Residencies & Fellowships

U.S./Japan Creative Artists' Program
Deadline: February 1, 2010
Eligible applicants are architects, choreographers, composers, creative writers, designers, media artists, playwrights, visual artists, or solo theater artists who work with original material (including puppeteers, storytellers and performance artists). Multidisciplinary artists and artistic directors of theater or dance companies are also eligible.

The Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission works cooperatively with the National Endowment for the Arts to sponsor The U.S/Japan Creative Artists' Program. The program provides support for up to five outstanding contemporary and traditional artists from the United States to spend a five-month residency in Japan to pursue their individual artistic goals. The next deadline for this program is February 1, 2010.

The U.S/Japan Creative Artists' Program is extremely competitive; applicants should have regional or national recognition and anticipate a highly rigorous review of their work. Artists should also present compelling reasons for wanting to work in Japan.

Selected artists will receive:

A monthly stipend for living expenses and a housing supplement, as well as an allowance for professional support services
Up to $6,000 for round trip transportation for the artist, domestic partner and/or dependent children, and a baggage/storage allowance
A stipend for pre-departure Japanese language study in the United States

Additional information, including guidelines and the application, can be found at http://www.jusfc.gov/creativeartists.asp.

Winter Fellowship at the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, MA

For the last 40 years, the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, MA, has
run the largest and longest residency Fellowship in the United States for
emerging visual artists and writers. Artists who have not had significant
recognition for their work and writers who have not yet published a book
with significant distribution are welcome to apply. Fellows receive a seven
month stay (October 1-May 1) at the Work Center and a $650 monthly stipend.
Fellows do not pay or work in exchange for their fellowships in any way.
Fellows are chosen based on the strength and promise of their work. Former
Visual Arts Fellows include Ellen Gallagher, Jack Pierson, Lisa Yuskavage,
Angela Dufresne, Geoffrey Chadsey, and Lamar Peterson. Former Writing
Fellows have won every major national award in writing including the
National Book Award and six Pulitzer Prizes. The list of former Fellows
includes Denis Johnson, Louise Glück, Jhumpa Lahiri, and Yusef Komunyakaa.

The postmark deadline for the 2010-11 Writing Fellowships is December 1,
2009.

2010-2011 Visual Arts Fellowship applicants may apply online beginning
December 1, 2009. Online submissions must be received by midnight February
1, 2010. FAWC will accept slide applications for one more year. Applicants
submitting slides, must have their applications postmarked by February 1,
2010.

For details, please visit: http://www.fawc.org/fellowships

New Works Photography Awards Fellowship
En Foco's New Works Photography Awards Fellowship is an annual program selecting three or more U.S. based photographers of Latino, African, Asian, Native American or Pacific Islander heritage, through a national call for entries.

New Works helps artists to create or complete an in-depth photographic series exploring themes of their choice, and provides the infrastructure needed for national visibility and a professional exhibition of their new work in the New York area

Submissions can be in any photo-based style or genre (documentary, autobiographical, landscape, abstract, digital, pinhole, alternative processes, etc).

The Vermont Studio Center is an international residency program open to all artists and writers. Year-round, VSC hosts 50 artists and writers per month, each of whom receives an individual studio, private room, and all meals. Residencies last from 2-12 weeks and provide uninterrupted time to work, a community of creative peers, and a beautiful village setting in northern Vermont. In addition, VSC's program includes a roster of Visiting Artists and Writers (2 painters, 2 sculptors and 2 writers per month) who offer slide talks/readings and individual studio visits/conferences. Applications and information available at www.vermontstudiocenter.org.

NEA American Masterpieces Grants- now available
http://www.arts.gov/national/masterpieces/index.html
Guidelines for American Masterpieces grants for Chamber Music, Presenting and Visual Arts Touring are now available. American Masterpieces: Three Centuries of Artistic Genius is a major initiative to acquaint Americans with the best of their cultural and artistic legacy. Through American Masterpieces, the National Endowment for the Arts will sponsor performances, exhibitions, tours, and educational programs across all art forms that will reach large and small communities in all 50 states.

