JULY RESIDENCY APPLICATION DEADLINES
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LIGHT WORK ARTIST IN RESIDENCE PROGRAM
SYRACUSE, NY
DEADLINE: 7/1/2026
GRANT: $7,500
Light Work invites between twelve and fifteen artists to Syracuse to devote one month to creative projects every year. Over 400 artists have participated in Light Work’s Artist-in-Residence Program, and many of them have gone on to achieve international acclaim.
The residency includes a $7,500 stipend, a furnished artist apartment, 24-hour access to our state-of-the-art facilities, and generous staff support. Work by each Artist-in-Residence is published in a special edition of Contact Sheet: The Light Work Annual, along with an essay commissioned by Light Work. Work by former Artists-in-Residence is also part of the Light Work Collection.
Our international residency program is open to all artists working in photography or image-based media, from any country. Applications must be submitted by the posted deadline. Applicants will receive an e-mail from SlideRoom confirming that we have received an application. While submissions are open throughout the year, our main selection committee review concludes in the late fall and notifications will be sent no later than December of each year. Please be patient in this process. We will contact you should we need more information, and to notify you of your application status when the time comes.
YADDO RESIDENCY
SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY
DEADLINE: 7/1/2026
We offer residencies to professional creative artists from all nations and backgrounds working in one or more of the following disciplines: choreography, film, literature, musical composition, painting, performance, photography, printmaking, sculpture, and video. Artists apply individually. Peer review is the keystone of our selection process, with different panelists each season. Residencies last from two weeks to two months and include room, board and a studio.
All artists whose work falls within the five disciplines we serve are encouraged to apply. Generally, those who qualify for Yaddo residencies are either working at the professional level in their fields or are emerging artists whose work shows great professional promise. An abiding principle at Yaddo is that applications for residency are judged solely on the quality of the work. Yaddo places no publication, exhibition or performance requirements on artists in residence.
Not only is Yaddo an equal opportunity employer—we will not discriminate against any individual, employee, or application for residency based on race, color, marital status, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, national origin, disability, or any other legally protected status recognized by federal, state, or local law—we strongly encourage applicants from backgrounds underrepresented in arts and culture to apply.
WASSAIC PROJECT
WASSAIC, NY
DEADLINE: 7/1/2026
The Wassaic Project is a contemporary arts institution that has been a cornerstone of upstate New York’s cultural landscape since 2008, fostering positive social change through art and education. It brings together emerging artists and local communities through world-class contemporary art exhibitions, vital education and public programs, and a highly regarded year-round artist residency program.
Based in the historic Maxon Mills—an 8,000-square-foot, seven-story former grain elevator transformed into a vibrant arts space—the Wassaic Project serves as a dynamic incubator for new voices in contemporary art. Since its founding, it has welcomed more than 45,000 visitors, 1,200 artists, 145 musicians, 52 dance companies, and 38 filmmakers. Annual programming includes the residency, monthly open studios, ten major community events, and three exhibitions. Its arts education programs reach more than 1,000 students each year through after-school art clubs, summer camps, mentorship opportunities, and the free family drop-in space, the Art Nest, open every Saturday from 12–5 PM.
The residency program and exhibitions give emerging artists time and space to experiment and grow their practices. In recent years, Wassaic Project artists hThe Wassaic Project is a contemporary arts institution that has been a cornerstone of upstate New York’s cultural landscape since 2008, fostering positive social change through art and education. It brings together emerging artists and local communities through world-class contemporary art exhibitions, vital education and public programs, and a highly regarded year-round artist residency program.
ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY - WINDGATE ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
RUSSELLVILLE, ARKANSAS
DEADLINE: 7/3/2026
GRANT: $30,0000+ $18,000 BUDGET
The Artist-in-Residence (AIR) program at Arkansas Tech University is an immersive experience within an art and educational community. AIR is a program intended to advance the careers of practicing artists, present the residents as role models for the ATU community, and to strengthen the public’s awareness of the significance of making art and its effect on the surrounding community. The residency will take place over a five-month period, giving the artist time and space to focus on the creative process. The AIR program for Fall 2026 will select an artist to create a public artwork that will enhance the ATU campus. Both two-dimensional and three-dimensional proposals will be considered.
Residents must be artists with significant exhibition records, strong communication skills, sustained studio practice and a desire to engage with the larger campus community. This involvement may include guest lecturing classes, giving public talks, providing mentorship to students, participating in open studios and/ or collaborating with faculty and students. The resident sometimes teaches one course in 2D design, 3D Design, or Introduction to Drawing during their stay when enrollment allows. Artists are expected to commit as a full-time resident for the specific term of the residency, Fall academic term 2026.
*Stipend: $30,000 (minus fringes)
*Supplies: $18,000
* Housing: a 2 bed two bath campus apartment will be provided.
Studio space: a large climate controlled, dedicated studio space off-campus will be provided Meals: No meals will be provided
KINOSAITO
VERPLANCK, NY
DEADLINE: 7/5/2026
GRANT: $1,500
The KinoSaito Residency Program is a studio and residency program designed to provide artists with the space and time necessary to focus concentrated attention on any part of their practice they feel is ripe for development. For this A.I.R. (Artist in Residence) Open Call program, we will host two artists for a one time four-week session to be held November 8 – December 6, 2026. The aim of this program is to ensure that practicing artists, their ideas and their energy will be a constant presence at KinoSaito.
