Open AIR is a 501 c 3 nonprofit organization that fosters creative collaboration in Montana. With headquarters in Missoula, MT, we serve urban and rural areas of Montana. 

Our mission is to connect diverse communities with creativity through educational, collaborative, and place-based initiatives. Our vision is to strengthen the creative capacity of Montana and foster experiences that are culturally vibrant, healthy, and intellectually vigorous. 

Open AIR is best known for its unique place-based Artist-in-Residence program that connects artists from all disciplines and origins, with culturally, historically, and ecologically significant locations through collaborative partnerships in Montana.

With innovative opportunities available in places such as remote wilderness areas to historically significant sites closer to town, artists have the opportunity to draw inspiration from a regional community dedicated to preserving place, environment, and the arts.

Chunk Of The Moon is an Indigenous & Queer-led residency based in Central Vermont. The home and studio are Tucked away in two acres of forested land beside a babbling brook. This is a peaceful, easeful place for creators of all mediums to devote time and energy to their craft. Chunk Of The Moon centers culture-bearers who are devoted to a just world of care, connection, love, and imagination.

The two bedroom, two bathroom home is just 8 minutes from central Montpelier, Vermont. 

There is an office in the house, as well as a creator's studio adjacent to the house. 

The Oolite Arts’ Live.In.Art Residency Program provides artists with the time, space, and resources to reach new levels of excellence. Oolite Residents receive a live/work space in the heart of South Beach, in addition to critical connections with arts leaders, exhibition opportunities, and financial resources that can lead to career-changing opportunities, and a community where artists can learn from each other and experiment with new work.

Oolite will subsidize 2/3 of the monthly rent, and each resident artist will pay $600 per month, plus electricity and Wifi. The studio apartment is in a MiMo-era building with onsite laundry. No pets or smoking.

Program Benefits

• Access to a 475 sq. ft. studio apartment in the heart of South Beach. Resident artist will pay monthly rent of $600 plus electricity and Wifi.
• Studio apartment is located one block from Oolite Arts main office on Lincoln Road.
• Walking distance to shops, restaurants, local transportation, etc.
• Use of Oolite facilities including a flex lounge, Printshop, and large format inkjet printer.
• Opportunity to engage with local, national and international curators, artists, as well as participate in studio visits, exhibitions, public programs, and community outreach initiatives.
• Additional alumni opportunities at the completion of the program

Oolite Arts Live.in.Art Residency Program does not cover travel, or visa costs.

The Oolite Arts’ Studio Residency Program provides artists with the time, space and resources to reach new levels of excellence. Oolite Arts Studio Residents receive free studio space at the organization’s headquarters on Miami Beach, in addition to critical connections with arts leaders, exhibition opportunities and financial resources that can lead to career-changing opportunities, and a community where artists can learn from each other and experiment with new work.

Studio Residents who have lived in Miami-Dade County for at least two years will also receive the Knight Artist Housing Stipend, a $12,000-a-year stipend to ease the impact of the region’s affordability crisis, thanks to support from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.

Studio Residency Program Benefits

• Free studio space on Miami Beach with 24-hour access
• Knight Artist Housing Stipend: $12,000-a-year housing stipend for Miami-Dade residents
• Use of Oolite facilities including a flex lounge, Printshop, and large format inkjet printer
• Opportunity to engage with local, national and international curators, artists, as well as participate in studio visits, exhibitions, public programs, and community outreach initiatives
• Additional alumni opportunities at the completion of the program

The Emmanuel College Art Department offers a six-week artist residency to four artists each summer. The residency supports a diverse group of artists, providing uninterrupted time and space for established and emerging artists to develop their work.   

The Art Department specifically aims to award a residency to one individual from each of the four categories: ceramics, photography, printmaking and social practice. We strive to foster a supportive environment so artists have the opportunity to achieve their creative and artistic goals. The residency also plays an important role in advancing the visual arts on the Emmanuel campus, making contemporary art accessible to students, staff, and faculty.  

