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Arts Opportunities - Residencies, Internships, Fellowships & Scholarships (includes all disciplines)

Winter Fellowship at the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, MA

For the last 40 years, the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, MA, has run the largest and longest residency Fellowship in the United States for emerging visual artists and writers. Artists who have not had significant recognition for their work and writers who have not yet published a book with significant distribution are welcome to apply. Fellows receive a seven month stay (October 1-May 1) at the Work Center and a $650 monthly stipend. Fellows do not pay or work in exchange for their fellowships in any way. Fellows are chosen based on the strength and promise of their work. Former Visual Arts Fellows include Ellen Gallagher, Jack Pierson, Lisa Yuskavage, Angela Dufresne, Geoffrey Chadsey, and Lamar Peterson. Former Writing Fellows have won every major national award in writing including the National Book Award and six Pulitzer Prizes. The list of former Fellows includes Denis Johnson, Louise Glück, Jhumpa Lahiri, and Yusef Komunyakaa. The postmark deadline for the 2010-11 Writing Fellowships is December 1, 2009. 2010-2011 Visual Arts Fellowship applicants may apply online beginning December 1, 2009. Online submissions must be received by midnight February 1, 2010. FAWC will accept slide applications for one more year. Applicants submitting slides, must have their applications postmarked by February 1, 2010. For details, please visit: http://www.fawc.org/fellowships.

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U.S/Japan Creative Artists' Program

This is a funding opportunity to any and all professional creative artists on your email lists. Eligible applicants are architects, choreographers, composers, creative writers, designers, media artists, playwrights, visual artists, or solo theater artists who work with original material (including puppeteers, storytellers and performance artists). Multidisciplinary artists and artistic directors of theater or dance companies are also eligible. The Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission works cooperatively with the National Endowment for the Arts to sponsor The U.S/Japan Creative Artists' Program. The program provides support for up to five outstanding contemporary and traditional artists from the United States to spend a five-month residency in Japan to pursue their individual artistic goals. The next deadline for this program is February 1, 2010. The U.S/Japan Creative Artists' Program is extremely competitive; applicants should have regional or national recognition and anticipate a highly rigorous review of their work. Artists should also present compelling reasons for wanting to work in Japan. Selected artists will receive: A monthly stipend for living expenses and a housing supplement, as well as an allowance for professional support services; Up to $6,000 for round trip transportation for the artist, domestic partner and/or dependent children, and a baggage/storage allowance; and A stipend for pre-departure Japanese language study in the United States. Additional information, including guidelines and the application, can be found at www.jusfc.gov/creativeartists.asp.

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Art Omi International Artists Residency

Art Omi International Artists Residency calls for submissions for the 2010 visual artists’ residency program. Located in the hamlet of Omi, in the Hudson River Valley, New York, every year Art Omi invites 30 international artists and one critic in residence to be part of the Omi community, create new work and experiment with possible new collaborations. The residency dates for 2010 are: June 27 to July 19, 2010. The selected artists participate to the program completely free of charge. Art Omi offers room and board, a studio space, and the opportunity to participate to a monotype workshop, as well as exposure to the NYC art scene via an intensive studio visits program, and with the opportunity to exhibit the work they create during the residency to hundreds of art lovers who visit the center on Sunday, July 18. There is no fee to apply. More information can be found at www.artomi.org/artomi.htm. Application guidelines and form are available at www.artomi.org/artomi_2010_guidelines.htm. The deadline for receiving applications is Friday December 11, 2009.

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The Sodus Art Banck, LLC 2009 Residencies

The Sodus Art Banck, LLC in upstate New York is accepting applications for the 2009 Residency/Artist's Retreat season. Painters, Sculptors, Mixed Media visual artists, or artists desiring to work in collaboration, may apply for 3-4 week sessions. For a nominal fee, artists are provided private rooms in a Victorian house, studios in a turn of the century bank building, outdoor sculpture gardens, and optional participation in intense creative workshops, or may rejuvenate their spirit biking/kayaking around the Finger Lakes and nearby Sodus Bay. Residency & Workshop Sessions: Session II. July 6 - August 1 (4 week residency); Session III. August 10 - August 29 (3 week residency); Session IV. September 7 - September 26 (3 week residency); and/or Session V. October 5 - October 24 (3 week residency). To apply, visit www.sodusartbanck.org/Application.html.

