Since 1973, Millay Arts has welcomed over 3000 exceptional multidisciplinary poets, writers, composers, visual and performance artists to Steepletop, the estate of poet/activist Edna St. Vincent Millay in the Hudson Valley. Offering the gift of time and space, our Core Residency (applicants selected by blind jury) provides groceries, chef-prepared communal suppers, private bedrooms and studios as well as shared living spaces.  Our 11-acre campus features serene meadows and wooded trails.

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.

Marble House Project is a multi-disciplinary artist residency program that fosters collaboration & the exchange of ideas by providing an environment for artists across disciplines to live and work side by side. 

The Sally and Don Lucas Artists Residency Program (LAP) at Montalvo Arts Center is a creative incubator and cultural producer dedicated to investing in artists and their work. We support visual artists, composers, writers, performers, scholars, and others from around the world to undertake critical investigations of contemporary issues, and to create and present new and experimental works.

La Porte Peinte is an international arts centre located in Noyers sur Serein, a medieval village in Burgundy that is celebrated as one of the 100 most beautiful villages in France. Based in a rambling medieval half-timbered building that leans out over the village square like something from a fairy tale, La Porte Peinte offers artists, makers, musicians and writers in residence the opportunity to engage in creative exploration and exchange in an unusually inspiring and supportive environment. 

La Napoule Art Foundation (LNAF) offers artists-in-residence a unique environment of interdisciplinary collaboration and creativity at the Château de La Napoule, in Mandelieu-La Napoule, France. Removed from the distractions of daily life and surrounded by the inspiring light of the Mediterranean, LNAF residencies provide an unencumbered setting to exchange ideas and create.

L’AiR Arts* is a not-for-profit organisation (une association à but non lucratif soumise à la loi 1901) with a mission to support intercultural exchange through international arts residency programs. In collaboration with leading arts institutions and professionals, our residency programs support intercultural exchange, research, professional development and contemporary creation – while promoting diversity, inclusion and international understanding through artistic and cultural heritage. Located in Montparnasse, known as a historic hub for international artists in the beginning of the 20th century, the L’AiR Arts residency program grounds its commitment to contemporary arts within a historical perspective. 

Housed in a unique Prairie-style residential complex in the vibrant rural town of Nebraska City, Nebraska, the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts awards up to seventy-eight juried residencies per year to established and emerging visual artists, writers, composers, and interdisciplinary artists from across the country and around the world. Residency awards are 2 to 8-weeks in length. Each resident receives a $175 stipend per week, housing, and a private studio.

Kala Art Institute’s mission is to help artists sustain their creative work over time through its Artist-in-Residence and Fellowship Programs, and to engage the community through exhibitions, public programs, and education.

The heart of Kala’s mission as a vital, California art-making hub is supporting artists and engaging the community. Kala offers professional facilities to those working in and across print and digital media, new media, and performance. Artists at Kala are encouraged to work across disciplines, produce innovative artwork of the highest quality, and are given total freedom to realize their artistic vision using media that span the Gutenberg to digital eras. Kala offers access to equipment, time, and space to cultivate creative projects. 

I-Park hosts intimate, multidisciplinary, fully funded residencies to artists from around the world. Between 6 and 8 artists reside onsite for 4-week “sessions.” To foster a congenial social setting, all artists arrive and depart at the same time. Residents are provided with a private bedroom in a renovated 1840s farmhouse, a private studio and chef-prepared dinners five nights a week. Shared amenities: communal kitchen, Common Area for gatherings, a modest library and 25 art/nature trails.