Artist-in-Residency Programs

Denali National Park and Preserve

Artist-In-Residence Program, Denali National Park and Preserve, P.O. Box 9, Denali Park, Alaska USA 99755

Residencies open to: Two-dimensional visual artists, sculptors

Application deadline: January 31 (postmarked)

Residency period: Mid-June through mid-September; up to three - 10 days each.

Contact: Denali Headquarters at 907-683-2294 AST or DENA_Info@nps.gov

Gates of the Arctic Nationa Park and Reserve

Artist-In-Residence Program, Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, 4175 Geist Road, Fairbanks, AK 99709-3420;

Residencies open to: Two and three-dimensional visual artists, photographers, filmmakers and artisans.

Application deadline: February 1 (received).

Residency period: July or August. Artists must have excellent backcountry skills and physical abilities. One, generally for a two week period; actual patrol typically 7-10 days.

Contact: Tracie Pendergrast, winter 907-457-5752, summer 907-692-5494; email: tracie_pendergrast@nps.gov

http://www.nps.gov/gaar/

Buffalo National River

Artist-In-Residence Program, Buffalo National River, 402 N. Walnut, Suite 136, Harrison, Arkansas USA 72601

Residencies open to: Two-dimensional visual artists, photographers, sculptors, performers, writers, video/filmmakers, composers

Application deadline: January 31 (postmarked)

Residency period: March - November; four of up to three weeks each

Contact: Artist-In-Residence Coordinator at 870-741-5443 CST or buff_information@nps.gov

http://www.nps.gov/buff

Hot Springs National Park

Artist-In-Residence Program, attn: Volunteer Coordinator, Hot Springs National Park, P.O. Box 1860, Hot Springs, AR 71902

Residencies open to: Two-dimensional visual artists, photographers

Application deadline: February 1 for June, July, and August; May 1 for September, October, and November

Residency period: June through November; Six of two to four weeks each

Contact: Jeff Heitzman at 501-624-3383, ext. 652 or jeff_heitzman@nps.gov

Grand Canyon National Park

Artist-In-Residence Program, P.O. Box 129, Grand Canyon, AZ 86023

Residencies open to: Two-dimensional visual artists, photographers, sculptors, video/filmmakers.

Application deadline: January 1 - April 1, 2006

Residency period: Late September - early October 2006, mid-May - end of May 2007, mid-July - end of July 2007; Three in total, three weeks each.

Contact: Jennie Albrinck at 928-638-7739 or Jennie_albrinck@nps.gov

18th Street Arts Center

1639 18th St., Santa Monica, CA 90404

Residencies open to: Los Angeles-area resident

Application Deadline(s): Ongoing

Residency period: Year-round

http://www.18thstreet.org

Djerassi Resident Artists Program

Djerassi Resident Artists Program, 2325 Bear Gulch Road, Woodside, CA 94062

Residencies open to: visual artists, photographers, sculptors, drawing, mixed-media.

Application deadline: February 15th

Residency period: March-November

http://www.djerassi.org/residencies.html

The Exploratorium

3601 Lyon Street, San Francisco, CA 94123

Residencies open to: Installation artists, exhibit artists, filmmakers, media artists, sound artists

Application deadline: Ongoing

Residency period:Year-round; 1 week - 1 year.

http://www.exploratorium.edu/about/air.html

Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco

Legion of Honor Museum, 100 34th Ave., San Francisco, CA 94121-1693

Residencies open to: Focus on local artists and may occasionally choose an artist outside the Bay Area

Application deadline: Ongoing

Residency period: Year-round; 1 month Click to see info | http://www.famsf.org

The LAB

2948 16th Street San Francisco, CA 94103

http://www.thelab.org

The LAB offers residencies to visual, media, and literary artists, traditionally in late summer or mid-winter. The duration of a residency depends on the artist's proposal and current LAB programming. Contact the organization for more information.

San Francisco Recycling and Disposal

501 Tunnel Ave., San Francisco, CA 94134-2939

Residencies open to: The company provides selected local professional artists with the opportunity to make art from materials they gather from San Francisco's refuse.

http://www.sunsetscavenger.com/AIR/index.htm

Contact: (415) 330-1414 or e-mail art@norcalwaste.com.

Kaia Art Institute

1060 Heinz Ave., Berkeley, CA 94710

Residencies open to: All printmaking, book artists and any digital media artists locally, nationally and internationally.

Application deadline: May 4th for fellowship award; no deadline for residency program

Residency period: Year-round

http://www.kala.org/air/air_desc.html

Headlands Center for the Arts

944 Fort Barry, Sausalito, CA 94965

Residencies open to: Artists and arts professionals in all media - visual, audio, film and video

Application deadline: First Friday in June

Residency period:March 1st - Novembet 30th

http://www.headlands.org/programs.asp

Montalvo

15400 Montalvo Road, P.O.Box 158 Saratoga, CA 95071

Residencies open to: Artists from all disciplines and countries are eligible

Contact: Katharine Wallerstein at kwallerstein@montalvoarts.org.

http://www.villamontalvo.org/artistresidency.html

Lux Art Institute

P.O. Box 9638 Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067

http://www.luxartinstitute.org

Lux attracts nationally and internationally recognized artists to Southern California for its artist-in-residence program. Residents live and work on-site, and produce commissioned works inspired by the natural world. In addition, Lux fosters facilitates opportunities for active dialogue between visitors and resident artists.