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Artist in Residence Programs – Spring/Summer 2009 Opportunities in France

Artistay is a service for artists, writers, architects, academics, art teachers, curators…looking for a residency program in France in order to realize a personal artistic project. We work with several art places offering a professional support to artists from all over the world and in various disciplines. Applicants are responsible for the funding of the residency participation fees, they can though do an application with artistay even if they haven’t secured the funding yet. We can provide necessary documentation and contacts for funding advice. Artistay service is free of charge for the applicant. Contact us with your residency proposal, we’ll find an art place for you suited to your requirements. Catherine Cordelle (applications coordinator): apply@artistay.com. You can get more details at: www.artistay.com.

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Artist in Residence Program at Acadia

The Artist-In-Residence Program offers professional writers, composers, and all visual and performing artists the opportunity to pursue their particular art form while surrounded by the inspiring landscape of the park. In the spring and fall, the park provides housing to participants for two-week to four-week periods. No additional stipend is available. In return, participating artists are asked to donate to the park collection a piece of work representative of their style and their stay. These creative works will be displayed on a rotating schedule or shared with the public through other appropriate means during the upcoming seasons. Artists are also asked to participate in one public program per week of their residency such as demonstrations, talks, exploratory hikes, or performances. In the fall, artists work with fourth--eighth grade students. Programs can be tailored to your medium, interests, and experiences, and only consume a few hours of your stay. HOW TO APPLY: Applications for the program are accepted beginning November and must be received by January 5 for consideration for the following season. Notification will be made by April. There is a $25 non-refundable application fee for applying to the residency. Make checks payable to the National Park Service. Any medium that involves collecting or altering park resources would be in conflict with national park preservation goals and would be deemed inappropriate for a residency. Please send six copies of the following items: 1. A one- to two-page résumé and summary of creative works. 2. One-page statement stating what you hope to accomplish and achieve during a term as an artist-in-residence at Acadia National Park. 3. Description of public/school presentation. 4. Names and contact information of two references who know your work. 5. An appropriate sample of your recent work (i.e., six slides of different works (or JPEGs) from visual artists; six copies of a brief manuscript excerpt, short story, article, poetry, etc.—maximum of six pages—from writers and poets; one 1/2" VHS videotape or DVD from dancers and other performing artists.) 6.A self-addressed, stamped envelope for return of sample materials. (Written materials will not be returned.) For more information, visit www.nps.gov/acad/supportyourpark/artistinresidence.htm; write to: Artist-In-Residence Program Coordinator, Acadia National Park, P.O. Box 177, Bar Harbor, ME 04609; call 207-288-3338 - "0" for operator; or email Kate_Petrie@nps.gov.

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Residency in Applied Arts

The Center on Age & Community at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, in partnership with the Peck School of the Arts, is offering a three-month residency for professional artists to develop a high-quality artistic creation motivated by working with people with dementia and/or those who care for them. Projects are expected to address the quality of life of people with dementia and raise public awareness of their capacities. CAC's residency offers a $20,000 stipend, up to $7,000 in supplies, 2 student assistants (if desired), housing, and transportation costs to and from Milwaukee. The program supports residencies as a learning and experimentation period for visiting, professional artists who are permanent U.S. residents. To learn more about the previous and current artists in residency, visit www.aging.uwm.edu. For deadlines, expectations, and application information, download the application form, also available through the website www.aging.uwm.edu.

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Residencies for Artists, Writers, and Cultural Producers

Elsewhere, an arts production site and experimental museum in downtown Greensboro, NC, is seeking artists, writers, and cultural producers for residencies during its Spring, Summer, and Fall seasons. Set within a former thrift store housing a 58-year collection of American surplus, thrift, and antiques, Elsewhere invites experimental creators to utilize the immense collection of objects to pursue site-specific material, conceptual, and/or technologically-based projects. Elsewhere's building—two storefronts on the ground floor, a 14-room boarding house on the second, and warehouse on the third—provides dynamic architectures for the creation and installation of works. Artists live and work within transforming installations; these interactive environments become platforms for re-conceptualizing the theory and practice of art-making as an ongoing process of exchange in community. Experimenting with museum-as-medium within a store where nothing is for sale, Elsewhere offers an unparalleled framework for art practices, processes, and productions outside the traditional gallery, museum, and residency systems. The complete call for artists, residency brochure (PDF), and application deadlines are available at www.elsewhereelsewhere.org/residencies.html. Email George Scheer, Collaborative Director, at residencies@elsewhereelsewhere.org for an application. Elsewhere Artist Collaborative, 606 South Elm Street, Greensboro, NC 27406. www.elsewhereelsewhere.org. We review applications at the end of each month. The residency season runs from April through October.

