Futures Fellowship

This fellowship supports artists with research-based projects who are reimagining the possibilities of museums, scholarship, and public engagement. The Clark Art Institute’s Research and Academic Program (RAP) awards funded residential fellowships to established and promising scholars with the aim of fostering a critical commitment to inquiry in the theory, history, and interpretation of art and visual culture.

As part of our commitment to fostering diverse engagements with the visual arts, RAP particularly seeks to elevate constituencies, subjects, and methods that have historically been underrepresented in the discipline. In addition to the general Clark Fellowships, which are open to any topic, time period, and geographic focus, RAP offers a number of special fellowships for specific research interests that are intended to nurture a variety of disciplinary approaches and support new voices in art history.

All fellows receive a stipend; are provided offices in the open-stack, 280,000-volume art history library of the Manton Research Center; apartments in the gracious residence across the street from our 140-acre campus; and reimbursement of travel expenses. Fellowships typically last for one semester, but longer- and shorter-term opportunities are available.

For more information and application details, please visit clarkart.edu/rap/fellowship. The application portal may be directly reached at clarkart.smapply.io.

Applications are due by October 15, 2026 fo

The artist residency at nina Idyllwild is a queer-centered program dedicated to LGBTQ+ artists living in California.

Located at nina's Idyllwild outpost in the San Jacinto Mountains of Riverside County, about 100 miles east of Los Angeles, the residency offers time, space, and creative refuge away from the city.

​Each residency supports either one artist or a creative duo/collective—whether emerging or established— for a fully funded two-week stay. ​

With no distractions and the quiet of the forest as backdrop, residents are invited to immerse themselves in deep work, reflection, and creative renewal.

What's Included

• Private cabin with two bedrooms, two bathrooms, living/work space, and hot tub 
• ​Utilities and internet
• Professional cleaning at the beginning and end of the stay
• Connection to nina's creative ecosystem in Los Angeles
• Personal welcome: residents are greeted on arrival by nina's programming team and taken to dinner in town​

Expectations​

• Residents are self-directed and self-sufficient—the residency does not provide production, fabrication, or technical support
• Accepted applicants will participate in a kickoff call with the nina team and all members of the season's cohort before their residencies begin
• All residents agree to take part in an end-of-season artist showcase and salon hosted at nina in Atwater Village, Los Angeles, where the cohort will share work and reflections with the community

The Keyhole Workspace Artist-in-Residence Program at the Ely Center of Contemporary Art is for artists living in New Haven and the Greater New Haven Area. This is a studio only residency and we are unable to offer housing at this time.

There are 2 cohorts (spring and fall) held each year. Each cohort is made up of 3 artists. Each artist is given their own studio space and a small monetary stipend to go towards material costs.

Throughout the 4 months of the residency art professionals (curators, writers, critics etc) visit and offer feedback. These meetings are casual and include a sit down family style meal.

Each artist must agree to spend 15 hours a week in their studio, host a public facing community program, and make themselves available for events such as Open Studio, gallery receptions etc. Each cohort includes one Open Studio opportunity for the public meet the artists, share their process and network.  

Salt Road Studio Residency is a fully funded international artist residency located in Akō, Japan, a historic coastal city overlooking the Seto Inland Sea. Created for contemporary visual artists, the residency provides dedicated time, studio space, housing, and financial support for artists to develop new work while experiencing life in Japan.

Each year, only three artists are selected for an immersive three-week residency. Participants receive round-trip airfare, accommodations, studio access, and a stipend, allowing them to focus entirely on their creative practice. The small cohort size encourages meaningful dialogue, collaboration, and exchange among artists from different backgrounds and disciplines.

Founded by artist and curator Gina Keatley, Salt Road Studio connects creative communities between Japan and New York City while fostering artistic growth through cultural immersion. Artists are encouraged to engage with the landscape, history, food culture, and daily rhythms of Akō while pursuing independent studio work.

The residency welcomes emerging and established painters, sculptors, mixed-media artists, photographers, and interdisciplinary practitioners from around the world. Through dedicated studio time, shared experiences, and cross-cultural exchange, Salt Road Studio Residency aims to support experimentation, creative development, and lasting international connections.