Adobe Creative Residency Community Fund
The Adobe Creative Residency program supports creators of visual digital work, offering grants of $10,000 for either a portfolio project or a paid Adobe project commission. This year, in light of the continued invasion of Ukraine, the program is available to refugees, internally displaced persons or individuals otherwise affected by the conflict.
Location: N/A
Deadline: Rolling
Period: N/A
Financials: $10,000 grant
Entry Fee: N/A
References/Letters of Recommendation: N/A
Alderworks Alaska Writers & Artists Retreat
Long-time Skagway residents Jeff and Dorothy Brady had a vision of sharing the beauty of their property with other writers and artists through residencies at a new Alderworks Alaska retreat. The idea is simple enough: give writers and artists a quiet, beautiful spot to create or enhance their works, and wonderful things will happen. Three cabins are available for 4 to 6 week stays.
Location: Skagway, Alaska
Deadline: February 15, 2024
Period: 4–6 weeks
Financials: $500–800 for 4 weeks, $50–75 per additional week
Entry Fee: N/A
References/Letters of Recommendation: N/A
A.I.R. Studio Paducah
A.I.R. Studio Paducah, now in its 19th year as an artist residency program, is situated in the heart of the LowerTown Arts District, Paducah, Kentucky. Since 2004, creatives from around the country and abroad have passed through A.I.R. doors to make the most of the space and a stretch of undistracted time as envisioned by founder Alonzo Davis, himself an artist.
Location: Paducah, KY
Deadline: Rolling
Period: Negotiable
Financials: $1000 per month, or $700 for two week
Entry Fee: $25
References/Letters of Recommendation: Three references within discipline
Artadia Awards
Each year, an open-call application is made available in each of Artadia’s seven partner cities. Supporting artists equitably is a critical part of the Artadia Award process: we consider the unique populations of each community and are proud to reflect our country’s diversity with an Awardee pool that is over 50 percent female and over 40 percent persons of color.
Location: Multiple US cities, see website
Deadline: Opens January 1, rolling deadlines by city
Period: N/A
Financials: $15,000 grant
Entry Fee: N/A
References/Letters of Recommendation: N/A
The Artist Project
The Artist Project is a collaboration between the Museum of Fine Arts Boston and twelve local after-school community organizations. The Artist and the children create a collaborative work of art inspired by the Museum’s encyclopedic collection. The completed project is exhibited in the Edward H. Linde Gallery in the Linde Family Wing for Contemporary Art at the MFA.The role of the Lead Artist is to guide the children and steer the work of art into its final exhibited shape.
Location: Boston, MA
Deadline: January 19, 2024
Period: 8 months
Financials: $25,000 stipend plus $5,000 materials budget
Entry Fee: N/A
References/Letters of Recommendation: One reference and one letter of recommendation
Awesome Center Grants
The Awesome Foundation is an ever-growing worldwide community devoted to forwarding the interest of awesome in the universe. Created in the long hot summer days of 2009 in Boston, the Foundation distributes $1,000 grants, no strings attached, to projects and their creators. At each fully autonomous chapter, the money is pooled together from the coffers of ten or so self-organizing “micro-trustees” and given up front in cash, check, or gold doubloons.
Location: N/A
Deadline: Rolling
Period: N/A
Financials: $1,000 grant
Entry Fee: N/A
References/Letters of Recommendation: N/A
Bogliasco Foundation
An American nonprofit with a program in Italy, the Bogliasco Foundation awards one-month fellowships to individuals of all ages and nationalities who are developing significant new work in the arts and humanities. Fellows live and work in bucolic surroundings on the coast near Genoa, where natural beauty combines with an intimate group setting to encourage inquiry and transformative exchange across all disciplines.
Location: Bogliasco, Italy
Deadline: March 14, 2024
Period: Spring 2025
Financials: Free, but travel expenses are not covered
Entry Fee: $30 application fee
References/Letters of Recommendation: Three letters of recommendation
Buinho Residency Program
A communal space where creatives of any discipline can work on their projects. The creative residencies program is an opportunity to live and work in the town of Messejana for a period of up to two months. Residents gain access to studio space and the FabLab, a high-tech fabrication space.
