Anderson Ranch Artists-in-Residence Program
Anderson Ranch’s Artists-in-Residence Program fosters creative, intellectual and professional growth for emerging and established visual artists. Residents have access to world-class facilities and studio time, free from everyday pressures. Residents can pursue interdisciplinary projects among a community of working artists, and gain feedback from prominent Visiting Artists and Critics. The Ranch setting is specifically crafted to aid artists in the production of their work. The residency is designed to allow artists to take risks and pursue new projects and ideas.
Residencies are offered during Spring and Fall terms each year in ceramics, new media, photography, furniture design, woodworking, painting, drawing, printmaking and sculpture. Applications are open between December-February each year for the following Fall & Spring terms. The Fall Residency is a 10-week program running from October-December, and the Spring program is a 5-week Residency with 2 sessions, February-March and March-April. Residents will be provided housing, studio space and meals. Fall Residents pay a fee of $1,500 for the 10-week Residency Program and Spring residents pay a fee of $750 for the five-week Residency, as well as a $100 studio fee. A select group of the 48 residencies are fully-funded fellowships awarded by the jury panel.
The Parent Artist-In-Residence program invites one parent artists to join the spring session 2 with their child/children and a partner/caretaker. See website for detail
5263 Owl Creek Road
Snowmass Village, CO 81611
United States
Residency Program Information
Residency Program Summary
Application Information
Fall 2025-Spring 2026 Residency applications are now open until February 17, 2025.
- Fall 2025: October 8 - December 17, 2025 (10 weeks)
- Spring 2026 Session I: February 1 - March 11, 2026 (5 weeks)
- Spring 2026 Session II: March 18 - April 22, 2026 (5 weeks)
Required Application Materials to Prepare:
- Website/Instagram
- Contact information, resume/CV, and short bio
- Area of Focus
- A statement of purpose: what you plan to accomplish using the time, space and facilities if you are awarded a residency.
- Three references (including contact information) who can attest to your ability to participate and work within an artistic community. If selected, your references will be contacted by Anderson Ranch Arts Center during the review process. Letters of recommendation are not required.
- A $30 non-refundable application fee is due at the time of submitting an application through SlideRoom paid via credit card or by PayPal.
- Ten images of work completed within the past three years including: images (up to 5MB each) and/or video (up to 250MB each). Jpeg images should be no larger than 5MB each. Each time-based work sample should be up to two minutes in length or less. Do not include external links to media samples or websites. Do not include multiple page pdfs as one media sample. Do not include trailer video samples.
Fall residents pay a fee of $1,500 for the 10-week Residency program at the Ranch. Spring residents pay a fee of $750 for the 5-week Residency program at the Ranch. A select group of the 48 residencies are fully funded fellowships awarded by the jury panel.
One Parent Artist-in-Residence will be invited to join the spring session 2, with the option to come for 2, 3, 4 or 5-weeks, at $200/week.
A select group of the 48 residencies are fully funded fellowships awarded by the jury panel.
Accessibility
Housing & Accomodation
Studio & Facilities
State-of-the-art studios are available in ceramics, new media, photography, furniture design, woodworking, painting, drawing, printmaking and sculpture.