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Art Colonies A - Z
Act I Creativity Center
P.O. Box 10153
Kansas City, Missouri 64111
(314) 365-4404
Edward F. Albee Foundation, Inc.
14 Harrison Street
New York, New York 10013
(212) 226-2020
Maintains the William Flanagan Memorial
Creative Persons Center (“The Barn”) in Montauk,
Long Island in New York, a residence for
wirters, painters, sculptors & composers. Open from June 1 to October
1 and residencies are one month.
Assistance: Residency free,
artist supplies food, travel and other expenses
Applications available after May 31
Mary Anderson Ctr for the Arts
101 St. Francis Drive
Mount St. Francis, Indiana 47146
(812) 923-8602
http://www.artistcommunities.org/nof/maryand.html
Residency program lasting from two weeks
to three months (artist determines length). Artists
furnished with private room, meals and
studio space. Daily fee = $60, suggested minimum is $30 a day.
Deadline: Ongoing
Assistance: Specialized Fellowships
(request info), Reduced Daily Rate
Application: Form, Work Samples
(Visual Artists: 10 slides, Writers, Musicians & Film Artists), “Your
Art & Vision” Statement, Project Proposal,
Publication/Performance/Exhibition List, $15 fee
Anderson Ranch Arts Ctr.
P.O. Box 5598
Snowmass Village, Colorado 81615
(303) 923-3181
http://artistcommunities.org/andranch.html
Offers photography and digital imaging
workshops with photo & computer facilities.
www.apogeephoto.com/andersonranch/arac2.html
Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts
P.O. Box 567
Gatlinburg, Tennessee
(423) 436-5860
Sandy Blaine, Director (Ceramic Artist)
http://www.arrowmont.org
Art School located right off the main
strip to the entrance of the Great Smokey Mountains. Credit available through
University of Tennessee at Knoxville. Summer sessions are 1 - 2 weeks,
Elderhostel in Fall.
Assistance: Scholarships, Studio
Assistant Positions, Work/Study, Artist-in-Residence Program
Painting, Sculpture, Ceramics, Textiles,
Book Arts, Paper, new woodturning facility
Art Awareness
Route 42, Box 177
Lexington, New York 12452
(518) 989-6433
http://artistcommunities.org/artaware.html
Artpark
P.O. Box 371
Lewiston, New York 14092
(716) 745-3377
http://www.artpark-ny.org
200 acre New York State park located on
Niagara River. Currently not accepting residency
proposals however they will consider
funded proposals from artists seeking a site for projects.
ART/OMI
International Artists’ Residency Program
55 Fifth Avenue, 15th Floor
New York, New York 10003
(212) 206-56660 or (516) 392-7611
http://artistcommunities.org/artomi.html
Visual Arts
Atlantic Center for the Arts
1414 Art Center Avenue
New Smyrna Beach, Florida 32168
(904) 427-6975
http://www.artistcommunities.org/atlcent.html
Visual Arts, poetry, music composition
Deadline: April 15, annually
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Banff Centre for the Arts/Leighton Artist
Colony
Box 1020, 107 Tunnel Mountain Drive
Banff, Alberta, Canada TOL OCO
(403) 762-6180
http://www.banffcentre.ab.ca/Leighton_Studios/
Interactive year-round retreat for composers,
writers & visual artists working independently or
in collaboration with the art center
Assistance: Unknown, room/board
included with tuition
Bellagio Study & Conference Center
Contact: Bellagio Center Office Rockefeller
Foundation
1133 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10036
http://www.ats.edu/faculty/spons/B0000250.HTM
Month-long residency for international
artists and scholars with significant composition or
exhibition experience.
Bemis Foundation/Alternative Worksite
614 South Eleventh Street
Omaha, Nebraska 68102
(402) 341-7130
Two urban warehouses and half block of
open property on the fringe of downtown Omaha.
Facilities include 10,000 square feet
of workspaces with 14’ ceilings & good light, basic woodworking &
welding shops, assorted cameras, etc., forklifts, 5000lb capacity elevator,
access to printmaking & darkroom facilities. Ceramic facilities just
renovated.
Assistance: Residency provides living
space, studio space & stipend of $500-$1,000.