Location: Messejana, Portugal
Deadline: Rolling
Period: Two weeks to two months
Financials: 800–1000€/month
Entry Fee: N/A
References/Letters of Recommendation: N/A
Foundation for Contemporary Arts Emergency Grant
Created in 1993 to further FCA’s mission to encourage, sponsor, and promote work of a contemporary, experimental nature, Emergency Grants provide urgent funding for visual and performing artists who have sudden, unanticipated opportunities to present their work to the public when there is insufficient time to seek other sources of funding or incur unexpected or unbudgeted expenses for projects close to completion with committed exhibition or performance dates.
Location: N/A
Deadline: Rolling
Period: N/A
Financials: $500–$3,000 grant
Entry Fee: N/A
References/Letters of Recommendation: N/A
Hambidge Center for Creative Arts and Sciences Residency
The oldest residency program in the Southeast, Hambidge provides a self-directed program that honors the creative process and trusts individuals to know what they need to cultivate their talent, whether it’s to work and produce, to think, to experiment or to rejuvenate. Residents’ time is their own; there are no workshops, critiques, nor required activities.
Location: Rabun Gap, GA
Deadline: For the Fall Session, apply March 1 through April 15
Period: September–December
Financials: $250 residency fee per week
Entry Fee: $30 application fee
References/Letters of Recommendation: N/A
Helene Wurlitzer Foundation of New Mexico Residency
Founded in 1954, the HWF manages one of the oldest artist residency programs in the USA. The Foundation’s mission is to “Support the artist and the creative process” and serves as a haven for visual artists, literary artists and music composers. The Helene Wurlitzer Foundation is located on fifteen acres in the heart of Taos, New Mexico, a multicultural community renowned for its popularity with artists.
Location: Taos, New Mexico
Deadline: January 18, 2024
Period: 10–12 weeks
Financials: Rent is free and includes utility-paid housing
Entry Fee: $30 application fee
References/Letters of Recommendation: Three references
Kala Fellowship Award
This international award is open to artists producing innovative work in mediums including printmaking, digital media, installation art, social practice, photography, and book arts. Selected artists will receive a $3,000 stipend and a studio residency at Kala Art Institute.
Location: Berkeley, CA
Deadline: March 15th, 2024
Period: N/A
Financials: $3,000 stipend and unlimited access to Kala’s facilities for up to nine months
Entry Fee: $20 application fee
References/Letters of Recommendation: Two references
Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts
The Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts awards up to seventy juried residencies per year to established and emerging visual artists, writers, composers, and interdisciplinary artists from across the country and around the world. Residencies are available for 2 to 8 week stays. Each resident receives a $175 stipend per week, free housing, and a private studio.
Location: Nebraska City, NE
Deadline: March 1, 2024
Period: 2–8 weeks
Financials: $175 stipend/week and free housing
Entry Fee: $35 application fee
References/Letters of Recommendation: Two professional references
MacDowell Colony
About 300 artists in seven disciplines are awarded fellowships each year and the sole criterion for acceptance is artistic excellence. Artists with professional standing in their fields, as well as emerging artists, are eligible to apply. MacDowell encourages artists from all backgrounds and all countries in the following disciplines: architecture, film/video arts, interdisciplinary arts, literature, music composition, theatre, and visual arts.
Location: Peterborough, NH
Deadline: February 10, 2024
Period: September 1–March 1, 2025
Financials: No residency fees, need-based stipends and travel reimbursements are available
Entry Fee: $30 processing fee
References/Letters of Recommendation: N/A
Martin House Creative Residency Program
The Martin House Creative Residency Program is a newly established project-based residency that provides creative individuals a designated time and space to develop new works of the imagination inspired by one of the great examples of 20th-century architecture.
Location: Buffalo, New York
Deadline: February 16
Period: 2–4 weeks
Financials: $5,000 stipend, 50% will be provided upon arrival, the rest upon completion of the project. Travel stipends of up to $1,000 for residents who are from Buffalo are also available.
Entry Fee: N/A
References/Letters of Recommendation: N/A
Millay Colony for the Arts Core Residency
The historic Core Residency program, offered free-of-charge, includes a creative cohort of 6–7 other residents, private bedrooms and studios, shared living/dining/kitchen/bathrooms, laundry room, workstation, B&W darkroom, and use of the Alumni and Nancy Graves Memorial libraries; in addition, groceries and chef-prepared communal dinners are provided. Several fellowships available.