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Finding Peace and Respite from the Modern World – 29 Artist Residency Opportunities in Alaska

Seattle-based La Familia Gallery is now offering 29 annual artist residency opportunities in Talkeetna, Alaska. Accepting applicants from around the world who concentrate in the visual arts, music, and literature, the residency program aims to encourage a better understanding of what one truly needs live, to create, and to be happy. The La Familia Artist Residency program is designed for emerging and mid-career artists who are seeking direction, inspiration, and reflection. Artists must be actively pursuing their creative careers with passion and integrity. While participating in the program, they are expected to live and volunteer (20 hours/week of community service) in Talkeetna for the full residency period for which they apply. The program has been developed to provide artists with an environment where they can hear their own voices while giving back to the gallery’s home community by adding to the creative dialogue. Within the silence and the peace, you discover that what you need to create, what you need to live, and what you need to be truly happy is far less than you ever imagined. To learn more, please visit www.lafamiliallc.com/AKResidenceHome.php. Additional information regarding the gallery’s many services can be found on their website www.lafamiliallc.com or by calling (206)903-0627.

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The Sodus Art Bank Residency, New York

The Sodus Art Bank in upstate New York is accepting applications for the Residency/Artist's Retreat season. Visual artists, writers, poets, musicians, or artists desiring to work collaboratively my apply for 2-4 week sessions, with time extensions possible. For a nominal fee, artists are provided private rooms in a Victorian house, studios in a turn-of-the-century bank building, outdoor sculpture gardens, and optional participation in intense creative workshops, or may replenish their spirit biking/kayaking around the Finger Lakes and nearby Sodus Bay. Applicants should send 20 slides or CD of their artistic direction, resume, creative proposal, and SASE. Materials must be postmarked at least 2 months prior to requested residency month. Send to: Art Bank Residency, 27 East Main Street, Sodus, New York 14551. Visit their web site at: www.Sodusartbank.org; email: bwsodervick@hotmail.com; or call 585-576-6851 for more information.

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The UCross Foundation Residency Program

Call to Visual Artists, Writers and Composers - The UCross Foundation Residency Program for the arts and literature offers residencies for 2-8 weeks. Located on a 22,000acre working cattle ranch in the foothills of Wyoming’s Bighorn Mountains, the Foundation provides individual workspace, living accommodations, uninterrupted time and the experience of the historic High Plains landscape to selected writers, artists, and composers working in all disciplines. There is no charge for room, board, or studio space. The quality of an applicant’s work is given primary consideration in the review process; individuals from all stages of their professional careers are invited to apply. At any one time there are typically 8 individuals in residence. Facilities include an Elephant etching press and a composer’s cabin which has an electronic keyboard, synthesizer, and piano. Annual deadlines are October 1 for Spring Session (February-June) and March 1 for Fall Session (August-December). For brochure, application and guidelines, visit our website www.ucrossfoundation.org or send SASE to Ucross Foundation 30 Big Red Lane, Clearmont, WY 82835. Phone: (307) 737-2291, Fax: (307) 737-2322, Email: info@ucross.org

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The Atlantic Center for the Arts Residency in New Smyrna Beach, FL

The Atlantic Center for the Arts in New Smyrna Beach, FL offers residencies and opportunities to work with master artists in residence. For more information, visit www.atlanticcenterforthearts.org. Writers, visual artists, dancers, filmmakers, and composers/musicians are encouraged to apply.

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The Djerassi Resident Artists Program

The Djerassi Resident Artists Program is a nonprofit arts organization, which offers residencies to artists in the disciplines of music composition, choreography, literature, visual arts, and media arts/new genres. All national and international artists are eligible to apply. We seek applications on two levels. The first includes emerging and mid-career artists, for whom appointments as resident artists may make a significant difference to their careers. The second level consists of artists with established national and/or international reputations. Artists selected by peer panels are offered, at no cost, room, board, and studio space for four and five-week sessions during the season, which runs from mid-March through mid-November. The Program is located in a spectacular rural setting in the Santa Cruz Mountains overlooking the Pacific Ocean, yet is within easy driving distance to the entire San Francisco Bay Area. The special quality of the residency experience centers around a "retreat" atmosphere. The property is located 40 miles south of San Francisco and 15 miles west of Palo Alto. There is no public transportation to either city from the ranch for artists without cars. Rides to Palo Alto for errands are generally provided by the staff once a week. Transportation to and from the airport is provided by the Program. The deadline for accepting applications is February 15th, each year, for a residency in the following year. Application forms and Guidelines are available on our web site at www.djerassi.org, or may be requested by sending a self-addressed, stamped, envelope. We are affiliated with the Alliance of Artists Communities a nation-wide consortium, which includes professionally run artist communities and other nonprofit organizations that support artists in the development of their work.

