The Studios is a unique residency housed in MASS MoCA - one of the world's largest contemporary art museums. The Studios residency hosts artist and writers within the museum’s factory campus and is surrounded by the beautiful Berkshire Mountains. Operated by MASS MoCA’s Assets for Artists program, the residency runs year-round and hosts up to 10 artists at a time. Artists of any nationality can apply for stays of 2 or 4 weeks.

We offer 24/7 studio space on MASS MoCA's campus, housing across the street (private rooms in shared apartments), one group meal per day, member-access to MASS MoCA's galleries, access to professional development webinars though our "Assets for Artists" program, and opportunities to share your work with an international cohort of peers as well as museum staff and community members.

The residency program has several different fellowship programs including General Fellowships, and fellowships specifically for Massachusetts-based Artists or Writers, Oregon-Based Visual Artists, Puerto Rican Artists, Black or Indigenous Visual Artists or Writers, and more. For more information, read below.

We are thrilled to introduce The Mother Tree Residency!

In 2025, we're innovating with an eye toward sustainability and this is a new option for women-identified writers to experience Hedgebrook. These partially subsidized residencies are a conscious act of radical reciprocity - the gift of time on the land for yourself and your creative practice works to sustain our historic free-to-writers residency program and allows us to continue to support women who are authoring change. This program is an opportunity for new residents and returning alumnae to plan a residency that fits their schedule, foregoing our anonymous adjudication process.

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis year-round via our SlideRoom portal. Residencies are scheduled between January and November 2025. Applicants will be notified as soon as possible.

The Artist in Residence (AIR) program awards fully sponsored residencies to approximately 50 local, national, and international artists each year. Residencies of four to ten weeks include studio space, chef-prepared meals, housing, travel and living expenses. AIRs become part of a dynamic community of artists participating in Headlands’ other programs, allowing for exchange and collaborative relationships to develop within the artist community on campus. Artists selected for this program are at all career stages and work in all media, including drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, film, video, new media, installation, fiction and nonfiction writing, poetry, dance, music, interdisciplinary, social practice, arts professions, and architecture.

Hedgebrook’s Writer-in-Residence Program supports writers from all over the world for residencies of two to three weeks. The cottage, all meals, and the entire residency experience at Hedgebrook is free to selected writers. Travel is not included and is the responsibility of the writer to arrange and pay for. Up to 6 writers can be in residence at a time, each housed in their own handcrafted cottage. They spend their days in solitude – writing, reading, taking walks in the woods on the property or on nearby Double Bluff beach. In the evenings, “The Gathering” is a social time for residents to connect and share over their freshly prepared meals.

Hedgebrook’s mission is to support visionary women-identified writers, 18 and older, whose stories and ideas shape our culture now and for generations to come. Writers must be women, which is inclusive of transgender women and female-identified individuals. Because gender inequity still occurs in all spaces including literary ones, it is part of our explicit mission to support and promote women’s voices. Residents must be willing to adhere to a specific set of health and safety protocols we have implemented to keep writers, staff, and surrounding communities safer. 

Our application and adjudication processes are genre-specific. In 2025, we're innovating with an eye toward sustainability and doing things a bit differently. Our 2025 Writer in Residence (WiR) applications are now open for the following genres: Poetry, Prose-Non-fiction, Prose-Fiction. Applications are read by jurors who are proficient to read in each genre. 

While we will not have applications open this cycle for songwriters, screenwriters, and playwrights, we are working on some exciting offerings for these genres. More to come! Please visit www.hedgebrook.org for updates. 

The McColl Center's internationally acclaimed Artist-in-Residence program serves as a catalyst for growth for emerging and mid-career artists. McColl Center hosts three residency terms per year—fall, winter/spring, and summer, for four artists per term. An artist residency at McColl Center is a moment to think big, take risks in the creative process, and explore ideas within the context of Charlotte.

Artists-in-residence receive private housing adjacent to McColl Center, a large-scale private studio in our historic building in Uptown Charlotte, curatorial guidance, marketing and PR support, and a generous stipend. While in residency, our artists have the freedom to fully focus on artistic research, exploration, and creation while also engaging with McColl Center’s Igniters community and the local creative sector.

