Kinship Studio residency and retreat center welcomes photographers and creative makers of all skill levels looking to seed, incubate, launch, or complete personal work or community projects. 

Self-funded residencies and retreats are grant-subsidized (50% of residency and studio costs are covered by grants), allowing the benefits of a residency without the competitive application process or long wait times. Requiring only a brief application and short phone interview, residencies and retreats are filled on a first-come, first-served basis. We accept applications year-round. 

Facilities include darkrooms, a digital print lab for prints up to 44" wide, a matting and framing studio, an outdoor alternative process studio, a mixed-media collage and book studio, and a writers' studio. 

To help make residencies accessible to artists of all income levels, we have a limited number of work-exchange full scholarships available each year. Please indicate additional financial need on your retreat request form. 

We offer four types of residencies:

• Self-Directed - for those who wish to work independently.

• Guided  - for those who are exploring and learning and still need guidance and instruction.

• Production - for those who are preparing for exhibitions or a project launch. 
  
   

arthereistanbul, a multicultural space located at the crossing-bridge between Europe and Asia
Istanbul is often considered as one of the Art Cities of the Future: a city rich a vibrant and vital art scene, connected both to Europe and Asia, while also relating to the Middle-East. The city is often seen as a bridge between the East and the West, a cosmopolitan space where hundreds of cultures coexist.

One of Istanbul art scenes main characteristics may also be its strong intertwining with the country’s political life and its geographic situation. This contributed to shape singular and strong artistic expressions tied to local issues and individual specificities.

In this context, arthereistanbul aims to:
– foster research, creativity and in arts and culture by opening an space to artists from all over the world to develop their ideas and projects.
– favour exchange between artists at risk / exiled artists together with artists from Turkey and International artists, curators, researchers, and arts professionals.
– increase the interaction between local and international artists and/or initiatives.
– encourage and support dialogue, diversity, tolerance and understanding against fear and suspicion.

In arthereistanbul, the residents will benefit from a multicultural environment and will have opportunities to broaden their vision and understanding of the region particularly in terms of culture and the arts while working in a cosmopolitan, international atmosphere.

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Middlebrook Arts Research + Residency Center is an accessible and inclusive dance and arts residency center located in the community of Jefferson, NY. Residents can expect to experience a rural atmosphere, with scenic mountains, thriving wildlife, and an overall natural beauty of the 9 acres of land. MAR+RC is operated by Teresa Fellion, Founder & Artistic Director of BodyStories: Teresa Fellion Dance, and serves as a rehearsal space for the company. Teresa and her husband, Orin, purchased this refurbished barn in 2020 after returning from her work in the United Arab Emirates. 

Offered programs include a robust artist-in-residence program, ongoing performance programming steered by resident artists, an annual performance series by BodyStories: Teresa Fellion Dance, dance classes for adult and youth students, and health/wellness retreats. We invite creators through various mediums within the performing, literary, and visual arts to participate in our programs. 

Jefferson is a town in Schoharie County, New York, with a small population of 1,285 people. The barn was originally built in 1900. It has served many purposes, and we are excited for the next step in its evolution as a communal, residential arts venue. We aim to enhance diversity and inclusion within the Jefferson and larger Schoharie County communities by making arts and culture accessible to all residents and visitors. 

A Stained Glass Residency, taking place over 3 weeks in September 2026 (Monday 7th of September to Monday 28th of September). This unique opportunity, led by glass artists Keira McLean and Rich Welsh, invites artists of all backgrounds to explore stained glass as a storytelling medium. Located in the East End of Glasgow, the residency offers a nurturing environment in a working glass studio to develop your skills, collaborate with fellow artists and contribute to the city's storied tradition of glass craftsmanship.

The residency covers all aspects of a working studio from design, painting, leading and soldering, repair and restoration, copper foiling and creating a collaborative stained glass window. Our first week will be an intensive learning week of different techniques like repair and restoration, stained glass painting, etching, copperfoil, leadwork, glass fusing etc. Week 2 is more self directed where artists can focus on their particular field of interest and make a variety of things from leaded panels, to more sculptural pieces. Week 3, artists will make a collaborative panel on the social history of Glasgow, from designing the cartoon (stained glass drawing) to installation of the panel. We also plan to take the artists on visits, installs and on site repairs depending on what's happening in the studio at that time.

Our work is about unearthing the forgotten or neglected histories of everyday people whilst promoting and sharing knowledge of our endangered craft.

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. 

At its core, this program is about community, momentum, and growth. It’s designed to give you the space, tools, and connections to move your practice forward in a way that’s meaningful to you. 

In Cahoots Residency is a place of collaboration and creative energy, a rare opportunity for uninterrupted work time as well as dialog with other artists. The residency provides housing and studio space to emerging and professional artists working in a variety of mediums. Our pastoral location and light-filled studios for book art, letterpress, writing, and printmaking inspire artists to make new discoveries and leave with a renewed passion for their work. The residency hosts from three to five artists at a time for sessions ranging from one to three weeks long. Residents are provided private individual guest houses (with kitchens and full bathrooms) and 24-hour access to the spacious shared studios or the individual writing studio. With a focus on community and inclusion, we welcome adult artists of all ethnicities, religions, ages, physical abilities, genders, sexual orientations, financial statuses, and educational backgrounds.