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Centre Cat’Art Residency, La Forge, Sainte Colombe sur l’Hers, France

Entry deadline: Ongoing. Cat’Art, international centre for research and creation. Visual arts, writing, performing arts, music… Cat’Art is a place where the diversity of the art expressions is encouraged and where the exchanges between cultures from all over the world can be developed, so that the art expression remains a universal language. There are still opportunities of residency in spring 2007 at Cat’Art. Application open to professional artists only, for temporary stays from 2 weeks to 1 year. Average residency fee: 600 € (lodging, studio and energy costs included). Detailed estimation of costs on request. Every resident has his/her own independent bedroom with common cooking facilities. The environment is exceptional (unspoiled nature, mountains, lake, in the south of France). The region has a rich historical background (Cathar castles, old city of Carcassonne and above all the cave of Niaux with its original paintings). Close by cultural centres, like Toulouse, Montpellier, Barcelona. More details and application to residency on our website www.catart.org. Tel. + 33 (0)4 68 69 35 01, or Email: centre@catart.org.

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The Montana Artists Refuge Residency

The Montana Artists Refuge, an artist-run residency program located in Basin, MT, is accepting applications now from artists of all disciplines. Residencies are one month to nine months in length. Facilities include two spacious apartments with separate 20’ x 30’ studios, one soundproofed apartment for writers, musicians, composers, and one studio apartment for writers or other artists who require minimal space; all include full kitchen facilities, double bed, private phone and wireless internet access. The deadline for applications to the residency program from November through July is June 15. The Refuge has three special residencies during the months of July, August, and September of each year: an MFA Graduate Residency, in August, in collaboration with four separate Universities; the American Indian Artists Residency (AIAR) in September; and the Writers Residency in October. The participating graduate schools set the deadlines for the MFA residency. The deadline for AIAR applications is April 15, and for the Writers Residency, May 15. To learn more about the Refuge go to www.montanarefuge.org and download an application; send SASE to Montana Artists Refuge, Box 8, Basin, MT 59631; phone 406.225.3500; or email mar@mt.net.

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McColl Center for Visual Art Artist-in-Residence Program

Charlotte, NC, McColl Center for Visual Art Artist-in-Residence Program for regional, national and international artists. McColl Center for Visual Art offers artists private studios, $2,000 materials budget, and $3,300 stipend is provided along with 24-hour access to fully-equipped metal and wood shops, media lab, darkroom, printmaking, sculpture, and ceramic studios. Artists-in-Residence participate in McColl Center for Visual Art's open houses, artist forums, outreaches, workshops, and interact with other regional, national, and international artists who are in residence. Paid travel and condominiums are provided for artists outside of the area. Information about the program and application guidelines are available at www.mccollcenter.org. If you have questions about the program or application procedure, contact Terri Smith tsmith@mccollcenter.org, 704-332-5535, ext 22. McColl Center for Visual Art is located at 721 North Tryon Street in the heart of Charlotte, North Carolina. The Center’s goal is to advance creativity through artist residencies, exhibitions and other educational programs about contemporary art.

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The Centrum Institute Residencies

Established in 1980, Centrum's artist residency program aims to create an environment where ideas, music, writing, art and more can be developed, and eventually disseminated. Centrum Creative Residencies are about time and space. With both, you’ll have the opportunity to grow as an artist or creative thinker. Centrum Creative Residencies are open to artists, thinkers, activists, performers —anyone involved in creative endeavors. A residency may involve either the solitary creative work of an individual or the interactive work of a group. It can focus on a single genre or be multidisciplinary. A residency may involve active engagement with other Centrum programs, artists, and communities, or it may serve as a reflective retreat. Residencies are awarded on a space-available basis, in week-long blocks (Friday-Friday). Residencies are available as space exists in Centrum facilities--generally January through June, and August through December. Some resources are available year-round. Centrum’s location at Fort Worden State Park offers residents a portfolio of resources. We offer modest, 2-3 bedroom cabins and apartments, some with small studios, and upright pianos. Print, painting, and rehearsal studios are also available for rental by creative residents, including a non-toxic print studio featuring a 30” American French etching press. Recording studio time can also be arranged at Fort Worden’s Synergy Sound studio. For an more information, please visit: www.centrum.org.

