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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Mesa Refuge | Mesa Refuge 2024 Residencies view California, United States
Prairie Ronde Artist Residency | Prairie Ronde Artist Residency Spring Session 2024 view Michigan, United States
Arts Southeast | Sunny Savannah Spring/Summer 2024 Artist in Residency - fully funded view Georgia, United States
Cow House Studios | Open Residency Program Spring, 2024 view Co. Wexford, Ireland
Foundation House | Foundation House Artist Residency: January 2024 Session view Connecticut, United States
CubaSeen | Artist Residency in Havana, Cuba view La Habana, Cuba
Casey Droege Cultural Productions | Summer 2024 & Winter 2025 Cohorts view Pennsylvania, United States
Newport Art Museum | Artist-in-Residence (AiR) 2024 view Rhode Island, United States
Buinho | Buinho Residency Program: 1st semester 2024 - Portugal - last vacancies view Portugal
Tusen Takk Foundation | 2025 Visual Artist Residency Program view Michigan, United States
Dorland Mountain Arts | February/March 2024 Residencies view California, United States
R.A.R.O. Barcelona | R.A.R.O. BARCELONA AIR OPEN CALL – SPRING – SUMMER 2024 view
The Croft Residency | Rootstock 24 view Michigan, United States
The Croft Residency | RADicle 24/25 view Michigan, United States
Aviário Studio | Artist Book Residency - Spring/Summer 2024 view Portugal
Aviário Studio | Multidisciplinary Art Residency - Summer and Fall 2024 view Portugal
Chulitna Lodge Wilderness Retreat | Chulitna Lodge: Creative Residency in Alaska Summer 2024 view Alaska, United States
Center for Contemporary Printmaking | Printmaking Residency: Summer Session 2024 view Connecticut, United States
Constance Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts | 2024 Residencies view New York, United States
Good Hart Artist Residency | Residencies in 2024 and Early 2025 view Michigan, United States
Trillium Arts | Miss Sarah Fellowship for Black Women Writers 2024 view North Carolina, United States
Anderson Center at Tower View | August 2024 Emerging Artist Residency view
Anderson Center at Tower View | 2024 Residency view Minnesota, United States
Arteles Creative Center | Back to Basics - Intensive residency program in Finland, summer 2024 view Finland
The Luminary | 2024 Open Call Residency for Research-Led Practices view
Sculpture Space, Inc. | SCULPTURE SPACE RESIDENCY 2025 view
Ucross | Fall 2024 Open Call view Wyoming, United States
Craigardan | Call for Applications view New York, United States
Jentel Foundation | Residency Summer/Fall 2024 Open Call view Wyoming, United States
Monson Arts | Open Call - Spring 2024 view Maine, United States
Hambidge Center for Creative Arts and Sciences | Summer Residency Session (June through August) view Georgia, United States
Essere Writer & Artist Residency | Open Call - Fall 2024 view Siena, Italy
Volland Foundation | Volland Foundation Residency view Kansas, United States
Tofte Lake Center | 2024 Minnesota BIPOC Artist Residency view Minnesota, United States
Tofte Lake Center | 2024 Family Artist Residency view
Tofte Lake Center | 2024 Minnesota BIPOC Arts Educators Residency view Minnesota, United States
Tofte Lake Center | 2024 Individual Artist Residencies view Minnesota, United States
Nawat Fes | Open Call view Morocco
Popps Packing | 2024 Studio Residency view Michigan, United States
Creekside Arts | Creekside Arts Spring 2024 Residency view California, United States
Alderworks Alaska Writers and Artists Retreat | Summer 2024 view Alaska, United States
La Napoule Art Foundation | Canadian Artist Residency, Autumn 2024 view France
La Napoule Art Foundation | International Artist Residency, Autumn 2024 view France
Aviário Studio | Printmaking Residency - Summer and Fall 2024 view Portugal
Hambidge Center for Creative Arts and Sciences | Fall Residency Session (September through December) view Georgia, United States
South Porch Artists | Spring 2024 view South Carolina, United States
Rock Street Artist Residency | Rock Street Artist Residency view Michigan, United States
Monson Arts | Fall 2024 Open Call view Maine, United States
WOWArtSci | Winter 2023/Spring 2024 WOWArtSci Self-Directed Residency view New Mexico, United States
Aviário Studio | Large Format Printmaking Residency - Winter and Spring 2025 view Portugal
Aviário Studio | Aviário Studio Artist Book Residency - Fall and Winter 2024/5 view Portugal
Aviário Studio | Aviário Studio Multidisciplinary Art Residency - Winter and Spring 2025 view Portugal
Willapa Bay AiR | 2025 Residencies view Washington, United States
Siao-Long Cultural Park of Tainan City Government of Taiwan | Tsung-Yeh Arts and Cultutal Center Artists-in-Residence Program 2024 view Tainan City, Taiwan
Aviário Studio | Large Format Residency - Summer and Fall 2024 view Portugal
Green Olive Arts | Green Olive Arts: 2024 January Residency view Morocco