Back to Basic, Intensive Residency Program in 2025

Deadline: January 23, 2025

Submission Fee: Free

Eligibility:

• Minimum age is 23 (in 2025)

• A university degree (minimum BA), exceptions may be made for individuals with relevant experience

• Only individual applicants (Duos, please send two separate applications and mention the other in the "extra notes")

• Children are not permitted in the residency

• Acknowledgment regarding health and well-being: Due to the nature of activities such as meditation and the absence of distractions, which may bring forth traumatic memories and sensations, it is important to note that this program may not be suitable for individuals coping with severe trauma or serious mental disorders.

About the residency:

Stop the information overflow, go offline and get back to focus in a supportive, natural environment in the middle of the Northern summer.

Back to Basics is a multidisciplinary residency program that allows artists to clear their minds, get back to focus, and (re)discover the very basis of their being. Take a break from your phone, reconnect with your creativity, be part of nature and learn to stay present again.

As the emphasis in this program is on reconnecting with your creative practice and being, no predetermined project plan is required. Participants are encouraged to arrive with their minds open for on-site observations, ideas, self-reflection and interacting with other residents. With support from the professional staff, facilities, and the program structure, Back to Basics allows you to go back to what matters to you.

The program encourages you to step away from the usual ways of escapism, be present where you are, and see how your concentration skills, creativity, and productivity improve. To make this happen, the use of cellphones is not allowed and internet access is limited in this program. Residents also have the possibility to participate in daily meditation sessions. (See program details below.)

The summer season is ideal for exploring and getting inspired by the rich Finnish nature surrounding Arteles Creative Center. There are countless forests, fields, lakes, and small countryside roads in the region. Thanks to Finland’s everyman’s rights, they can all be explored freely.

Summer is full of light: even late into the night, it’s bright enough to go for a walk in the forest. Seasonal berries and mushrooms can be picked from the yard and the woods, and when it’s time to get relaxed, the residency center’s traditional wood-burning sauna is the place to be.

The program structure is designed to be supportive yet open and flexible. Depending on your own preference and interests, you can focus intensively on your own topics of interest, aim at on-site collaborations, or combine both. In either case, the emphasis is on your own creative process and development, and there is no outcome expectations or pressure to produce finalized works.

Program fees:

• There is no application fee.

• Applicants who otherwise would be unable to join the program can apply for financial support. The number of financially supported residencies is limited.

• Regular fee: 1950 € / monthly period

• Financially supported fee: 1350 € / monthly period

• Contributor's fee (optional): 2610 € / monthly period

• All fees include the registration fee (120 € / person, non-refundable, to be paid only if/when becoming selected).

• All the residents have accommodation in a private bedroom.

Who can apply:

Emerging and professional artists, writers, designers from all fields of creativity

Researchers, scientists, philosophers, psychologists engaged with areas such as Nature / Plants / Fungi / Psychology / Psychedelic Research / Philosophy / Cosmology / Neuroscience / Meditation / Mysticism / Spirituality / Metaphysics / Math & Physics.

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Feminist Creative Residency, Centre Pompadour

Deadline: Ongoing

Submission Fee: Free

About the residency: CP promotes artistic, creative, scientific work and research projects in the fields of feminism and gender studies and a lotta fun.

CP welcomes like-minded creative professionals from all over the world to work on individual or collaborative projects that place feminist empowerment and gender equality at the heart of the creative process and outreach. CP offers accommodation and private work spaces for a determined period of time.

Eligibility:

Individual Creative and Reading Residencies: To qualify for an individual creative or reading residency you have to be a creative professional or do research in any field with a feminist topic. We accept individual feminist residency proposals of minimum 2 weeks and maximum 2 months.

Collaborative Research Retreats: For a collaborative research retreat (for institutions or teams)in any field with a feminist topic of minimum one week please send us a detailed proposal. Our capacity of 5 double bed rooms and 2 individual rooms (all with private bath rooms) can welcome up to 12 feminist researchers. (For a collaborative research retreat we accept a minimum of 6 participants)

Institutional Partnerships: For a study retreat (art, literature, feminist, or gender studies) organized by an educational institution of minimum 3 weeks for teachers and students with their own work program please send us a detailed proposal. Our capacity of 5 double bed rooms and 2 individual rooms (all with private bath rooms) can welcome up to 12 students and 2 teachers

Fees: Please note that we are a non-for-profit organization, and that our feminist facilitators are volunteers.

The residency fee per person and per week (for a room with private bathroom, linens and towels, wifi, breakfast Monday to Friday and 1 weekly vegetarian château dinner included, bikes, shared studio space and transportation to and from the train station in Abbeville) is 600€.

Should you wish to travel with a friend and share a room, the residency fee for 2 feminists in one room is 800€ per week (in one room with private bathroom, linens and towels, wifi, breakfast Monday to Friday and 1 weekly vegetarian château dinner included, bikes, shared studio space and transportation to and from the train station in Abbeville).

