Residency Programs Profiles

The artist residency at nina Idyllwild is a queer-centered program dedicated to LGBTQ+ artists living in California.

The Watermill Center’s Artist Residency Program began in 2006 when The Center officially opened as a year-round facility.

A place to write and film and create. To find and renew creativity while surrounded by spiral-vined gardens, creaky wraparound porches and towering magnolias. To walk among the whispers of friendly ghosts and pastoral splendor.

The cornerstone of The Cedars Union is an 18-month, studio-based residency for artists at an inflection point in their practice. Artists are selected through a juried process and placed within a diverse cohort in an open-format studio hall of micro-studios. 

In 1997, Nancy B. Negley purchased the former residence of Dora Maar. In a five-year effort, she rehabilitated and updated this spacious eighteenth-century, four-story stone residence in the village of Ménerbes.

One-week Art Residency Retreat stays. These retreats can accommodate up to 4 creatives during any one week period (a collaborative studio experience is possible).  Accommodations and family-style dinners Included.

In 2012 the Sam & Adele Golden Foundation for the Arts opened its doors to a one-of a-kind artist residency for artists working in paint.

The Hundredth Hill Writer and Musician Retreats provide creatives 50 acres of pristine woodlands and four original, upcycled, and finely-crafted residences for week- and month-long retreats in the rolling hills just outside Bloomington, Indiana.

The Luminary Residency supports creative practitioners who engage with pressing issues of our time.

The Micro-Residency at Bischoff Inn Inn offers artists a clean, calming and peaceful space for study, work and relaxation. Residencies last for 1 or 2 weeks and are equal parts relaxation and productive work time.

Located in the heart of historic New Orleans, The New Quorum Artist Residency program provides emerging and established musicians, composers and writers with a focused period of time to pursue artistic development, exchange ideas, and engage with the larger New Orleans arts community.

The Nicholson Project is an artist residency program coupled with a neighborhood garden that works to support artists and serve as a creative and innovative cultural hub.

The Paseo Project Artist in Residence Programs bring artists from all over the world to Taos, offering dedicated time and space to pursue their creative work.

Save the date for November 6-7th, 2026 for the next Porch Writing Retreat!

The Rice Place is an ongoing endeavor of the Friends of Clyde Rice. Clyde and Ginny Rice's historic home serves as a retreat for writers, artists, musicians, naturalists, and others who seek a safe haven in which to reflect and create.

The Sable Project started with a forested piece of land near a mountain called Sable and an idea to bring creative people together in order to grow food and make art. 

The Sable Project started with a forested piece of land near a mountain called Sable and an idea to bring creative people together in order to grow food and make art. 

Sunlit Residency honors the legacy of anthropologist Dr. Sue-Je Lee Gage, pioneering scholar of Amerasians in South Korea, change maker, beloved teacher and mentor whose talents and interests spanned the fine arts, the humanities, and the social sciences.

The purpose of The Whirlybird Compound Artist in Residency of Acadiana, run by Christy Leichty and Jim Phillips, is to enhance the creative process of artists through cultural immersion.

One of the few things that was clear at the start of this pandemic was the fact that the format of the residencies as such, and the way we support artistic practices, needed to adapt and evolve.

The Trinacria Festival Residency is a 3-week, community-centered program designed for professional artists whose work directly engages the Pezzolo community. The dates of the program are July 24 - August 13, 2026.

Cultivarte is an ecological artist residency located in the warm and peaceful mountains of Anapoima, Colombia. Our program offers artists, writers, and creatives a quiet and inspiring environment to deepen their practice, rest, reconnect, and develop new ideas.

The Truro Clay Works Artist Residency invites three ceramicists to join our creative community for a one-year term starting October 5 of 2026. Residents live in a large fully furnished communal home with private bedrooms, two full shared bathrooms, living room, laundry room, pantry and kitchen.

Tsung-Yeh Arts and Cultural Center is located in the Madou district, on the northern outskirts of Tainan City. Madou is a tranquil and leisurely small town with a laid-back lifestyle, located approximately 50 minutes drive from downtown Tainan.