Corsicana Artist and Writer Residency advances the production and presentation of new work and ideas by an international community of artists and writers by providing an arena of generous support and historic space.

Fifty miles south of Dallas, this residency takes place in the historic downtown of Corsicana, where two oil booms in the 1890s to 1920s produced an exuberant architectural setting. Historic buildings declined in care and use by the late-20th century, alongside the general compromise of small-town America. Corsicana Artist and Writer Residency affords creative re-use of these preserved sites, soaked in their unaltered space, light and proportion. Anchored by 100 West, a former Odd Fellows Lodge, this collection of sites becomes a cultural campus providing artists and writers meaningful interaction with the community and its history as a springboard for research and creative production. We champion innovative and engaged studio practices and writing, while facing outward in partnerships for education, exhibition and publication designed to develop transformative dialogue with audiences near and far.

The unique history and cultural landscape of Corsicana lies at the intersection of economic change and the collection of diverse races and religious histories throughout that change. This residency is uniquely positioned to engage and respond to this landscape through its support for creative production.

Early Career Banff Artist in Residence (BAiR) 2026 is an immersive program of studio practice, creative exploration, critical feedback, and mentorship for visual artists in the early stages of their careers. 

Open to artists working in all visual arts mediums, this program is faculty-led while providing space, time, and support towards the development of an agreed-upon studio project. 

As well as having the opportunity to research, experiment, and create, participants are part of a community of emerging artists committed to developing and expanding their practice. They will participate in faculty-led conversations around the contexts that artists establish for the production and presentation of their work.

This program is designed for participation over the entire program period. Variable dates will not be considered.

Description

The program invites participants to reflect on how their work is situated within or alongside their artistic peers and predecessors. It emphasizes collective learning, cross-disciplinary exchange, and relational approaches to practice. Participants will explore how artists establish associations with one another across diverse modes of making and thinking.

This program supports:

• the development of conceptual thought and creative skills through faculty supported research-creation
• development of technical skills through experimentation and skill-based learning assisted by staff technicians
• faculty and guest artist lectures and collective study, reading, and writing to foster critical thought and cross-disciplinary dialogue/collaboration
• peer-to-peer to engagement fostering a professional community that can help support and sustain an artistic career
• feedback from experienced faculty members who will be available for both group and one-on-one consultations.

Artists are provided with a studio, as well as targeted access to our extensive facilities. This includes:

• access to personal studio spaces equipped for creative work, available 24/7, providing a dedicated environment for artistic expression
• targeted access to shared production facilities and knowledgeable staff who are available to provide technical assistance and support.

Facility access is based on availability of facilitators and priority goes to those requesting access in their initial applications. 

Requirements

Early Career refers to artists who are new to their professional practice as well as those just entering, or in the early stages of their career. 

This residency is for individual artists or duos (of no more than two collaborators) who have:

• completed formal training in visual arts at the post-secondary level; or
• equivalent experience and recognition from their peers acquired through traditional knowledge and practices.

Applications from applicants close to completing formal training, averaging up to five years of professional practice will be considered.

The program is designed to cater to early career visual artists including, but not limited to, work in:

• ceramics
• digital media
• painting
• drawing
• printmaking
• papermaking
• photography
• sculpture and installation

Participants will benefit most if they are comfortable working autonomously in an unstructured environment. The program suits those focused on:

• working on a specific project
• creating new works.

Priority will be given to artists who have not attended a Visual Arts residency at Banff Centre in the past three years.

Scholarships available.

Program Dates: Mar 02, 2026 - Apr 03, 2026

Nestled in the heart of Wisconsin, the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum opened in 1976 alongside an avian-themed inaugural exhibition that became the world-renowned Birds in Art. From its inception, the Woodson Art Museum has provided Wausau and its surrounding areas with access to exceptional exhibitions celebrating the marriage of nature and art.

Located on the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum campus in Wausau, Wisconsin, the Glass Box Studio provides space and time for artists to experiment, explore, and produce individually developed or collaborative artwork in any medium. The Woodson Art Museum Artist Residency Program will increase community engagement and accessibility to the visual arts in north central Wisconsin by providing opportunities for artists to share their creative processes through outreach, workshops, and programming. 

The Woodson Art Museum Artist Residency will bring visual artists from across the country to the Wausau area annually. Participating artists will be included in community programming developed with Museum staff. The program supports artists by providing a studio space, living space, honorarium, as well as networking and outreach opportunities.  

Each residency is unique. Residencies are organized by Museum staff members and are catered to each artist’s strengths and interests. Artists will be expected to participate in outreach or educational programs over the course of their residency and are given the opportunity to teach hands-on workshops to a variety of audience types. Artists will be expected to keep regular open studio hours for a minimum of two days a week over the course of the residency during the Museum’s open hours so visitors can observe and engage with the resident artist.   