Berkshire School of Contemporary Art
189 Beaver Street
North Adams, Massachusetts 01247
(413) 664-9550
Tuition charged, painting, printmaking
& sculpture
Blackhawk Mountain School of Art
Box 258
Black Hawk, Colorado 80422
(303) 582-5235 or (312) 477-2272
Descr.: Rates based on weekly occupancy
Offers: Drawing, Painting, Photo, Printmaking
& Sculpture
Blue Mountain Center
Blue Mountain Lake, New York 12812-0109
Four week residencies in a turn-of-the-century
Adirondack lodge for writers, artists & musicians.
No cost other than transportation.
Brookfield Craft Center
286 Whisconier Road
Brookfield, CT 06804
SoNo Campus:
Brookfield Alley at Washington Street
South Norwalk, CT 06854
The Mary Ingraham Bunting Institute of
Radcliffe College
Contact:
Fellowship Program
The Bunting Institute of Radcliffe College
34 Concord Avenue
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138
(617) 495-8212
http://www.radcliffe.edu/bunting/
Offers fellowships for women to pursue
independent work. Studio space & access to other resources at Harvard/Radcliffe
provided.
John C. Campbell Folk School
Route 1, Box 14A
Brasstown, North Carolina
1-800-FOLKSCH
http://www.folkschool.com/
Arts & Crafts school with work/study
(long-term) and scholarships available
Offers: Basketry, Beading/Jewelry, Blacksmithing,
Book Arts, Clay, Printing, Textiles, etc
Capp Street Project/AVT
270 14th Street
San Fransicso, California 94103
(415) 626-7747
http://www.artistcommunities.org/cappst.html
Artist-in-Residence program for public
art installations/experimental projects
Center for Book Arts
626 Broadway, 5th Floor
New York, New York 10012
(212) 460-9768
Center for Arts & Religion
http://www.clark.net/pub/admiss/car.html
Wesley Theological Seminary
4500 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20016
Artists -in-Residency program, as well
as other programs.
Centrum Foundation
P.O. Box 1158
Fort Worden State Park
Port Townsend, Washington 98368
(206) 385-3102
http://www.centrum.org
Charlotte’s Hollow Foundation for the Arts
6993 Wesleyan Church road
Pataskala, Ohio 43062
(614) 927-3566
Residencies in visual arts, writing &
music from April 1 - November 1
Deadline: Open
Chautauqua School of Art
Box 1098
Chautauqua, NY 14722
1.800.836.ARTS
http://www.chautauqua-inst.org
School offering Painting, Drawing, Clay,
Sculpture, Fiber, Metal & Photo
Assistance: Full & partial tuition
assistance available
Chesterwood
P.O. Box 827
Stockbridge, Massachussetts
(413) 298-3579
Oversees the Guggenheim Museum Sculptor
in Residence. Provides living & working space in Daniel Chester French’s
studio
Chicago Center for Paper & Book
218 South Wabash
Chicago, IL
312-431-8612
http://www.colum.edu/centers/bpa/index.html
Cite Internationale des Arts
18 Rue de L’Hotel de Vilee
75004 Paris, France
http://myweb.worldnet.fr/~fst/CiteInternationaledesArts.html
(To translate, go to www.altavista.com
to the translation section and
enter the above URL)
One year residencies in Paris for foreign
artists.
Creative Glass Center of America
1501 Glasstown Road
P.O. Box 646
Millville, NJ 08332
(609) 825-6800 ext. 2733
http://www.wheatonvillage.org/cgca.htm
Offers 16 Residencies a year from 2 weeks
up to 4 months for glass artists with housing and a
monthly stipend of up to $500
Dieu Donne Papermill, Inc.
http://www.colophon.com/dieudonne/
433 Broome Street
New York, NY 10013-2622
(212) 226-0573
Djerassi Resident Artists Program
2325 Bear Gulch Road
Woodside, CA 94062-4405
(415) 747-1250 fax: (415) 747-0105
http://www.djerassi.org/
Offers residential grant for one month.
Sixty artists selected each year for Dance (choreography), Literature,
Music, Visual Arts, Media Arts/New Genres (film/video, performance, sound/radio)
Dorland Mountain Colony
P.O. Box 6
Temecula, California 92390
http://artistcommunities.org/dorland.html
Dorset Colony House
Box 519 Church Street
Dorset, Vermont 05251
(802) 867-2223
http://www.state.vt.us/vermont-arts/artorgs.html
Residencies for one week at a time, $95
fee per week ($60 minimum & pro-rates available).
