- MacDowell Colony
Founded in 1907 to provide a place where creative artists could find freedom to concentrate on their work.
www.macdowellcolony.org
- Alliance of Artists' Communities
National service organization that supports the field of artists' communities and residency programs.
www.artistcommunities.org
- Vermont Studio Center
Residencies for visual artists and writers, providing community, support, and freedom from the responsibilities of daily life.
www.vermontstudiocenter.org
- Anderson Ranch Arts Center
Nonprofit, year-round, visual arts community for artists of all levels and backgrounds, with ongoing workshops and artist residency programs.
www.andersonranch.org
- Corporation of Yaddo
Pledges to professional artists the rare gift of a supportive environment with uninterrupted time to think, experiment, and create.
www.yaddo.org
- Women's Studio Workshop
Artists' workspace dedicated to assisting women artists at various stages in their careers through residencies, grants, internships, and workshops.
www.wsworkshop.org
- Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts
Offering studio facilities and living accommodations to artists in residence.
www.bemiscenter.org
- Art/Omi International Arts Center & Ledig House
Nonprofit organization that offers residencies for writers, artists and musicians.
www.artomi.org
- Virginia Center for the Creative Arts
Working retreat for writers, visual artists, and composers, providing residential fellowships in a rural setting.
www.vcca.com
- Villa Montalvo
Nonprofit art center presents shows by world-class performers, funding an artist residency program, gallery, and outreach programs.
www.villamontalvo.org
- Djerassi Resident Artists Program
www.djerassi.org
- Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture
Intensive nine-week summer residency program for visual artists to produce art in a communal, rural environment.
www.skowheganart.org
- Millay Colony for the Arts
Residencies given to writers, composers, and visual artists; located in Austerlitz, NY.
www.millaycolony.org
- Maritime Centre for the Arts
Provides short and long term retreats for artists of all disciplines, education at a residential school, community outreach, and professional development.
www.artscentre.ca
- Laloba Ranch Clay Center
Artist facility offering studio space, room and board, academic credit, and more.
www.lalobaranch.com
- St. Norbert Arts and Cultural Centre (SNACC)
Provides accommodations, studio facilities, and exhibition space for artists. Hosts Shakespeare in the Ruins and other music, drama, and artistic presentations.
www.snacc.mb.ca
- Wellspring House
Retreat center for writers and artists located in an unspoiled Massachusetts village.
www.wellspringhouse.net
- Norcroft
Writing residency for women which provides space, free of charge, for feminist writers to retreat to focus on their own writing.
www.norcroft.org
- Anam Cara Writer's and Artist's Retreat
Year-round Irish retreat for writers and artists. Overlooking Coulagh Bay and the mountains and farmlands of sub-tropical Beara Peninsula in West Cork.
www.ugr.com/anamcararetreat
- Banff Centre for the Arts: Leighton Studios for Independent Residencies
Offering year round project-based residencies for artists engaged in the creation of new work or academics working on arts-related projects in the humanities.
www.banffcentre.ca/leightonstudios
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