Residency Programs Profiles

Imagine waking up to the sound of the forest, walking stone paths worn smooth by generations, and sharing a meal with people who have lived their whole lives in the same valley. Then opening your laptop. Picking up your tools.

Every year during the second weekend in July, Watershed welcomes guests to campus for our annual ceramics picnic, Salad Days.

Established in 1939, Montalvo Arts Center is home to the third oldest residency program in the United States. In 2004, Montalvo recommitted to its support of artists and opened a new, state-of-the-art facility, relaunching as the Sally and Don Lucas Artists Residency Program.

Salt Road Studio Residency is a fully funded international artist residency located in Akō, Japan, a historic coastal city overlooking the Seto Inland Sea.

A quiet studio. A beautiful setting. Time for inspiration.

Theatrical Jazz Crossroads is an interdisciplinary artist residency and creative laboratory exploring Theatrical Jazz, a Black performance methodology rooted in improvisation, ensemble practice, rhythm, call-and-response, embodied storytelling, and collective co

The Santa Fe Art Institute Thematic Residency Program supports dynamic creative practices that engage complex social issues, inspire individual transformation, and inform collective action. SFAI welcomes local, national, and international applicants of all backgrounds.

HUG DONKEYS! 

The Scherbarth Residency Program provides lodging and studio space to artists and makers in the visual, performing, and literary arts to participate in the creative community at Shake Rag Alley Center for the Arts, and the rural community of Mineral Po

Since 1976, Sculpture Space has been a launchpad for more than 630 visionary artists from across the globe—a place where bold ideas take shape and connections spark across materials, cultures, and generations.

The Seattle Prize is dedicated to identifying, nurturing, and generously supporting exceptional artists.

“The Seeker’s Sabbatical” is an on-farm, artist-in-residence program for creatives, thinkers and justice seekers of all persuasions whose work is making a generous contribution to healing - personal or planetary.

The climate crisis is an urgent global concern.

Artists, writers, performers, musicians, and creative professionals of all disciplines are encouraged to customize their time and conduct self-directed residencies. Projects might be the creative work of an individual or encompass the collaborative work of a group.

Serendipity Labs is a co-working space with 30,000 square feet of dedicated office spaces, coworking space, and event spaces. We are looking to work with local artists and art organizations or nonprofits to see if they are interested in having some of their art displayed in our spaces.

​The Seward Creative District Artist Residency​ offers artists a rare gift: time and space to do the work that matters.

Resident artists will be embedded with a local community organization during the first week of residency to learn about the mission and goals of the organization, so as to be inspired with ideas for creative projects which will engage a broader cross-section of the public in those goals and missi

The artist residency program at Shadowcliff brings together a diverse group of artists, creatives, researchers, and cultural caretakers from around the country, providing them with time, space, and access to the rich natural and cultural resources of Grand County.

The Sharpe-Walentas Studio Program awards rent-free non-living studio space to 17 visual artists for year-long residencies in DUMBO, Brooklyn. Its mission is to provide working studio space and community for artists.

Sheepscot Arts Preserve is a new artist residency center that is dedicated to supporting Visionary, Outsider and Narrative (Visual) Artists of all disciplines with an emphasis on visual artists. We are located on 42 beautiful acres bordering the Sheepscot River in Alna, Maine.

Away from the congested urban life of Japan and surrounded by mountains in the small town of Onishi (ogre stone) in Gunma prefecture, artists can work free from outside distractions.

Silence Awareness Existence
Thematic residency program in Finland, Winter 2027

Periods: 1 month
When: January / February / March 2027
Where: Arteles Creative Center, Hämeenkyrö, Finland

Sitka residencies provide time and space for self-paced work and reflection in an inspiring natural setting.

Through an annual open call process reviewed by a juried panel, two early career visual artists between 18-30 years old, who identify as African, Latine, Asian, Arab, and/or Native American descent, will be awarded a year-long fellowship including access to an exclusive studio space, extensive pr

Create in Tranquility! Soaring Gardens Artists Retreat in the country outside of Laceyville, PA offers visual artists, writers, composers and other musicians   three week summer residencies between May & Sept.