Mostly for writers, composers & artists
who do not need special facilities
Alden B. Dow Creativity Center
Northwood Institute
Midland, Michigan 48640-2398
(517) 832-4403 ext. 478
http://www.northwood.edu/abd/aldendow.html
The Fabric Workshop
1133 Arch Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107
(215) 568-0858
Artist-in-Residence program, unpaid Assistantships
(housing limited)
The Farm (An Art Colony for Women)
R.D. 3, Old Overlook Road
Poughkeepsie, New York 12603
Send application to: Kate Millet, 295
Bowery, New York, NY 10003
A working farm offering residencies and
writing workshops. Participants donate time for
farmwork, especially Christmas season
in selling trees. Available to all forms of visual artists & writers.
Fine Arts Work Center
24 Pearl Street, Box 565
Provincetown, Massachusetts 02657
http://www.capecodaccess.com/FineArtsWorkCenter/index.html
Awards residencies with live-in studio,
monthly stipend. All visual artists and writers
can apply.
Grand Marais Art Colony
Box 626
Grand Marais, MN 55604
(800)385-9585
http://www.boreal.org/arts/news.htm
Workshops.
Griffis Art Center
18 Bristol Street
New London, Connecticut 06320
(860) 447-3431
http://www.griffisartcenter.com
Awards 11 month residencies to 3 artists
per year with furnished apartment, meals, studio &
transportation. International program.
Donation of art and participation in lectures and demonstrations at nearby
institutions required.
Guilford Handicrafts Center
411 Church Street
P.O. Box 589
Guilford, Connecticut 06437
(203) 453-6237
http://pages.cthome.net/guilfordhandcrftctr/
Art classes of all kinds.
The Hambridge Center
P.O. Box 339
Rabun Gap, Georgia 30568
(404) 746-5718
Offers residencies from 2 weeks to 3 months
to artists of all disciplines. Private cottages & communal house, residents
asked to contribute $125 a week
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts
Deer Isle, Maine 04627
http://www.haystack-mtn.org/
Summer arts & craft school in Maine
with Studio Assistantships & Work/Study grants available.
Clay, Paper/Book Arts, Textiles/Fiber,
Glass, Metal, Wood, Printmaking, etc
Headlands Center for the Arts
944 Fort Barry
Sausalito, CA 94965
(415) 331-2787
http://www.headlands.org/
Horizons: New England Craft Program
108 North Main St
Sunderland, MA 01375
(413) 665-0300
http://horizons-art.org/
Summer arts & crafts school with Head
of Studio & Studio Assistant positions available
for the summer.
Clay, Drawing/Painting, Metal, Wood/Furniture,
Glass, Surface Design, Textiles, etc
The Institute for Contemporary
Art (PS 1)
46-01 21st Street
Long Island City, NY 11101
(718) 784-2084
Awards non-living studios in/around Manhattan
for one year
National & International residency
program
Isle Royale National Park
Artist-in-Residence Program
800 East Lakeshore Drive
Houghton, Michigan 49931
(906) 482-0984
Email: ISRO_ParkInfo@nps.gov
http://www.nps.gov/isro/
Provides a cabin, basic cooking equipment,
fuel, bedding & canoe for 2-3 weeks, very rustic &
isolated. Any artist eligible with work
connecting to nature who will draw upon the park for inspiration. Artist
asked to contribute a piece of work at the end of residency.
Kalani Honua Intercultural
& Retreat Center
P.O. Box 4500
Kalapana, Hawaii 96778
(808) 965-7828
John Michael Kohler Arts Center
608 New York Avenue
P.O. Box 489
Sheboygan, Wisconsin 53082-0489
http://
www.jmkac.org/
Provides 15 artists annually with studio
space, materials, equipment, housing & transportation
La Coste School of the
Arts
Contact: Foreign Studies
Cleveland Institute of Art
1141 East Boulevard
Cleveland, Ohio 44106
(216) 421-7338
Summer & Fall sessions for 30-40 students
in 12th century medieval village, course credit
Light Work
316 Waverly Avenue
Syracuse, New York 13244
(315) 443-1300
http://lightwork.org/
Artist-in-Residence program offering $1,200
stipend, private darkroom & a shared apartment for one month.
Photography (Black & White and Color)
and Computer Facilities
The MacDowell Colony
100 High Street
Peterborough, New Hampshire 03459
(603) 924-3886 or (212) 966-4860
http://
www.macdowellcolony.org
Provides room, board & private studio
for writers, visual artists & composers.
