Dream Factory Sound Sanctuary (DFSS) is a nonprofit artist residency and recording studio located in the quiet high desert of Southern California. Our residency program supports musicians, composers, producers, and sound artists seeking a focused environment to create, learn, explore, and deepen their craft.

We host one resident artist at a time for immersive stays. Residency length is typically 2–3 weeks, with some flexibility depending on the artist’s goals and schedule.

Each residency includes lodging, daily meals, full access to a professional recording studio, and a large library of acoustic and electronic instruments. Residents also have the option to work closely with an experienced studio engineer who can support both technical and creative development—whether the focus is recording and production, learning the fundamentals, or experimenting without pressure to complete an album or release.

The program is designed to reduce common barriers to creative growth by offering dedicated studio time, guidance when desired, and a peaceful natural setting that supports deep concentration. Dream Factory’s instrument collection and studio environment invite both traditional workflows and exploratory sound practices.

The surrounding desert landscape provides quiet and spaciousness; many artists weave in reflection, nature walks, and personal practices alongside studio work. DFSS is supported by community donations and partnerships that help us offer residencies with minimal financial

Anita Lynn Wetzel was the founding spirit of Women’s Studio Workshop. In her life and in her art she epitomized generosity and grace. Anita was a true humanist, in one with nature. In honor of Anita’s legacy, her friends and WSW are establishing the Anita Wetzel Residency Grant at Women’s Studio Workshop. The Anita Wetzel Residency Grant is a new opportunity focused on mature artists (45 years old and up) to create new work and fully immerse themselves in WSW’s supportive environment. This residency gives artists the necessity of time and space, 4-6 weeks, to live and work away from the stresses of daily life. Artists may choose to work in any one or more of our studios: intaglio, letterpress, papermaking, screen printing, or darkroom photography. 

This residency is fully subsidized. WSW provides housing and studio space at no cost. Additionally, the selected artist will receive a stipend of $350/week, up to $500 for materials used during the residency, and up to $250 toward travel within the Continental US. Artists receive a thorough studio orientation and are expected to work independently, although studio staff is available to provide assistance. Deep technical assistance can be arranged for an additional fee. The artist is responsible for any other expenses such as meals and incidentals while in residence.

The Studio Residency Grant is a six- to eight-week residency for artists to create new work in any of our studio disciplines: intaglio, letterpress, papermaking, screenprinting, or photography. WSW invites applications from artists at any stage in their careers.

This grant includes a stipend of $350/week, up to $500 for materials used during the residency, up to $250 for travel within the Continental US, free onsite housing, and 24/7 studio access. WSW can also provide technical advice and production assistance.

The Monastery Arts Residency brings artists and writers to live, create, and seek beauty for a week under summer skies at Mount Saviour Monastery near Elmira, NY. It is the only arts residency in the world that takes place at an active Catholic monastery.

The week is a unique blend of solitude and community. During the day, residents work independently on their own creative projects, with access to over 1,000 acres of monastery grounds and sheep fields. In the evening, the group gathers for programming, work sharing, and community time. The residency is deliberately interdisciplinary, bringing together twelve to fifteen painters, writers, musicians, actors, and other artists per session.

The rhythm of the week is shaped by the monks' daily prayers, the Divine Office. No one is obligated to attend, though all are invited. There is limited cell service and Wi-Fi. The silence, the land, and the monastic schedule quietly reorganize how residents experience time, attention, and their own creative work.

Residents live in private single rooms in the monastery guesthouse. Meals are included and taken with the monks. Visual artists share a studio in the monastic crafts building; writers and musicians have access to the library, practice rooms, and a monastery piano.

Two sessions run each summer, Monday afternoon through Sunday morning. All residents must commit to the full week. Artists of all faith backgrounds, or none, are welcome.

The Carolȳnne Whitefeather Regional Grant is a month-long residency for artists residing in Greene, Columbia, Delaware, Dutchess, Ulster, Sullivan, and Orange counties. This opportunity has been named by the funder to honor the artist’s significant and innovative contributions to the field of printmaking.

Whitefeather’s work reshaped the medium of screen-printing by pioneering water-based, non-toxic, and archival processes that expanded serigraphy’s possibilities as fine art. This material innovation was inseparable from the development of a distinct visual language grounded in artisan practice. Drawing from North Florida’s cultural and ecological diversity, Carolȳnne Whitefeather’s art engages the oral traditions and natural surroundings of the artist’s youth. Immersed among Seminole elders and descendants of European and First Peoples near Tallahassee, the artist channels the layered heritage of forests, rivers, and prairies into a diverse practice. The inaugural Carolȳnne Whitefeather Regional Grant will commence in 2026, following in the footsteps of the Ora Schneider Artist in Residency Program (2006–2024), and will continue to provide opportunities for regional artists.

WSW will award this residency to one artist, who may choose to work independently in any of our studio disciplines. Priority will be given to artists with experience and a working knowledge of etching or monoprint; letterpress; papermaking; or screenprinting.