Location: Austerlitz, NY
Deadline: Late deadline March 8th
Period: 2 and 4 week programs
Financials: $1,000 stipend ($500 for 2 week programs)
Entry Fee: $40 application fee
References/Letters of Recommendation: N/A
Mother’s Milk International Artist & Writers Residency
Mother’s Milk is a 2–6 week interdisciplinary residency, designed to support three or four visual artists, sound artists, or creative writers, who are pursuing innovative work in their field. Financial aid is available; if you intend to apply, please let us know on your application.
Location: Newton, Kansas
Deadline: February 10, 2024
Period: 2–6 weeks
Financials: $275 per week fee
Entry Fee: $25 application fee
References/Letters of Recommendation: 2 references
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Core Residency Program
The Core Residency Program awards residencies to exceptional, highly motivated visual artists and critical writers working to develop a sustainable practice. Residents engage with a wide range of leading artists, critics, curators, and scholars who are invited to meet individually with the residents, lead seminars, and deliver public lectures. Core fellows come together as a community of thinkers and makers to engage in ongoing dialogue driven by contemporary concerns, the interests and work of the fellows, and the Core lecture series and visitors. Residents receive a 24-hour access to a private studio or office, and borrowing privileges at the MFAH Hirsch Library and Rice University Fondren Library.
Location: Houston, TX
Deadline: April 1, 2024
Period: September 2024 to May 2025
Financials: $21,500 stipend
Entry Fee: $12 application fee
References/Letters of Recommendation: Three letters of recommendation
NXTHVN 2024–2025 Fellowship Applications
Each year NXTHVN welcomes up to seven artists and two curators to participate in its paid 10-month intensive Fellowship Program. Fellows receive studio or office space, a stipend, and subsidized housing. Selected from an international pool of applicants, Fellows relocate to New Haven to participate in NXTHVN’s mentorship-driven curriculum which includes professional development sessions led by visiting artists, curators, scholars, and practitioners. Selected Fellows are also matched with a high school apprentice, for focused one-on-one mutual learning, which gives the next local generation a chance to grow and excel in creative fields. The Fellowship year culminates with an annual group show at a prominent gallery space.
Location: New Haven, CT
Deadline: February 26, 2024
Period: 10 months
Financials: $45,000 stipend for curatorial fellows, $35,000 for studio fellows
Entry Fee: N/A
References/Letters of Recommendation: N/A
Ou-telier Residency
The Ou Gallery’s Ou-telier program offers one-to-four-week residencies starting on the 1st and 16th of every month year-round to up to 12 emerging and established artists of all mediums including writers, photographers, textile and 2D artists on Gabriola Island in British Columbia, Canada. Each residency includes a private cabin and studio for writers, which can be shared with an artist collaborator or family member if needed. Residents are responsible for their travel and all meals. Submit an online application form and up to 10 pages of poetry, prose, or translation. Writing samples written in English, Spanish, and French are eligible.
Location: Gabriola Island, British Columbia
Deadline: Rolling
Period: 1–4 weeks
Financials: $1,000 to $3,200 Canadian, based on length of stay
Entry Fee: N/A
References/Letters of Recommendation: N/A
Sarasvati Creative Space Residency
Venture to the rural rolling hills of Appalachia in the Western Highland Rim—one of the best light pollution free zones in the region. Partake in a unique opportunity to live in a magical and luscious landscape where you can explore the flora and fauna of the bio-diverse region of mid-south Tennessee just under 2 hours southwest of the creative capitol of Nashville and 3 hours east of vibrant Memphis. Escape the fast-pace world into a farm and forestry region where you’ll have access to 17-acres with a variety of habitat from meadow to bamboo grove to river to forest; furnished housing; space to work; and interactions with the camp donkeys, chickens & roosters, camp cats, two farm dogs, and peafowl couple.
Location: Halfway between Hohenwald and Waynesboro, TN
Deadline: Rolling
Period: 1 week to 2 months
Financials: One week: $450, two weeks: $750, three weeks: $900, monthly: $800
Entry Fee: $25 application fee
References/Letters of Recommendation: N/A
Taleamor Park Residency
TALEAMOR PARK welcomes applications from scholars, artists, scientists, writers, humanists, and remote workers in all fields or from those with no specific product-oriented project in mind other than to simply unwind, walk, and reset. We offer a creative, contemplative, and safe environment free of distractions in which to pursue scholarly, artistic, personal, or work-related project.
Location: La Porte, IN
Deadline: Rolling
Period: 2, 3 or 4 weeks
Financials: $700–$4,800 based on length of term and rooming assignment. Work exchange available
Entry Fee: N/A
References/Letters of Recommendation: Three references
