Residency Programs Profiles

A new tool for artists and organizations to find and compare residency programs.

People eating by a window in a dining hall. There are large trees outside of the window.
People dining at Haystack Mountain School of Crafts' Dining Hall. Photo credit: Haystack Staff. 

Artist residencies provide artists, scholars, educators and other creative professionals with time, space and resources to work, individually or collectively, on the research and development of their practice. Click SEARCH on the left side, below the side navigation to access the search functions. Tag words and filtered searches help narrow results.

For Artists

For artists, the residency experience begins with research. By selecting tag words or phrases and filtering searches based on location, discipline, context, and more, artists will better understand differences in programs and determine which residencies might be a good fit. After creating a filtered search, users can save the list of results. This saved list then becomes a resource for artists throughout the research and inquiry process. Artists can learn more about the residency experience here.

For Residency Staff

Residency staff and arts administrators may use the directory to find and connect with similar programs based on geography, typology or context. The directory is also a resource for learning about the policies, strategies, and program design of other organizations. Like artists, residency staff and arts administrators can narrow their searches using tags and filters and save the results as a reference list.

Find an upcoming or ongoing open call deadlines

 

> Search Upcoming Open Call Deadlines to access the upcoming deadlines, sorted chronologically by the deadline date.

> Search Ongoing Open Call Deadlines to access all ongoing deadlines, sorted alphabetically by open call name. These open calls do not have a deadline and applications are accepted on a rolling basis.

The Working Farm

Brewster, NY, United States

The Working Farm, SPACE’s resident writers’ group, offers five playwrights, composers, lyricists and/or librettists a total of five (fully-subsidized) weeks on Ryder Farm during the course of the May-October season.

Application Type
Open application

Tulsa Artist Fellowship

Tulsa, OK, United States

With the belief that arts are critical to the advancement of cultural citizenship, Tulsa Artist Fellowship supports artists and arts workers in the heart of Oklahoma’s Green Country. Socially invested artistic practitioners live and work here, intentionally engaging with our city.

Application Type
Open application
Residency LengthOpen Calls
3 years - 3 years2024-2026 Tulsa Artist Fellowship Open Call

Tusen Takk Foundation Artist Residency

Leland, MI, United States

Tusen Takk’s residencies are geared for artists to explore new ideas or expand current work. We look for ideas and work that will affirm and enrich the human spirit, giving form to chaos and perception to beauty. 

Application Type
Open application

Ucross

Clearmont, WY, United States

Ucross is a vital and relevant resource for artists of all backgrounds and disciplines, who come from all over the United States and the world. The uninterrupted time and space offered is increasingly rare, and the connections built within the community are of great importance to artists.

Application Type
Open application
Residency LengthOpen Calls
2 weeks - 6 weeksUcross: Spring 2023
4 weeks - 4 weeksUcross Native American Fellowships for Visual Artists and Writers: 2023
2 weeks - 6 weeksFall 2023

Vashon Artist Residency

Vashon , WA, United States

Vashon Artist Residency provides a diverse group of artists the time and space to create, the opportunity to engage with other residents and the experience of living and working amidst the ecology and community of Vashon Island located on the beautiful Salish Sea in Washington State.

 

Application Type
Open application
Residency LengthOpen Calls
2 weeks - 4 weeksVashon Artist Residency: 2023 Residency Application

Volland Residency

Alma, KS, United States

The Volland Residency program provides time and space for creative practitioners of a wide range of disciplines to gather in a community setting for work, thought and exchange of ideas. Volland offers three rarities in today’s world: quiet, darkness, solitude. 

Application Type
Open application
Residency LengthOpen Calls
2 weeks - 4 weeksVolland Foundation Residency

Weir Farm Artist-In-Residence Program

Wilton, CT, United States

The Weir Farm Artist-in-Residence (AIR) program selects artists to spend up to one month living and working at Weir Farm National Historical Park. Visual artists apply for residencies in select media and diverse artistic points of view from traditional to experimental.

Application Type
Open application
Residency LengthOpen Calls
2 weeks - 1 monthArtist-In-Residence Program 2023

Wildacres Artist-in-Residence

Little Switzerland, NC, United States

In 1999, Wildacres Retreat opened our residency program for artists. Since that time, we have had the opportunity to host hundreds of writers, artisans, and musicians. Participants in the program stay in one of three self-catering cabins located just a quarter-mile beyond the retreat entrance.

Application Type
Open application
Residency LengthOpen Calls
1 week - 2 weeksWildacres Artist-in-Residence

Willapa Bay AiR

Oysterville, WA, United States

Willapa Bay AiR is situated on 16 acres in coastal southwest Washington state.  The Residency has been specifically designed, from the site selection to the architecturally specific building concepts, layouts, and materials, to combine the opportunity for solitude with the opportunity for daily c

Application Type
Open application
Residency LengthOpen Calls
1 monthWillapa Bay AiR: 2023 Residencies

Workspace

New York, NY, United States

LMCC’s longest running residency program, Workspace, is a nine-month studio-based program that focuses on the creative process and cohort development of emerging artists.

Application Type
Open application
Residency LengthOpen Calls
9 months - 9 monthsWorkspace

WOWArtSci Residencies

Carson, NM, United States

WOWArtSci welcomes artists and scientists to explore their passions in a natural retreat setting with total quiet, dark skies (Bortle 2), and easy access to a vibrant, diverse and historic community of artists and artisans.

Application Type
Open application
Residency LengthOpen Calls
1 week - 1 weekSelf-Directed/Unsupported 2023 Residencies

Write On, Door County Writers' Residency Program

Fish Creek, WI, United States

In the heart of Door County, on Wisconsin's northeast peninsula, nestled between the waters of Green Bay and Lake Michigan, writers can find the peace and solitude to focus on their craft. Write On offers a space of inspiration and reflection on 59 acres of meadows, orchards, and woods.

Application Type
Open application
Residency LengthOpen Calls
1 week - 4 weeksWriters' & Literary Arts Administrators' Residency
1 week - 1 weekDick Scuglik Memorial Residency and Scholarship

WSW Micro Grants

Kingston, NY, United States

With this opportunity, WSW is supporting artists with unrestricted microgrants of up to $1500.

Application Type
Open application