Each selected artist will be awarded a generously proportioned 900 square foot studio located at KinoSaito in Verplanck, NY with large windows and high ceilings, a loft living quarters, a kitchenette, and a private bathroom for the duration of their residency. KinoSaito provides a $1,500 stipend to the accepted artists to use at their discretion for living costs and supplies during their residency. KinoSaito is not responsible for providing meals, art supplies or other materials to resident artists. Regular open studio events invite visitors to talk with artists and see works-in-progress.
OX-BOW SCHOOL OF ART & ARTIST RESIDENCY - HOLD SPACE RETREAT FOR ARTISTS OF COLOR
SAUGATUCK, MI
DEADLINE: 7/5/2026
This program offers artists and cultural workers of color dedicated time for communal living, creative practice, and rest on Ox-Bow’s historic campus in Saugatuck, Michigan. Designed to nurture reflection, collaboration, and renewal, the retreat provides individuals or groups of up to twelve participants space to create, organize, and connect within a supportive environment. Retreats may be scheduled for one to seven nights between September 14–20, 2026.
Participants receive lodging, two chef-prepared meals per day, and 24-hour access to our studios. Each retreat is self-directed, allowing participants to engage the campus in ways that best align with their interests and goals. Ox-Bow’s studios include facilities for metals, ceramics, printmaking, fiber, painting, and writing—each supported by on-site studio managers who can provide technical guidance and support.
The Hold Space Retreat celebrates the flexibility of creative practice. Proposals may include individual studio projects across disciplines, self-organized group retreats featuring collaborative projects or guest speakers, planning or research retreats for nonprofits or collectives, curatorial or exhibition projects using Ox-Bow’s gallery spaces, or social gatherings and creative dinners designed in collaboration with Ox-Bow’s culinary team. This openness allows each retreat to take on a rhythm and character that reflects the needs of its participants.
PIONEER WORK RESIDENCY
BROOKLYN, NY
DEADLINE: 7/13/2026
GRANT: $5,000
Even prior to creating a formalized program, residencies have been a cornerstone of our mission. Before adopting the name Pioneer Works, our founding team proposed the "Museum of the Working Artist." While the name didn’t stick—the ethos did. We are deeply committed to providing emerging artists and musicians with a space to work, tools to create, and a platform to exchange ideas.
Each September, we select residents through an open call. Aided by a jury of experts and Alumni Residents, Pioneer Works welcomes those whose work is technically-skilled, genre-defying, and visionary. We also embrace those whose work exists outside the models and “norms” of their field and who will benefit from our unique facilities and culture. As such, Pioneer Works shifts and evolves to reflect the interests and work of each new cohort of residents, from public education offerings to Second Sundays, a monthly forum of artistic experimentation through activations, open studios, and performance.
All residents who complete the program join our ever-growing alumni network and are tapped for future opportunities like teaching, partnerships, and other public programs.
UCROSS FOUNDATION
CLEARMONT, WY
DEADLINE: 7/15/2026
GRANT: $1,500
Since its founding in 1981 and first residency period in 1983, Ucross has grown into a vital and relevant resource for artists of all backgrounds and disciplines, who come to Ucross from all over the United States and the world. The uninterrupted time and space we offer is increasingly rare, and the connections built within our community are of great importance to artists. We are honored that our artist residency program plays a dynamic, invaluable role in the creative life of our country.
Ucross strives to provide a respectful, comfortable, and productive environment, freeing artists from the pressures and distractions of daily life. Each year, we provide residencies to approximately 115 individuals. Residencies range from two weeks to six weeks in length. At any one time, there are up to ten individuals in residence, typically four writers, four visual artists, and two composers.
Ucross provides each artist with living accommodations, meals, work space, and uninterrupted time so that the artists can focus on their creative process. Lunch and dinners are prepared Monday to Friday by a professional chef with ample provisions on hand for breakfasts and weekends. Lunches are delivered to individual studios; group dinners take place at 6 p.m. Towels and all linens are provided, as is weekly housekeeping for bedrooms. There is cell phone service and wireless internet throughout residency facilities. Residents are responsible for providing their own working materials and for their travel to Sheridan, Wyoming. There is no charge for a residency.
The residency program is open to visual artists, writers, composers, choreographers, interdisciplinary artists, performance artists, and collaborative teams. Applicants must exhibit professional standing in their field; both established and emerging artists are encouraged to apply.
LOGHAVEN - ARTIST RESIDENCY
LOGHAVEN, KNOXVILLE
DEADLINE: 7/15/2026
GRANT: $850
Loghaven Artist Residency’s mission is to serve artists by providing them with a transformative residency experience and continued post-residency support. The residency is located on ninety acres of woodland in Knoxville, Tennessee. Artists live in five historic log cabins that have been both rehabilitated and modernized to create an ideal setting for reflection and work, and they have access to new, purpose-built studio space. All Loghaven Fellows are awarded stipends to support the creation of new work during the residency.
Practicing artists of all backgrounds and at any stage of their career are eligible to apply for a Loghaven residency. International artists and artists currently enrolled in a degree-seeking program are not eligible. Due to the living stipend and other support Loghaven provides, artists applying for a residency must already have the ability to work in the United States and receive income from Loghaven Artist Residency and the Aslan Foundation, per US tax law. Artists must be at least twenty-one years old and live more than 120 miles away from Knoxville. This distance requirement is designed to ensure that artists are able to be fully immersed in their residency experience and can take advantage of the retreat-style environment. Please note that all eligibility requirements must be met at the time of application.