"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

Located in NYC, Snug Harbor is Staten Island’s leading incubator for bold and innovative art. Through the Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art and other programs, we develop and present the work of emerging and established artists and companies working across the visual arts, theater, music, dance and multimedia. 

Founded in 1995 and located eight miles outside Ithaca, New York, the Saltonstall Foundation supports New York State artists and writers. We accomplish this through two key programs held on our property: our free, stipend-supported, juried residency program and our self-directed, non-juried, low-cost flexible retreats.

We offer private accommodations for six individuals. Our accessible space includes an accessible bedroom, bathroom, studio, full kitchen, common space, and laundry facilities.

Monson Arts is an artists' residency and arts center in Monson, Maine. The goal of the residency program is to provide time and space for artists and writers to devote to their creative practices. Residencies are two or four weeks long and come with studio space, a private bedroom in shared housing, all meals and a stipend of $1,000 ($500 for two week programs). Located at the edge of Maine's North Woods near the Appalachian Trail, the town is surrounded by areas of stunning natural beauty.

MacDowell is an artist residency program located in a rural area of Peterborough, New Hampshire.  A Fellowship consists of exclusive use of a studio, bedroom, and three prepared meals a day for up to six weeks. Artists-in-residence need to be comfortable with a degree of solitude and disconnection from the outside world. Studios are comfortably furnished. There are no residency fees. Applications from artists representing the widest range of perspectives and demographics are encouraged.

Loghaven Artist Residency’s mission is to serve artists by providing them with a transformative residency experience and continued post-residency support. The residency is located on ninety wooded acres in Knoxville, Tennessee. Artists live in rehabilitated historic log cabins and have access to new, purpose-built studio space. The residency is completely funded. All Loghaven Fellows are awarded stipends to support the creation of new work during the residency.

Hyde Park Art Center is a hub for contemporary arts in Chicago, serving as a gathering and production space for artists and the broader community to cultivate ideas, impact social change, and connect with new networks. We offer a comprehensive set of programs that serve the creative and resource needs of artists and our communities. Our programs include exhibitions, public programs, studio art classes, and an international and local residency program for visual artists and curators.

Fountainhead elevates the voices, visibility and value of artists in our society and makes their work accessible in a welcoming and inclusive environment. Offering a year-round residency program, flexible and affordable artists' studios and the annual countywide open studios event Artists Open, Fountainhead empowers artists to build thriving careers while nurturing a community that supports them and their work.

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.

Women’s Studio Workshop envisions a society where women’s visual art is integral to the cultural mainstream and permanently recorded in history. Our mission is to operate and maintain an artists’ workspace that encourages the voice and vision of individual women and trans, intersex, nonbinary and genderfluid artists. We provide professional opportunities for artists at various stages of their careers and promote programs designed to stimulate public involvement, awareness, and support.