House Al & Mickey Quinlan Artist Residency view Wisconsin, United States
Peninsula School of Art | Time and Space Residency Program | 2025-2026 view Wisconsin, United States
KODA | KODA Peace-Building Artist Residency view New York, United States
McColl Center | Winter 2026 Artist-in-Residence view North Carolina, United States
Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts | Sound Art + Experimental Music Open Call: 2026 Spring, Summer, Fall Sessions view Nebraska, United States
Hedgebrook | 2026 Writer-in-Residence Program view Washington, United States
List og Land | Write in Iceland: Intensive 5-day Workshop with Award Winning and Bestselling Author Leslie Schwartz view Iceland
Hambidge Center for Creative Arts and Sciences | Fall Residency Session (September through December) view Georgia, United States
Trillium Arts | 2025-2026 NC Choreographic Fellowships view
Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity | Spring Writers Residency 2026 view Alberta, Canada
Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity | Early Career Writers of Young Adult and Children's Books 2025 view Alberta, Canada
McColl Center | 2026 Creative Activism Artist Residency view North Carolina, United States
Mauser EcoHouse: Art, Permaculture & Health | Create in Paradise! view Puntarenas, Costa Rica
´ace | Second Open Call for 2025 Production Residency view Argentina
Camp Wonder Wander | HUG Donkeys! Family Friendly Summer with youth program options view Tennessee, United States
´ace | Second Open Call for 2025 Exploration Residency view Argentina
Dorland Mountain Arts | Mid-Summer 2025 Residencies view California, United States
MASS MoCA | January - June 2026 Residencies at MASS MoCA view Massachusetts, United States
Write On, Door County | 2026 Writers' & Literary Arts Administrators' Residency view Wisconsin, United States
Ragdale | 2026 Residency Program + Fellowships view Illinois, United States
Arteles Creative Center | Fall into Focus - Residency program in Finland, Fall 2025 view Finland
Kaatsbaan Cultural Park | May Weekend Retreat Residency view New York, United States
Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity | Aknumustiǂis: Ecological Engagement Through the Seasons 2025 view Alberta, Canada
Sitka Center for Art and Ecology | Jordan Schnitzer Printmaking Residency October-November 2025 view Oregon, United States
Aviário Studio | Aviário Studio Tiles Residency 2025 view Portugal
Monson Arts | Fall 2025 Open Call view Maine, United States
Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity | Banff Artist in Residence - Winter 2026 view Alberta, Canada
Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity | Comics and Graphic Novels 2025 view Alberta, Canada
Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity | Science Fiction 2025 view Alberta, Canada
Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity | Banff Artist in Residence - Fall 2025 view Alberta, Canada
Camp Wonder Wander | Celestial Inspiration - Annual Perseids Meteors - AUGUST 2025 view Tennessee, United States
PLAYA | 2026 Art/Sci Awarded Residency view Oregon, United States
Aviário Studio | Aviário Studio Multidisciplinary Art Residency - Summer and Fall 2025 view Portugal
Oak Spring Garden Foundation | Oak Spring Garden Foundation: 2026 Eliza Moore Fellowship for Artistic Excellence view Virginia, United States
Dorland Mountain Arts | Late Summer/Fall 2025 Residencies view California, United States
Kaatsbaan Cultural Park | June Weekend Retreat Residency view New York, United States
Camp Wonder Wander | Japan 2026 & 2028: Take Your Creative Flow on the Road view Tennessee, United States
Essere Writer & Artist Residency | Open Call 2026 Programs (May & Sept) view Siena, Italy
Prairie Ronde Artist Residency | Prairie Ronde Artist Residency Fall Session 2025 view Michigan, United States
Nantucket Island School of Design and the Arts / OffShore Artists Residency | Off Shore Artists Residency (OAR) | Summer 2025 view Massachusetts, United States
Aviário Studio | Large Format Printmaking Residency - Winter and Spring 2026 view Portugal
Center for Contemporary Printmaking | Printmaking Residency: Winter Session 2025-6 view Connecticut, United States
Loghaven Artist Residency | Loghaven Artist Residency: Open Call (June 1 - July 15, 2025) view Tennessee, United States
Camp Wonder Wander | OCTOBER in Tennessee view Tennessee, United States
´ace | Third Open Call for 2025 Production Residency view Argentina
´ace | Third Open Call for 2025 Exploration Residency view Argentina
Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity | Mountain Writers Intensive 2025 view Alberta, Canada
Camp Wonder Wander | Friendsgiving with Donkeys view Tennessee, 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
Hambidge Center for Creative Arts and Sciences | Spring Session (February - May) view Georgia, United States
Jentel Artist Residency | Jentel Residency Winter/Spring 2025 Open Call view Wyoming, United States
Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity | Contemporary French Literature view Alberta, Canada
Aviário Studio | Aviário Studio Artist Book Residency - Spring/Summer 2026 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
Aviário Studio | Aviário Studio Printmaking Residency - Winter/Spring 2025-26 view Portugal
´ace | Fourth Open Call for 2025-2026 Production Residency view Argentina
´ace | Fourth Open Call for 2025-2026 Exploration Residency view Argentina
Sculpture Space, Inc. | Sculpture Space 2026 Open Call (Nov 2025) view New York, United States
Aviário Studio | Aviário Studio Ceramics Residency - Winter/Spring 2026 view Portugal
Aviário Studio | Aviário Studio Multidisciplinary Art Residency - Spring and Summer 2026 view Portugal
Hedgebrook | 2025 The Mother Tree Residency view Washington, United States
Aviário Studio | Aviário Studio Printmaking Residency - Summer/Fall 2026 view Portugal
Aviário Studio | Aviário Studio Ceramics Residency Summer/Fall 2026 view Portugal