Soaring Gardens Artists' Retreat/Ora Lerman Charitable Trust Artists' Residency

160 Erica Way Portola Valley, CA 94028

http://www.lermantrust.org

Soaring Gardens Artists' Retreat, in beautiful dairy country near Laceyville, Pennsylvania, provides 3-6-week residencies to visual artists between May and September. The Trust particularly encourages applications from emerging women artists. Artists are encouraged to apply in groups of 2 or 3.

Stonehouse Residency for the Contemporary Arts

47694 Dunlap Road Miramonte, CA 93641

http://www.stonehouseresidency.org

Sundance Institute

(Site location: Sundance, UT) 8857 West Olympic Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90211

http://institute.sundance.org

The Sundance Institute provides emerging filmmakers with an opportunity to work and develop their projects and skills through a variety of programs. Contact organization for more information.

Villa Aurora

(Site locations: Berlin, Germany and Los Angeles, CA)

520 Paseo Miramar Pacific Palisades, CA 90272

http://www.villa-aurora.org

Villa Aurora is operated by sister German and U.S. organizations. The Los Angeles program accepts up to 16 writers, visual artists, photographers, art historians, and filmmakers from Europe annually for 3-month residencies. In Berlin, 3-month residencies are awarded each year in literature, music composition, and film to 12 young (up to 40 years old) writers and artists living and working in Germany; 2 artists working together may share one grant. Visual artists are accepted by invitation only; students are not eligible.

Joshua Tree National Park

Artist-In-Residence Program, Joshua Tree National Park, 74485 National Park Drive, Twenty-Nine Palms, California USA 92277

Residencies open to: Two-dimensional visual artists, photographers, sculptors, writers, video/filmmakers

Application deadline: Accepted year-round Residency period: October through May; Four to six of four weeks each Contact: Tim Terrell at 760-367-5539 PST or artmojave@aol.com

Yosemite National Park

Yosemite Renaissance, PO Box 1430, Mariposa, California USA 95338.

Residencies open to: Two-dimensional visual artists, photographers, sculptors

Application deadline: September 2, 2005 (received)

Residency period: Year-round; Four to ten of up to one month each Contact: yosemiteart@sti.net

Golden Gate National Recreation Area

Headlands Center for the Arts, 944 Fort Barry, Sausalito, California USA 94965

Residencies open to: California, North Carolina, New Jersey, and Ohio two-dimensional visual artists, photographers, sculptors, video/filmmakers (Each state has individual eligibility requirements) Application deadline: First Friday in June

Residency period: Febraury through November; Thirty of one to eleven months each

Contact: Holly Blake at 415-331-2787, ext. 24, PST or hblake@headlands.org

Anderson Ranch Arts Center

5263 Owl Creek Road, Snowmass Village, CO 81615

Residencies open to:visual artists working in: ceramics, digital imaging, furniture and woodworking, printmaking and drawing, installation, photography and sculpture

Application deadline: February 17, 2006

Residency period: October-December; January-April; October-April

Contact: Susan Casebeer at scasebeer@andersonranch.org or 970.923.3181 x216.

http://www.andersonranch.org

Carbondale Clay Center

135 Main St., Carbondale, CO 81623

http://www.carbondaleclay.org

No further information currently available (program is in the process of being restructured); please contact the organization.

Rocky Mountain National Park

Artist-In-Residence Program, 1000 Highway 36, Estes Park, Colorado USA 80517

Residencies open to: Professional Two-dimensional visual artists, photographers, sculptors, video/filmmakers

Application deadline: December 5, 2006 Residency period: Early June through late September; Five to eight of two weeks each

Contact: Artist-In-Residence Coordinator at 970-586-1206 MST

Artists' Enclave at l-Park

428 Hopyard Road, P.O. Box 124, East Haddam, CT 06423

Residencies open to: visual (including digital) artists, environmental artists, landscape and garden designers and architects.

Application deadline: January 16, 2006

Residency period: Year-round

Contact: ipark2002@ureach.com. Phone: 860-873-2468.

http://www.i-park.org

Austin Arts Center

Trinity College, 300 Summit Street Hartford, CT 06106

http://www.austinarts.org

The Arts Center is in the process of developing a residency program in rural Ashford, CT; please see Web site for more information.

Center for Contemporary Printmaking

Mathews Park, 299 West Avenue Norwalk, CT 06850

http://www.centerforcontemporaryprintmaking.org

147 State Street

New London, CT 06320

http://www.CriffisArtCenter.com

Artists from around the world are eligible for 5-month residencies at Griffis Art Center. Each artist is provided with a private, fully furnished apartment, studio space, and an open studio exhibition.

Stonington Village Improvement Association

P.O. Box 18 Stonington, CT 06378

http://www.stoningtonvia.org

The James Merrill Writer-in-Residence Program provides live/work space for an academic year to a writer or scholar with a specific project, who is committed to full-time residence in Stonington during the residency, can be entrusted with the historic Merrill apartment, is willing to make a cultural contribution to the local community, and is financially self-sufficient for the length of his or her stay.

Weir Farm Art Center

Artist-In-Residence Program, Weir Farm National Historic Site, 735 Nod Hill Road, Wilton, CT 06897 (include a stamped, self-addressed envelope)

Residencies open to: Visual artists (including printmakers & painters), photographers, sculptors, video/filmmakers

Application deadline: January 15, July 15 (postmarked)

Residencies for visual artists from 2 weeks to 1 month, studio and furnished cottage for 1 artist at a time (or, artists may apply as collaborative teams), located 60miles from NYC. Visit website, http://www.weirfarmartcenter.org. for application.

Contact: 203-761-9945, email: allen(at)weirfarmartcenter.org