North America
Residencies in North America
Residencies give artists, writers and makers time and space to work, sometimes with a stipend, housing or materials. Panels select on the work sample and a clear project proposal.
12 open listings here, out of 17 in this category.
- Apply by 9 December 2026Spring Writers 2027Banff Centre for Arts and CreativityTwelve-day self-directed writing residency in the Canadian Rockies with mentorship options; a Banff Centre scholarship covers tuition and part of lodging and meals.CA$1,947 grantBanff, CanadaDetails and how to apply
- Apply by 20 December 2026Yaddo Artist ResidencyYaddoResidency at a historic estate in Saratoga Springs, New York, giving artists a room, studio and meals for an uninterrupted working stay.room, board and studio · modest access grants to offset costs for accepted artistsSaratoga Springs, United StatesDetails and how to apply
- Apply by 15 January 2027Hambidge ResidencyThe Hambidge Center for the Creative Arts & SciencesHeavily subsidised residency in the mountains of north Georgia, USA, with private live/work studios for artists, writers, composers and scientists.$1,950 grantRabun Gap, United StatesDetails and how to apply
- Apply by 10 February 2027MacDowell FellowshipMacDowellFully funded residency in Peterborough, New Hampshire, where artists get a private studio, lodging and meals to focus on their own work for several weeks.Need-based stipends and travel reimbursement grants availablePeterborough, United StatesDetails and how to apply
- RollingISCP International Residency ProgramInternational Studio & Curatorial ProgramStudio residency in Brooklyn for artists and curators from anywhere; apply directly year-round or through sponsor and fully funded open calls.Fully funded via sponsors or open calls (self-funding not allowed)New York, United StatesDetails and how to apply
- See cycleArt Omi Residencies (Artists, Architecture, Dance, Music, Writers)Art OmiInternational residencies in New York's Hudson Valley across visual art, architecture, dance, music and writing; residents stay free of charge and work alongside peers…free residency (travel not covered) · international peer cohortGhent, United StatesAnnual open calls per discipline (2027 deadlines fell Sept–Oct 2026); writers run separate spring and fall sessionsDetails and how to apply
- See cycleArtist in Residence ProgramHeadlands Center for the ArtsFully sponsored live/work residency in the Marin Headlands near San Francisco, with housing, studio space, chef-prepared meals and travel and living support for 4–10…Travel and living expenses covered; some linked awards carry $10,000Sausalito, United StatesAnnual: applications for 2028 residencies open in April 2027 (2027 round closed June 2026)Details and how to apply
- See cycleBread Loaf Writers' ConferenceMiddlebury CollegeLong-running summer conference in Vermont with workshops, readings and craft classes; Middlebury also runs Bread Loaf environmental-writing and translators' conferences.workshops with established authors · readings and lecturesRipton, United StatesAnnual: summer conferences (2026 Writers' Conference ran Aug 12–22); applications open earlier in the yearDetails and how to apply
- See cycleDjerassi Resident Artists ProgramDjerassi Resident Artists ProgramOne-month, free-of-charge residency on a ranch in California's Santa Cruz Mountains for writers, visual and media artists, composers, choreographers and others.free one-month residency · housing and studioWoodside, United StatesAnnual: application window Sept 1–Oct 9 for the following year's seasonDetails and how to apply
- See cycleSkowhegan Summer Residency ProgramSkowhegan School of Painting & SculptureNine-week summer residency in rural Maine for about 60 emerging artists who work alongside resident faculty; most participants receive full scholarships.Need-based scholarships; over 95% of recent participants got full scholarshipsSkowhegan, United StatesAnnual: applications open each September and close mid-October for the following summerDetails and how to apply
- See cycleVermont Studio Center ResidencyVermont Studio CenterResidency in Johnson, Vermont, for visual artists and writers from around the world; all accepted residents get at least a partial fellowship and many receive full…Partial fellowships for all residents; about 35% receive full fellowshipsJohnson, United StatesTwo application windows a year: Feb 15–Mar 31 and Aug 15–Sep 30Details and how to apply
- See cycleWriters in ResidenceHedgebrookFree two-to-three-week retreat on Whidbey Island, Washington, for women-identified writers, with a private cottage and all meals provided.private cottage · all mealsWhidbey Island, United StatesAnnual application window (Feb–Apr) for the following year's seasonDetails and how to apply
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