The Sable Project started with a forested piece of land near a mountain called Sable and an idea to bring creative people together in order to grow food and make art. 

We built an Artist Residency Program for artists across disciplines that is off-grid, environmentally engaged, grounded by physical work, and collaborative. It is designed to foster creativity by removing some of the obstacles that keep artists from creating- space, time, and supplies- while providing new influences in an inspiring environment. Each season is unique and each residency experience evolves through the input of everyone present. 

Our Guest Artist Residency is for adult artists of all ages and disciplines seeking space, time, and a place to focus on their art. Guest Artist Residencies are specifically intended for professional individual artists or groups of artists looking for a shorter residency opportunity to work on a specific project, start a new creative endeavor, or put the finishing touches on a work.

Sable is off-the-grid! We live in the woods in Vermont’s Green Mountains. There is no electricity or wifi. We invite Artists to depart from their often hyper-connected routines in order to engage deeply with their surroundings and cultivate a community of care with one another.

Our 2-5 Day Guest Artist Residencies run parallel to our 10 Day Summer Residencies in June, July & September. More details on Sable Residencies.

The Sable Project started with a forested piece of land near a mountain called Sable and an idea to bring creative people together in order to grow food and make art. 

We built an Artist Residency Program for artists across disciplines that is off-grid, environmentally engaged, grounded by physical work, and collaborative. It is designed to foster creativity by removing some of the obstacles that keep artists from creating- space, time, and supplies- while providing new influences in an inspiring environment. Each season is unique and each residency experience evolves through the input of everyone present. 

Our Summer Artist Residency is for adult artists of all ages and disciplines seeking space, time, and a place to focus on their art. We are specifically looking for artists confident in their creative processes, comfortable living in community, and willing to camp out for the duration of their stay.

Sable is off-the-grid! We live in the woods in Vermont’s Green Mountains. There is no electricity or wifi. We invite Artists to depart from their often hyper-connected routines in order to engage deeply with their surroundings and cultivate a community of care with one another.

Our Summer Residencies take place in June, July and September. More details on Sable Residencies.

Founded in 2020, Moulin/Belle is a space for artists and movers to slow down and reconnect with their raison d’être. Intended as an in-process art residency located in Mareuil en Perigord, Moulin/Belle is an approximately 200-year-old renovated house and converted mill, with a vegetable garden and multiple green spaces. Here artists are provided space to slow down and reconnect with themselves, their creativity, nature and the local community. Over 200 artists, collaborators and families have stayed with us since we opened in 2021, including artists from USA, France, Canada, Mexico, Japan, Belgium, Israel, England, Germany, Turkey, Ireland and more. 

While primarily serving movement-based mediums, our space is open to all who wish to disconnect from city-life, and reconnect to nature. Our Choreographic Exchange: DUETS is a two week structured program for professional level dancers that are emerging choreographers. Participants take daily classes and workshops, choreograph a duet, and perform in two duets.

Use the attached link to check out all of our residency options and see our financial assistance!

Imagine waking up to the sound of the forest, walking stone paths worn smooth by generations, and sharing a meal with people who have lived their whole lives in the same valley. Then opening your laptop. Picking up your tools. Making something that has never existed before — and giving it back to the place that inspired it.

That's what a Rural Hackers residency feels like.

Anceu is a village of 102 people in the hills of Galicia, northwestern Spain. It's quiet in a way that cities forget is possible. But it's not empty — it's full of stories, landscapes, neighbors, and a community that has learned to find possibility in slowness. When artists, makers, and technologists come here, something shifts. The village doesn't just host them. It collaborates with them.

What's included:

• Private accommodation — individual room at Anceu Coliving with private bathroom
• Maker Space access — 3D printer, vinyl cutter, plastic recycling machine, and badge maker
• Weekly 1-hour mentoring session — a dedicated space to refine your idea, solve problems, and ensure your project connects meaningfully with the local context
• Creative community — you'll be surrounded by an international mix of creators, technologists, and open-minded people from all over the world
• Daily essentials — coffee, tea, milk, fresh bread, and olive oil
• Public closing event — every residency ends with a moment shared with the village: an exhibition, installation, workshop, screening, or public intervention

Expanding on Bearnstow’s long history, we welcome individual artists and small groups of collaborative partners in any discipline to submit proposals to our Artist Retreat program. We provide a place for in-depth creative exploration amid a pris­tine, wooded lakeside setting, rich with natural beauty and a spirit of camaraderie.

We understand the need for having time and space to do one’s work. Diving deeply into artistic collaboration and inquiry, experimenting with motion, media, sound, text or other materials, your time at Bearnstow can help spark new projects or bring vital detail to those already in development. Sharing wholesome communal meals prepared for you and other artists frees up additional time for reflection and letting your imaginations wander. Our hope is that your time away from the stress of your daily routine, spent in our deeply restorative natural setting, will reignite your creative energies.