The Alliance of Artists Communities is an international network of artists' communities, colonies, and residency programs.
Why join?
Supporting artists in their creative practice is what residency programs do best, and what the Alliance does best is advocate for and support the field as a collective voice, knowing there are things the Alliance can accomplish that no single residency program can do on its own. For example: partnering with funders to provide grants to residencies in the US and abroad; bringing together national and international leaders to develop strategies for comprehensive support of today's artists; and providing consolidated information resources to artists on the wealth of residency opportunities available to them.
As a member of the Alliance, I'm regularly reminded of the passion and idealism motivating the members. The enthusiasm generated by this network is greater than the sum of its parts--it is a profound experience to get together with others who take it for granted that creative artists should be honored and supported in their work while they're alive. -- David Macy, Resident Director, The MacDowell Colony
Membership Categories
The Alliance includes more than 250 members—a diverse field of artists’ communities, residency programs, individuals, and institutions that support living artists in the creation of new work—from across the US and in more than a dozen countries worldwide, with budgets ranging from $8,000 to $4 million.
The Alliance offers 4 types of memberships: Organizational Membership(for artist residency programs), Emerging Program Membership (for those developing new residency programs), Individual Membership (for folks who believe that artist residencies are important and wish to support our work), and Affiliate Membership (for organizations who recognize the critical work of our field).
Member Benefits
The Alliance advocates for its members to funders, policy-makers, and others; provides its members with research and other information on everything from facilities planning to salaries to funding sources to providing hospitality; offers its members a vital peer network; promotes its members to tens of thousands of artists of all disciplines; and connects its members to funding sources in the US and internationally.
All members receive an online subscription, discounts on publications and conference registrations, invitations to special events, and receipt of our newsletter and e-news bulletins. In addition, many of the Alliance's partner organizations offer discounts to Alliance members. The Alliance also offers an online subscription, with premium access to a searchable database of residencies and other opportunities for artists, online resources, and monthly alerts.