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La Macina di San Cresci 2008 Residency in, Greve in Chianti (Florence) Italy

La Macina di San Cresci is an independent non-profit association based in Greve in Chianti ,a hill town in Tuscany. We are situated midway between two great cities of the Renaissance: Florence & Siena. Our goal is to give an opportunity to exchange experiences and to learn from one another, in order to promote dialogue between different culture. The centre, open to artists, writers, poets, actors and to other art and culture professionals from around the world, offers the opportunity to work alone, or together with other creative people from other countries, developing and interchanging concise ideas on contemporary art and culture. Artist residencies consist of sojourning from 7 to 90 days. This period covers a program based on the personal project proposal presented by the artist and includes the attendance to the workshops in several disciplines (when scheduled). More information and application form on www.chianticom.com.

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Artist Retreat/Residency in Patalenitza in the Rhodopa Mountains, Bulgaria

Silvia Haralambova, a Bulgarian contemporary artist in the field of fine and textile art, particularly in weaving, lives and works in the town Pazardzhik, Bulgaria. Some of her pieces can be seen at: http://sharalambova.googlepages.com. Silvia and her husband have opened an Artist Retreat in the village Patalenitza in the Rhodopa Mountains, Bulgaria. They offer to textile artists from abroad the whole retreat – house for living, atelier and 650 sq. m. yard, where they can live and create in a quiet countryside surroundings and find inspiration for their work. Following is the web site of their residency, where artists can find more detailed information about the location, the conditions, the rates etc.: http://silviaretreat.googlepages.com.

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Jamestown Fine Arts Association Residency

Jamestown, North Dakota, Deadline: On-going. For more information: 701-251-2496 or artscenter@daktel.com.

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LUNA Artist-in-Residency Program

LUNA, located in the small rural town of (New) San Acacio, CO, near the border of New Mexico just north of Taos, offers an oasis for the expression of the creative spirit. Time away from the pressure and influence of mainstream urban life encourages us to recharge, rethink, and recreate. The peace and solitude of the modern and spacious LUNA facility draws artists, teachers, and healers from all over the globe. Writers, weavers, sculptors, jewelers, painters, performers, dancers, musicians, photographers, ceramic artists, yoga instructors and body workers, energy workers of every kind come to transform their bright ideas into a material reality, teach and learn. Simplicity in design fosters creativity for both individual and group experiences, where unconstructed time is hallmark. Our artist in residence program invites creatives, nationally and internationally, in every discipline, noticing things about the area which most of us take for granted or miss entirely. Light, color and time are different here. Saturday Open Studio provides a venue for locals to interact in a creative environment, teach techniques, hone skills, and share a magical, creative spark. Kids and adults alike enjoy the freedom to explore and develop their own ideas. Personal coaching and catered meals are available. Travel is easy by air and auto from Denver and Albuquerque, and small airports in Alamosa, Taos, and places in between, following Highways 25 and 285 to the east and west. LUNA is remote, but convenient to shopping, culture, and outdoor recreation. The skiing, hot springs and night skies are incomparable. Wildlife still abounds, as do indigenous arrowheads and precious stones. Please ask if there is anything about a LUNA experience which might work for your special circumstances. Dr. James M. Owens, Ph.D., 401 Directa San Acacio, Colorado 81151; j.m.owens@hotmail.com; Phone: 719-206-0622.

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Interested in a Residency in France? Need Help?

A residence is an important stage in an artist’s career. It represents a major investment, in terms of time and money, and therefore needs to be carefully thought through. Artistay works with a network of professional residencies in France. Our service is for: artists in all media; art professionals (critics, curators, agents...); and other creators (architects, designers, writers...). We study your application carefully and help you to achieve your aim of finding a residence in France... and one ideally suited to your requirements. More details about our service and application on our website: www.artistay.com, or email us at: apply@artistay.com.

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NEA Creative Writing Fellowship

Creative Writing Fellowships guidelines are now available at www.arts.gov/grants/apply/Lit.html. These fellowships enable recipients to set aside time for writing, research, travel, and general career advancement. Non-matching grants are for $20,000.

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