The Winter-Spring 2025 Artist-in-Residence program runs from January 7 - April 14, 2025.

The deadline for applications is June 1, 2024.

We are thrilled to announce our open call for participation in our 2025 artist residency program, dedicated to exploring the theme Care and Stewardship. At the heart of this theme is the idea that care transcends human boundaries and acknowledges our interconnected existence in the world. We invite individuals from diverse backgrounds and disciplines to explore the multifaceted dimensions and essence of care.

At its core, Care & Stewardship beckons reflection upon reciprocal responsibility we hold as stewards of the Earth. It prompts us to consider the consequences of our actions, both immediate and in the future, on ecosystems, biodiversity, and future generations. Yet, its reach extends far beyond interpersonal dynamics to encompass the stewardship of our environment, the pursuit of social justice, and the cultivation of collective well-being. Through this exploration, we invite artists, scientists, scholars, and cultural bearers to critically engage with the concept of care, probing its intersections with issues of social justice, environmental sustainability, and ethical responsibility. Together, let us delve into the transformative potential of care in shaping more compassionate and sustainable futures.

At Pine Meadow Ranch Center for Arts & Agriculture, we work with artists, educators, researchers and Tribal members to support the long-term resilience of the local ecosystem. As stewards of the land, we rely on a deep understanding of the local ecology and the application of time-tested techniques to conserve natural resources and maintain the fertile conditions in which life can flourish. Understanding how different entities within the ecosystem interact and coexist at PMRCAA has allowed us to preserve the ranching tradition and maintain agricultural land. Our hope is to restore PMRCAA’s soil by understanding the diverse web of relationships responsible for maintaining its fertility.

By embracing a more expansive perspective that recognizes the power of diverse ways of knowing and being, we concern ourselves with how to instill ethical relations of production and explore the role artists, culture bearers, scientists, scholars, and researchers play in nourishing radical imagination and facilitating transformative change.

One-week Art Residency Retreat stays. These residency/retreats can accommodate up to 4 creatives during any one week period.   Included: accommodations with private bedrooms and shared bath in a neighboring cottage within sight and walking distance of The Foggy Bee; prepared family-style dinners nightly; one 4-hour plein air guided experience and unfettered access to the 1100SF studio and grounds (including 90+ acres across the street).  This can be a collaborative studio experience - up to 4 creatives may be present in the studio during any of the designated periods. Or it could just be you.  A certain type of "buzz" happens when creative spirits share space.  It creates its own energy.   Light your creative process on fire or release it slowly in this beautiful setting on the water. Whether it's painting, drawing, photography, writing or some other method of making art, you'll find a special energy here that helps make it bee.  The building offers sweeping views of the Narragaugus River as it meets the Narragaugus Bay (e.g., open ocean).  The entire back side of the building, including the studio, faces the water.  The light is amazing with long windows and skylights.   You'll have plenty of room to spread out and stay set up (the Studio comfortably seats 14 for classes - LOTS OF ROOM!).  It's a magical place to create.   

The Nicholson Project is an artist residency program coupled with a neighborhood garden that works to support artists and serve as a creative and innovative cultural hub. We aim to become a community anchor that celebrates the community’s authentic identity while infusing new vibrancy into Southeast DC. Our Residency Program provides the time, space, and support needed for artists to work on their studio practice and produce onsite activations.

The Nicholson Project was founded in with a deep commitment to providing artists with space and support to create and further their practice. We want you to feel 100% supported during your time at Nicholson and beyond. As part of your acceptance, you will receive the following:

• 10-week Artist Residency at The Nicholson Project (2310 Nicholson St. SE)
• $5,000 artist stipend
• Time and space to create
• Private access to the Residency Suite that includes an artist studio and apartment with a fully furnished bedroom, kitchen, and bathroom
• One-on-one support from our Managing Director and our Programs Manager
• Studio visits and consultation with a guest curator throughout your residency
• Introductions to other artists, curators, and others you would like to meet for research related to your practice
• Promotional support (press releases for residency, social media promotion, etc)
• Professional documentation of your work and headshots
• Up to $2,000 and staff support to develop and implement a Resid01