If you can get into here, you've got it
made.
Medicine Wheel Artists’ Retreat
P.O. Box 1088
Groton, Massachussetts 01450-3088
(508) 448-3717
All disciplines.
Millay Colony for the Arts
P.O. Box 3
Austerlitz, New York 12017-0003
(518) 392-3103
http://www.millaycolony.org
Providing one month residencies to talented
writers, composers and visual artists.
Montalvo Center for the Arts
Contact: Montalvo Association
Residence Committee
Box 158
Saratoga, California 95070
(408) 867-3421
Residencies for 6 at one time, open all
year, financial aid available
Montana Artists Refuge
http://www.montanaartistsrefuge.org
Box 8
Basin, Montana 59631
(406) 225-3525
Residencies from 3 months to one year
in weaving, sculpture, photo, pottery, music & composition & writing.
The Museum of Fine Arts - Houston
P.O. Box 6826
Houston, Texas 77265
(713) 639-7586
http://mfah.org/
Offers summer minority internships for
experience in the museum field, $2,000 stipend
National Foundation for
Advancement in the Arts
3915 Biscayne Blvd
Miami, Florida 33137
(305) 573-0490
New York Office:
1500 Broadway
New York, New York 10036
(212) 719-3500
http://
www.nfaa.org/
Awards a 4 month residency with transportation,
living & studio facilities, $1,000 stipend to professional visual artists.
Exhibition, catalog & funds for art supplies available. All media,
must be 18-35 years old.
Niangua Colony
Route 1
Stoutland, Missouri 65567
Oregon School of Arts &
Crafts
Junior Residencies
8245 SW Barnes Road
Portland, Oregon 97225
http://www.ohwy.com/or/o/orschart.htm
Awards 4 month residencies for emerging
artists (with MFA or 3-5 years working) with housing,
studio, group exhibition, up to $2,600
stipend (plus travel & materials reimbursement)
Fall: Book Arts/Printmaking & Fiber
(Surface Design)
Spring: Drawing/Mixed Media & Ceramics
Ox-Bow Workshop for the Arts
Contact: Summer Programs
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
37 South Wabash, Room 707
Chicago, Illinois 60603
Professional artist residencies for 1-3
weeks in summer for artists to work & reside in seclusion
Palenville Interarts Colony
2 Bond Street
New York, New York 10012
(212) 254-4614
Summer Address:
P.O. Box 59
Palenville, New York 12463
(518) 678-3332
1-8 week residencies including housing,
meals & studio. Cost $175/week, stipends & full/partial tuition
waivers available
Penland School of Crafts
Penland, NC 28765-0037
(704) 765-2359
http://penland.org/
Disciplines: Book & Paper, Clay, Drw/Ptg,
Glass, Iron,
Metal, Photo, Printmaking, Textiles, Wood,
etc
Support: Work/Study and Studio Assistant
scholarships
Peter's Valley
19 Kuhn Road
Layton, NJ 07851
(201) 948-5200
http://www.pvcrafts.org
Metal, Clay, Fibers, Photo & Wood
Artist in Residence and Studio Assistantship
Pilchuck Glass School
15 Second Avenue South
Seattle, WA 98104-2618
(206) 621.8422
http://artresources.com/guide/clients/25.html
Cutting edge glass school.
The Plum Tree
P.O. Box A-1
Pilar, New Mexico 87531
Diverse summer work shops at this hostel.
Printmaking Workshop
55 West 17th St
New York, NY 10011
(212) 989-6125
Printmaking - all kinds
Fellowships available
Pyramid Atlantic
6001 66th Ave, Suite 103
Riverdale, MD 20737
(301) 459-7154
http://home.earthlink.net/~pyratl/index.htm
The Art of the Book, Papermaking, Printmaking
Residencies available.
Ragdale Foundation
1260 North Green Bay Road
Lake Forest, IL 60045
http://www.nsn.org/lfkhome/ragdale/
Disciplines: Residencies for writers&
artists w/ room, board & studio $70/week
Support: Fellowships available.
Reader's Digest, Artists at Giverny
Contact: Arts International
809 U.N. Plaza
New York, NY 10017
(212) 989-5370
Disciplines: Underwrites 3 artists for
6 months in Monet's studio & gardens in Giverny, France.