RESIDENCY GOALS

• Support artists’ studio practice, foster growth, and encourage the investigation of creative ideas
• Increase community engagement and accessibility to the visual arts in north central Wisconsin
• Provide support and opportunities for visual artists to advance their studio practice through the creation of an independently developed, collaborative, or site-specific project
• Interact with the Museum’s exhibitions
• Engage with a variety of audiences, including students and adults
• Invitation to engage with audience members experiencing memory loss, low vision, and blindness, or children ages 5 and younger
• HONORARIUM
• Participating artists will receive an honorarium in addition to reimbursement for travel, mileage, and meal expenses. Supplies and materials for workshops, classes, and outreach will be covered by the Woodson Art Museum.
• FACILITIES & EQUIPMENT
• Artists will have 24/7 access to the Museum’s Glass Box Studio throughout the duration of their residency. Artists will have access to the Museum facilities and Museum staff during regular business hours. The Glass Box Studio is equipped with WiFi, work tables, slop sink, basic tools, and materials.
• ACCOMMODATIONS
• Artists will be provided with housing and basic accommodations at a one-bedroom house on the Museum campus.

Applications are reviewed by Museum staff. Successful applicants are those that clearly communicate ideas and demonstrate the ability to accomplish their proposal. All notifications and communications will be sent via email. Application notifications will be sent out on or around October 1, 2025. Top applicants will be contacted to schedule a virtual studio visit before receiving an official residency invitation. 

Learn more and apply here: https://www.lywam.org/artist-resources/

For direct questions about the residency program, application requirements, submission details, or to receive mail-in instructions, please contact Rachel Hausmann-Schall, artist residency and adult program manager, rhausmann@lywam.org or call 715.845.7010.

Kala's Artist-in-Residence program serves over 150 artists annually. International, national, and local artists producing innovative work in printmaking, sculpture, photography, digital media, film and video, sound, animation, media art installation, and book arts are encouraged to apply. Artists share space, equipment, techniques, and ideas and are a vital part of the Kala community. Residents receive 24/7 access to a shared 8,000-square-foot Print Studio, equipment, digital lab, sculpture lab, black and white darkroom, and 3 individual artist project spaces (150-400 sq feet available to visiting artists). Kala offers subsidized contract residency rates for different working needs and artist experiences.

Applicant Resources

– How to Apply
– Residency Experience
– Kala Facilities

Artists can apply for the following in a single application:

–  Artist Residency (AIR) Program
–  Jen Cole Artist Residency Award
– CCA Hamaguchi Emerging Artist Resdiency at Kala
– Veterans Artist Residency

The Mentoring Artist Residency was the core program at our founding, and it has served over 3,500 emerging and mid-career artists from many disciplines. The residency is unique in that it is a mentoring program that couples prominent Mentoring Artists with selected Associate Artists for three-week periods. Since residencies are process-based, and not product-driven, time can be spent on previously existing projects, on new experiments, or on collaborations. The residency is also unique in that it focuses on creating conversations and the sharing of ideas between three disciplines per program, which can include visual artists, writers, dancers, and musicians as well as many other types of art. ACA believes that the spirit and challenges of being an artist are shared by all disciplines and that we can learn much from coming together, sharing our work and ideas, and collaborating on projects. 

The three mentoring artists for this residency are: 
• Fatimah Asghar- poet, screenwriter, educator, and performer,  they were a recipient of the Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fellowship from the Poetry Foundation, and listed on Forbes’s 30 under 30 list.
• Molissa Fenley- choreographer/dancer, she is of the most influential artists of postmodern dance.
• Jeremy Kittel- Grammy-nominated violinist, fiddler, and composer. 

Program Dates Feb 16, 2026 - Feb 28, 2026

Overview  

This two-week immersive residency offers individual dancers the opportunity to explore and embody the unique choreographic languages of three internationally acclaimed dance artists - Kirsten Wicklund, Marie Gyselbrecht, and Cyril Baldy.

Participants will rotate through choreographic labs with each faculty artist, taking part in daily technique and improvisation classes that support embodied exploration.

Description

The program includes collaborative creation processes, culminating in informal studio showings that offer a chance to share and reflect on the work developed.

Program highlights:

• Deepen physical and artistic practice through technique and improvisation
• Experience three distinct choreographic voices and creative approaches
• Develop collaborative and adaptive skills in rehearsal and creation settings
• Engage in mentorship, feedback, and self-reflection
• Share work in an informal public showing at the end of the residency

Requirements

This residency is open to early career dancers interested in engaging with both Pointe and non-Pointe work, who are eager to explore diverse choreographic approaches in a focused and collaborative environment.

• Standard scholarship: covers 100% of tuition fees, and 50% of meals and accommodation costs