Providing a peaceful affordable member workspace and lodging for individual artists, musicians and writers as well as academic and co-op arts residency programs and grant-funded stays/workshops. Situated in a 1920s railway town hotel that time forgot, residents are expected to contribute to our arts programming arm, 'Bowers Hour', the focus of their creative output. Offering several fee-assisted guest residencies for promising artists who might not have the chance or financial means to visit.

BOOM Concepts is a space for field building, knowledge sharing, mentorship, and storytelling.

Vision: Where all people are encouraged and have the tools / resources to live sustainable lives and have ownership over their ideas, crafts and community.

Mission: To provide a creative hub dedicated to the expansion of activity by artists and entrepreneurs representing black, brown, femme and queer communities.

SFAI is an independent arts organization forging critical inquiry and cultural exchange among artists, creative practitioners, and the broader community. We support and amplify dynamic artistic practices that engage complex social issues, inspire individual transformation, and inform collective action.

SFAI supports over 70 artists, activists, and creative practitioners annually through residencies, workshops, civic engagement, and innovative public events.

"The unique mission of The Roll Up CLT assists in the facilitation and expansion of a more equitable and inclusive creative culture by advancing a community of independent Black artists who are committed to reimagining and taking ownership of our narrative, and by creating spaces to celebrate Black creative talent."  - Jaki Shelton Green, North Carolina Poet Laureate, Advisory Board Member, The Roll Up CLT

Building Artists Relationships that Last a Lifetime

Indigo Arts Alliance embodies a multiracial approach to the rich intersections of citizenship, community-building, and creativity. Our work is in service to shifting historical injustices as a vital component of achieving equity for Black and Brown artists. We believe that artists are instrumental to doing the work of social justice in ways that are deeply grounded in lived experience and community.

At the heart of Indigo Arts Alliance’s mission are our Artist in Residency programs, which provide Black and Brown artists an environment for the production of artwork in all media across various disciplines.

Our Residency aims to connect Black and Brown artists from across the globe to local artists of African descent. We activate our mission by creating opportunities for critical feedback, relationship building and increased awareness of creative opportunities and resources.

Artists in Residence in Everglades (AIRIE) in partnership with the Everglades National Park, empowers artists to think creatively and critically about their relationship to the environment with a mission of revealing new paths forward.

Since 2001, AIRIE has welcomed over 190 artists, writers, curators, choreographers, musicians and other creatives to its residency program, permeating the national and international art landscape with unique interpretations and stories of the Everglades.

Created to serve artists living in the Omaha-Council Bluffs metropolitan area, the Inside/Outside Fellowship program is an opportunity for deep immersion in both studio practice and community engagement: Fellows explore materials and ideas to advance their creative practices while developing community art projects that contribute positively to this place we call home.

Based in Denver, CO, PlatteForum’s Artist Residency is a competitive, international program that provides artists the time, studio space and support to create new work and dive into social justice topics. Resident artists lead workshops with PlatteForum’s ArtLab high school interns culminating in exhibitions and/or performances in our gallery. PlatteForum supports artists who reflect the community of interns we serve, BIPOC, LGBTQIA+ and artists living with disabilities are encouraged to apply. 

The McColl Center Artist-in-Residence program serves as a catalyst for growth for emerging and mid-career artists. There are three residency terms per year—fall, winter/spring, and summer (parent/educator), with for four artists per term. Artists-in-residence receive private housing adjacent to McColl Center, a large-scale private studio in our historic building in Uptown Charlotte, curatorial guidance, marketing and PR support, and a generous stipend.