Artist Residencies and Fellowships
Listing of recommended artist residencies and artist fellowships. Updated monthly.
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​Resources for visual artists. Resources include grant opportunities for artists, fellowships, artist studios, vending and market opportunities, art fairs, and more. The mission of this resource guide is to serve and support artists in the West Michigan area with tools to elevate their careers.
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​​​​​Pilchuck Glass School Program Applications
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Priority workshop placement, scholarship, seasonal staff, fellowship, residency, and assistantship applications for 2025 are live!
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November 1, 2024 11:59 PM PST: Applications Due for
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Seasonal Staff
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Teaching and Artist Assistantships
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Residencies
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Scholarships
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Priority workshop placement
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November 4, 2024: Regular Workshop Enrollment Applications Open
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Spokane Falls 2025 sƛ̓x̣etkʷ Indigenous Artist-in-Residence Program
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The SFCC Fine Art Gallery is honored to introduce the sƛ̓x̣etkʷ Artist-in-Residence Program with the opening of sƛ̓x̣etkʷ Fine and Applied Art Building 32 on the campus of Spokane Falls Community College. The fully funded annual three-month residency will provide state of the art studio space within the newly constructed sƛ̓x̣etkʷ Fine and Applied Arts building to an Indigenous artist for the duration of spring quarter April 1-June 18, 2025.
Application Fee: N/A
Applications Due: December 5th, 2024.
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Stuart and Barbara Padnos Distinguished Artist-In-Residence (Adjunct 12 Month)
Padnos Distinguished Artist-in-Residence: The Stuart B. and Barbara Padnos Distinguished Artist-In-Residence Chair position is designed to enhance the experiences of students in the Department of Visual and Media Arts, both majors and non-majors, at Grand Valley State University. The Department is honored to have been the first unit on the GVSU campus to have an Endowed position.
Position is expected to maintain a high level of creative/scholarly activity and professional visibility. Projects that involve the local community as well as the student population are encouraged. Position will include a teaching assignment equivalent to one course in the fall or winter semester, participation in group and individual critiques, and mentoring for a broad range of students.
Applications Due: Review Starts December 11th, 2024.
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GAAC Suzanne Wilson AIR Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
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Glen Arbor provides a perfect backdrop to experiment, explore and create. Our artist-in-residence program offers artists a unique opportunity to work in an awe-inspiring locale within the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Leelanau County includes miles of spectacular Lake Michigan shoreline, wooded hills, many inland lakes, and the Crystal River. Housing is provided free of charge. Artist-residents have access to a studio space located at scenic Thoreson Farm, part of an historic farmstead in the Sleeping Bear National Lakeshore.
Application Fee: $35
Applications Due: January 6th, 2025.
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The Arts Center - North Dakota - Jamestown Fine Arts Association - Rolling
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The Artist In Residence Program (AIR) serves K – 5 students in all six Jamestown elementary schools following the school calendar. Residency options include a fall semester and a winter/spring semester, or both. Artists follow a visual arts curriculum structured on basic design elements working with teachers and administrators. Each rotation requires a completed “Unit Plan” which includes lesson plans or goals, supplies needed, and a section for teacher feedback.
Living quarters-furnished: two bedroom apartment above The Arts Center, studio space and classroom supplies, and hourly compensation for teaching. Artist is responsible for own meals, etc.
Application Fee: None.
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Workshop Studios Ceramics Program - Calgary, Alberta - Rolling
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Selected artists will receive support during their residency, enjoying a free private studio equipped with essential materials, including clay, underglazes, and reduction glazes, tools and various firing options. There will also be access to a large StoneFlower Clay 3D printer (volume, 50 x 50 x 50 cm3 = 125L 3D) for those with expertise in this cutting-edge field.
In return for the provided space, access to kilns, and materials, we request that artists contribute to our community and this can take the form of an artist talk or demonstration to share your artistic process. Alternatively, we ask for a piece of artwork to be donated to the studio, creating a lasting connection and legacy within our artistic space.
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ACT Intern Program
Internships with ACT offer a chance to gain real-world experience in your area of study or interest. Areas of student interests include art therapy, art education, event planning, fund development, graphic design, non-profit admin, special education, social media, and more. We work closely with colleges and universities in the Greater Grand Rapids area and beyond. Internships typically run January-April, May-August, and September-December.
Application Fee: None
Applications Due: N/A
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Organizations that have regular Artist in Residence Programs available:
Good Hart Artist in Residency Program: The Good Hart Artist Residency located in Good Hart, Michigan offers 2-3 week residencies to dedicated visual artists, writers, and composers/songwriters. The residency provides full room and board including a newly completed residency building with a 24-foot x 14-foot detached studio, a fully stocked kitchen with several meals provided by host family each week, a $500.00 stipend, and quiet, natural surroundings to concentrate on creative work. The resident artist is housed in a rural area within walking distance of Lake Michigan and the village of Good Hart, along the “Tunnel of Trees,” a Scenic Heritage Route. The Good Hart Artist Residency offers a solitary experience by hosting one resident at a time.
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Lakeside Inn Artist in Residence Program: Selected artists will participate for a two-week period (three weeks for ceramic artists) based on their proposals, expressive medium, and past body of work. Residents stay in the residency apartment located behind the inn, and also have 24/7 access to the clay studio on the main level or artist studio on the second level. WiFi is available for the studios and the apartment.
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The Mackinac State Historic Parks Artist-In-Residence Program is designed to promote and encourage the creation of artistic works inspired by the history, natural wonders, and beauty of Mackinac Island. The residencies are available to artists in all mediums, including writers, composers, sculptures, and visual artists including photographers, among others.
The 2 and 3 week residencies are available beginning in early June and continuing through early October.
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Ox-Bow: We’ve reimagined our residency programs to explore different approaches to serving artists. Below you will find a number of new models, each with a unique take on how artists come together in community to share, build new skills, dive into critical conversations, and spend focused time on making.
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Popps Studio and Emporium Residencies: For emerging, mid-career, and established visual artists with a studio based practice who are interested in an immersive experience in Detroit and Hamtramck.
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Red Bull Arts Detroit Artist Residency: The Artist Residency program is central to Red Bull Arts Detroit. We’re committed to providing artists the space, time, and resources necessary to push their practices forward by offering a two-month residency at our facilities in Detroit. We provide housing, studio space, an $8,000 stipend, a $2,000 budget for production of work during the residency, and access to the local arts community through studio visits, exhibition tours, and personal connections. The Residency is designed for artists at all stages of their careers interested in experimenting with new techniques, developing new work, or focusing on research.
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Red Bull Arts Detroit Curatorial Fellowship: Red Bull Arts Detroit is committed to holistically supporting the arts locally and nationally. As such, we seek to provide alternative exhibition platforms to the vast network of independent curators who offer new ways of seeing, understanding, and experiencing artists and their works. The program creates an opportunity for a curator to realize an exhibition concept and bring it to the public in Detroit. The selected curator will demonstrate in their proposal a level of engagement and thoughtfulness about how their exhibition engages with the local city and community, and why it should take place in Detroit. Red Bull Arts Detroit will support the curator in the execution of the exhibition and it’s public programming.
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Sleeping Bear Dunes Artist in Residence:
The Artist-In-Residence program is open to professional American writers, composers and visual artists, including photographers, whose work can be influenced and enhanced by this superb Michigan scene. It provides resident artists the opportunity to capture the moods of Sleeping Bear Dunes in their particular medium. The program provides rent-free use of a park house located in the vicinity of the village of Empire (no pets). You may also choose to stay in a campsite in one of the developed mainland campgrounds.
Two 3-week residencies are available during September and October.
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Contact
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