Should you wish to travel with 2 friends and share a room, we can offer the attic loft, with its private bathroom. the residency fee for 3 feminists in the attic loft (linens and towels, wifi, breakfast monday to friday and 1 weekly vegetarian château dinner included, bikes, shared studio space and transportation to and from the train station in Abbeville) is 1000€.

Please note that availability might change based on dates and length of your stay.

If you should be accepted as a resident at CENTRE POMPADOUR and travel on a stately/private or educational grant, we are happy to provide you with an official acceptance letter if needed.

For emerging feminist creatives of any age we offer 3 grants per year of 50% off our residency fee. Should you apply for a CP grant please let us know why the cultural counsel of your town, region, country, public or private institution has declined founding your feminist residency at CP.

Traveling costs and expenses for working material must be paid by the residents.

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2026 Duncanson Artist-in-Residence, Taft Museum of Art

Deadline: January 31, 2025 

Submission Fee: Free

Eligibility: The ideal candidate will not only be an outstanding visual artist who uses paint as their primary medium, but also a dynamic educator who is comfortable working with a variety of audiences including students ranging from grades K-12, families, and adults. Throughout the Residency, the artist will share their creative vision/talent by leading a variety of public programs including lectures, workshops, gallery talks, school visits, and other signature events. Flexibility will be key to execute the roster of innovative and collaborative programs. Artists will have the opportunity to advance their work, actively pursue their career ambitions, and foster connections within the Cincinnati community.

The Duncanson Artist-in-Residence will also collaborate with Taft Museum of Art staff to present an exhibition of their artwork in the museum’s Sinton Gallery, positioning the Artist’s work in conversation with Robert S. Duncanson’s landscape murals and the Taft’s historic collection of paintings and decorative arts.

Dates of Residency: April 11 through April 26, 2026.

HONORARIUM
$10,000 plus a per diem of $69 per day to cover meals and incidentals. This honorarium is meant to cover the preparation and execution of the Residency. The Taft will provide lodging and transportation and provide materials and cover fees for the community events and workshops during the Residency.

The Artist’s exhibition will open on April 11, 2026, concurrent with the opening of the Residency, and run for approximately 15 weeks. The Taft will assume all costs of transportation and insurance for the artworks exhibited.

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Houston Center for Contemporary Craft Artist Residency Program

Deadline: February 1, 2025

Eligibility: Media accepted: Wood, Glass, Metal, Fiber, and Clay.

Applicants must be able to fulfill a program requirement of working in their studios for two days per week during HCCC public hours: Tuesday – Saturday, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM.

About the residency: Houston Center for Contemporary Craft (HCCC) is accepting applications for the Artist Residency Program. A juried selection is held annually to award artists three-to-twelve month residencies. HCCC is a nonprofit visual arts center dedicated to advancing education about the process, product, and history of craft.

All resident artists are required to open their studios to public interaction on Saturdays and one other day of the week (TBD), as well as during exhibition openings and specific educational programs on the evenings and weekends. Applicants should consider the public facing nature of the residencies and the fact that a major goal of the program is to provide visitors with an opportunity to explore contemporary craft through engaging with working artists.

Benefits: Benefits of the residency include 24/7 access to studio space, cultural and professional development opportunities, a monthly stipend that includes a small housing/materials allowance, and the opportunity to give an artist talk.

• Five-to-10 residencies awarded

• Residencies available in three-, six-, nine-, and 12-month time periods

• Residency cycle begins in September and ends in August

• Residency start dates and length determined by program review panel

• $1000 monthly stipend that includes a housing/materials allowance

• 24/7 access to 200-square-foot studio equipped with sinks, telephones, and wireless Internet access

• Ceramic artists have access to two electric kilns located in an outdoor kiln shed.

• Wide variety of resources and opportunities, including teaching opportunities through HCCC and collaborative works with fellow residents

• Ongoing professional development and enrichment opportunities with local museums, art professionals, and collectors

• During the residency, artists have the opportunity to participate in a joint artist talk and display work outside their studios in collaboration with the Windgate Foundation Curatorial Fellow.

• Upon completion of the residency, artists have the opportunity to show work in the annual In Residence exhibition at HCCC.

• Additional opportunities, such as discussions with curators and gallery owners, exposure at HCCC events, and interactions with visiting art professionals

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Stochastic Labs Residency

Deadline: Ongoing

Submission Fee: Free

Stochastic Labs awards fully-sponsored residencies to exceptional engineers, artists, scientists, and entrepreneurs from around the world.

Residencies are of variable length and include a private apartment at the mansion, co-working and/or dedicated workspace, shop access (laser cutter, 3D printer etc), a $1k monthly stipend and a budget for materials.

Residents become part of Stochastic’s creative community, participating in weekly dinners and invitation events. Residents may apply as individuals or as teams. While applicants may be at any stage in their career, the selection is highly competitive. Applicants may request funds to support travel and other expenses.

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