Residencies
Residencies in the United States that house you, feed you or pay you — and that are taking applications today. Any residency that charges you to stay is left off this list on purpose.
Storyknife Writers Retreat Residency (2027 Season)
Storyknife Writers Retreat · Homer, Alaska, USA
Fully funded 2- or 4-week residency: private cabin, all meals by on-staff chef, food and lodging covered; travel stipend opportunities in 2027
Pocosin Arts School of Fine Craft · Pocosin Arts, North Carolina
Studio residency access at state-of-the-art facilities
Ox-Bow School of Art and Artists' Residency · Saugatuck, Michigan, USA
Lodging for four days/three nights, shared studio space, three chef-prepared meals daily
100W-Corsicana Artist & Writer Residency 2027
100 West / Corsicana · Corsicana, TX
2-month fully-funded studio residency with housing, studio space
Fully Funded On :: View Artist Residency
Sulfur Studios · Savannah, GA
$500 stipend, studio space and living accommodations
MacDowell · Peterborough, NH
Studio + private room + 3 meals/day up to 8 wks; travel stipend up to $1,500
Villa Barr Art Park Artist in Residency 2027
Villa Barr Art Park · Novi, MI
$500 materials stipend for all residents, plus $500 travel stipend for visiting artists. Private studio plus shared woodworking space.
Greater Opportunity Fellowships
VCCA (Virginia Center for the Creative Arts) · Mt. San Angelo, Amherst, Virginia, USA
Fully-funded residency of up to two weeks
Hamiltonian Teaching Artist Residency
Hamiltonian Artists · Washington, DC, USA
$5,900 teaching salary, $2,000 honorarium, $1,000 for public programming, fully funded housing and studio space in Washington, DC
Millay Arts · Austerlitz, NY
~2-wk Core residency; housing, studio, meals; named stipends
New York Mills Arts Retreat Residency
New York Mills Cultural Center · New York Mills, Minnesota, United States
Free private one-bedroom bungalow housing and studio space access for 2-6 weeks.
Artist-in-Residence Program, Round 3
Spokane Falls Community College · Spokane, WA
Stipend, housing, studio
Lucid Art Residency Program 2027
Lucid Art Foundation · Inverness, CA
Housing on campus, studio access called the Ark, and inclusion in a curated online exhibition.
Blue Mountain Center Residency (2027 Season)
Blue Mountain Center · Blue Mountain Lake, New York (Adirondacks), USA
Free ~4-week residency session (three summer/fall sessions/year): private room, all meals, studio/work space; need-based financial support ~$400-600 f
Arrowmont Artists-in-Residence Program
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts · Tennessee, USA
studio, housing, monthly stipend, faculty/visiting artist critique
Watershed Pre-Session Work-Trade Residency
Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts · Newcastle, Maine
Full access to the Windgate Studio, housing, and three meals daily (except Saturday)
Polar STEAM Antarctic Artists & Writers Program
Polar STEAM / Oregon State University PRAx (NSF-funded) · Antarctica (US Antarctic Program stations/field, Oct-Feb season)
Fully funded Antarctic deployment embedded with active polar science (the successor to NSF's Antarctic Artists & Writers program)
Oak Spring Garden Foundation Interdisciplinary Residency
Oak Spring Garden Foundation (OSGF) · Upperville, VA (Bunny Mellon's Oak Spring estate)
2-week or 5-week residency at Oak Spring in cohorts of ~10: private lodging, meals, individual grant, access to the Oak Spring Garden Library rare-boo
Fine Arts Work Center · Provincetown, MA
Stephen Pace Residency provides space, housing, studio access, and stipends
Oolite Arts Cinematic Residency
Oolite Arts · Miami, Florida, USA
Up to $50,000 in direct production funding, plus equipment access, housing stipend, workspace and mentorship
100 West Corsicana Artist & Writer Residency
Corsicana Artist and Writer Residency (100 West) · Corsicana, TX
2-month residency in 1890s Odd Fellows lodge: fully funded private 2,400 sq ft studio with lodging, professional photo/video/text documentation of wor
Shandaken: Storm King Residency
Shandaken Projects + Storm King Art Center · Storm King Art Center, New Windsor, NY
Free 2-week live/work residency on Storm King's 500-acre campus (farmhouse + private studio); process-focused, no output requirement
Women's Studio Workshop · Rosendale, NY
$350/wk stipend + up to $500 materials + $250 travel + free housing + 24/7 studio access, 6-8 weeks
Artist in Residence Program at The Factory on Willow
The Factory on Willow · Manchester, New Hampshire
12-week residency with studio and creative environment
Wassaic Project Summer Residency
The Wassaic Project · Wassaic, New York
Subsidized residency with private bedroom, studio (200-300 sq ft), 24-hour access to print/wood/ceramics shops, monthly visiting artist lect
Penland Resident Artist Program
Penland School of Craft · Penland, North Carolina, USA
Private studio, apartment with utilities, one free workshop annually, meals during school sessions. No stipend.
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