An Art Department studio manager will be available throughout the residency to assist artists with the logistics of the residency.  In return, artists contribute to the Emmanuel community through occasional interactions with Emmanuel faculty, staff, and students, and through the single work that each artist donates to Emmanuel College at the completion of their residency. Occasional opportunities for community building with the Emmanuel community may be organized by the Art Department.   

Newnan Art Rez offers residencies to emerging and mid-career artists from various disciplines so they can pursue their art away from everyday pressures while engaging in community experiences that enrich Newnan and Coweta County’s cultural environment. Art Rez encourages experimentation, development of new ideas, learning of new skills, and interaction with the community. Residency should be a time of rich exploration for the artist and the community.

Are you an artist or writer seeking a space to focus on your next project? Look no further! We're thrilled to share that we have just opened applications for self-directed residencies for 2025.

*A self directed residency is for:

• Individual artists or writers who are looking to focus on their own projects or practice in a private studio space.
• Small groups of artists or writers (10 individuals or less) who are looking to spend dedicated creative time in a share studio space. *Typical 2-3 artists can comfortably share a studio space at Gibraltar Point.

Immerse yourself in the history of Gibraltar Point and focus on your practice in a supportive environment. Whether you're a painter, writer, musician, or any form of creative mind, we welcome you to spend time in the new year on Toronto Island.

Spots are limited and filled on a first-come, first-served basis, so don't wait! Apply now through the link in our bio to secure your place and unlock a week or more of uninterrupted inspiration.

Application deadline: November 20, 2024

Residency dates:

• April 7, 2025 - December 19, 2025 
• January 5, 2026 - March 27, 2026

Overview

The Leighton Artist Studios comprise nine distinct studios suitable for individual artists working in the following disciplines: 

• writing for stage and screen
• composing and songwriting 
• literary arts
• visual arts 
• critical and curatorial writing
• interdisciplinary practices not requiring technical support or equipment rental.  

A tenth studio, the Painter House, is suitable for groups of two to ten artists working collaboratively. Formal and informal collectives, ensembles, inter-disciplinary collaborators and Indigenous cultural groups are invited to apply for residencies at the Painter House. 

Leighton Studio residencies are geared to professional artists working on major research-creation projects or new bodies of work. The program is best suited to artists who are self-motivated, focused, and wanting time and space for introspection. 

Projects must fit within one of the artistic disciplines outlined above. The application must include a clearly articulated project description and a resume that demonstrates a strong record of accomplishment. Applications are externally adjudicated. Artists are selected on the basis of artistic merit. The program is highly competitive given the limited number of studios available. 

The Leighton Artist Studios do not provide access to external specialized production facilities or technical support. 

The Edward F. Albee Foundation exists to serve writers and visual artists from all walks of life, by providing time and space in which to work without disturbance. 

Using only talent and need as the criteria for selection, the Foundation invites any and all artists to apply. 

Founded in 1967 by Edward Albee, after proceeds from his play Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? proved abundant, the Foundation has maintained the William Flanagan Memorial Creative Persons Center (better known as "The Barn") in Montauk, on Long Island in New York, as a residence for writers and visual artists. 

The Center is open almost year-round and can accommodate four creative persons at a time. Residencies are for calendar-month periods (with rare, pre-approved exceptions). The standards for admission are, simply, talent and need.

Located approximately two miles from the center of  Montauk and the Atlantic Ocean, "The Barn" rests in a secluded knoll  which offers privacy and a peaceful atmosphere. The Foundation expects all those accepted for residence to work seriously and to conduct themselves in such a manner as to aid fellow residents in their endeavors.  Writers and visual artists are offered individual en-suite bedrooms and separate working studios. Residents are responsible for their food, travel, and other expenses. The environment is simple and communal. 

Elf School of the Arts is a nonprofit artist residency in Hayesville, NC. Situated beside the Appalachian Mountains and Lake Chatuge. Elf was originally an elementary school started in 1928 but has been renovated from 2022-2024 into an artist residency and concert venue. Elf's primary mediums are book arts, casting, cooking, drawing, jewelry, music, lapidary, paper arts, photography, printmaking, weaving, welding, woodworking, and writing.