Support: Awards Gives airfare, living
& working space & a car
Rocky Mountain National Park
Contact: Coordinator
Artist-in-Residence Program
Rocky Mountain National Park
Estes Park, Colorado 80517
Disciplines: for artists of all disciplines
Support: Awards a two week residency in
The William Allen White Cabin (prominent journalist from 1912-1943)
Roswell Museum & Art Center
100 West 11th Street
Roswell, NM 88201
(505) 624-6744 or (505) 624-6745
http://www.roswellmuseum.org
Disciplines: Drawing/Painting, Printmaking,
Sculpture, etc
Support: Awards a residency of 6 months
to 1 year and a stipend
RoundTop Artist Retreat
Route 1, Box 119-1
Millboro, Virginia 24460
(540) 996-4149 or in Miami, Fla.
(305) 661-4569
http://www.geocities.com/roundtopart/
Disciplines: Compatible for artists of
all mediums and stages of artistic growth
Sculpture Space
12 Gates St
Utica, NY 13502
(315) 724-8381
http://www.borg.com/~sculptur/index.html
Disciplines: 1-2 month residencies for
sculptors
Support: Stipends available
An international residency program that
provides access to a
specialized work facility for sculptors.
Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Fdtn.
711 N. Tejon St, Suite B
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
(719) 635-3220
Support: Provides free studio space for
up to 1 year in New York City
Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture
329 East 68th St
New York, NY 10021
(212) 861-9270
http://www.skowheganart.org
Disciplines: Prestigious summer art camp
in Maine for many disciplines
Support: Scholarships available
Studio Museum in Harlem
144 West 125th St.
New York, NY 10027
(212) 624-6744
www.studiomuseum.org
Disciplines: Drawing/Painting, Sculpture,
etc.
Support: Awards 9-12 month residencies
providing studio space at museum & a modest stipend.
Technology of the Medieval
Book
Thompson Conservation Laboratory
7549 N. Fenwick
Portland, OR 97217
(503) 248-0046
Touchstone Center for Crafts
Pioneer Crafts Council
R.D. #1 Box 60
Farmington, PA 15437
(412) 329-1370
Workshops in Painting, Drawing, Fiber,
Black smithing, Clay, Jewelry, Glass, Wood, etc
Triangle Artists Workshop
55 Fifth Ave, 15th Fl.
New York,NY 10003
(212) 206-6195
http://www.inch.com/~willyard/triangle.html
Intensive 2 week summer session for int'l
painters & sculptors in converted barns 100 miles North of New York
City
Ucross Foundation Residency
Ucross Route, Box 19
Ucross, Wyoming 82835-9712
(307) 737-2291
http://www.artistcommunities.org/nof/ucross.html
Film/Video, Music, Performance
Vermont Studio Center
P.O. Box 613
Johnson, VT 05656
(802) 635-2727
http://www.vermontstudiocenter.com
The Virginia Ctr for the Creative Arts
Box VCCA
Sweet Briar, VA 24595
(804) 946-7236
http://www.vcca.com/
For Writers, Visual Artists Composers
Support: Minimum $30/day, actual cost
$75/day
Watershed Center for Ceramic
Arts
RR 1, Box 845
Cochran Road
Edgecomb, Maine 04556
(207) 882-6075
http://204.143.184.87/watershed/
Summer & Winter residencies for ceramic
artists
Whitney Museum Independent Study Program
Museum Studies Program
384 Broadway, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10013
(212) 431-1737
Includes studios, lectures & access
to 4 instructors Course credit available.
Must arrange own housing. Financial aid
available
Women's Studio Workshop
Artist-in-Residence Program
P.O. Box 489
Rosendale, NY 12472
(914) 658-9133
http://www.wsworkshop.org
Disciplines: Courses in Book arts, Papermaking,
Printmaking, Photography
Support: Grants, Fellowships, Internships,
Studio Workspace Program and more
Worchester Center for Crafts
http://www.craftcenter.worcester.org
Helene Wurlitzer Foundation
P.O. Box 545
Toas, NM 87871
(505) 758-2413
Support: 30 residencies annually up to
3 months, April 1 - Oct 1, must provide own meals. 12 separate studio/apartments
Yaddo
Box 395
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
(518) 584-0746
Room/board & studio space. Must have
professional standing.
Yellow Springs Institute
Residency Fellowships
1645 Art School Road
Chester Springs, PA 19425
(215) 827-9111
Dance, Experimental Theater, Sound Research,
Performance Art & Interdisciplinary.
Awards residency fellowships. Must have
3 years professional standing & an unproduced work