La Macina di San Cresci – Tuscany Italy Artist-in-residence (partial funding)

Where: Greve in Chianti , Florence
When: October 1, 2009 – March 31, 2010
Deadline: until filled

La Macina di San Cresci offers 10 partial funding in grant based on a combination of merit and need.
This assistance reduces Residency fees and may cover up to half the full cost of a minimum three-week residency.
This grant assistance is available from October 1 , 2009 to March 31 , 2010 residencies .
Applications for these awards are accepted any time.
For more information about the residency, studio facilities, and application requirements, please visit www.chianticom.com
For further information do not hesitate to contact the office at info@chianticom.com

Announcing 29 Artist Residency of Opportunities in Alaska
Finding Peace and Respite from the Modern World
Seattle-based La Familia Gallery is now offering 29 annual artist residency opportunities in Talkeetna, Alaska. Accepting applicants from around the world who concentrate in the visual arts, music, and literature, the residency program aims to encourage a better understanding of what one truly needs live, to create, and to be happy.

The La Familia Artist Residency program is designed for emerging and mid-career artists who are seeking direction, inspiration, and reflection. Artists must be actively pursuing their creative careers with passion and integrity. While participating in the program, they are expected to live and volunteer (20 hours/week of community service) in Talkeetna for the full residency period for which they apply.

The program has been developed to provide artists with an environment where they can hear their own voices while giving back to the gallery’s home community by adding to the creative dialogue.

Originally acquired in 2000, the La Familia artist residence is now being opened to the public as a unique opportunity for at least 29 artists and/or art administrators to retreat, reflect, and recover from lives over-run by commercial expectations.

It exists as a place for individuals in the arts to live with less: less stress, less noise, less technology, and less expectation. Artists will live in a small village of approximately 600 people. The residence hosts only 3 – 4 guests at any given time with some opportunities for couples. There is no TV, no Internet, no franchise, no box stores, and no pressure to be anything more than what you are.

Within the silence and the peace, you discover that what you need to create, what you need to live, and what you need to be truly happy is far less than you ever imagined. To learn more, please visit http://www.lafamiliallc.com/AKResidenceHome.php.

United States Artists
Invest in artists. Ignite the creative potential of America.
Fifty-four American artists have been awarded $50,000 fellowships by the newly established group called United States Artists. This new organization provides direct support to living artists, and was established last year by the Ford, Rockefeller, Prudential, and Rasmuson foundations. To learn more about United States Artists, follow this link.

The Kennedy Center offers two fellowship programs for highly motivated arts managers. Fellows in both programs enjoy close working relationships with experienced arts professionals, hands-on work opportunities, a structured blend of independent and collective learning experiences, and the opportunity to work in one of the busiest and most artistically diverse performing arts centers in the United States. Fellows are expected to attend performances and educational events, as well as complete significant projects within the context of the Kennedy Center.

Artist in Residence Programs – Spring/Summer 2009 Opportunities in France
Artistay is a service for artists, writers, architects, academics, art teachers, curators…looking for a residency program in France in order to realize a personal artistic project.

We work with several art places offering a professional support to artists from all over the world and in various disciplines.

Applicants are responsible for the funding of the residency participation fees, they can though do an application with artistay even if they haven’t secured the funding yet. We can provide necessary documentation and contacts for funding advice.

Artistay service is free of charge for the applicant.

Catherine Cordelle (applications coordinator): apply@artistay.com

You can get more details on the website : www.artistay.com

International Summer Fellowship Program
The International Summer Fellowship Program provides practical experience and instruction to up to 20 managers currently working in international not-for-profit performing arts organizations. This full-time, four-week intensive program takes place in July and includes classes, seminars and practical work experience in the Kennedy Center’s fundraising and marketing departments. Individuals selected for this program will return to the Kennedy Center for ongoing professional development for a total of three consecutive summer sessions. Lodging, per diem, travel, and materials are provided at no cost to participants.
Application deadline is February 1.
Additional details and application information

Internships
The Kennedy Center Internship Program offers meaningful, on-the-job experience for college juniors, seniors, graduate students, and recent graduates who are interested in beginning careers in arts management or arts education. This semester-long, full-time internship offers a wide range of performing arts events and programs that provide a setting for endless career development opportunities.
During the internship, participants maintain a working portfolio and attend performances and workshops presented by the Center. Whether the internship is in press, advertising, education, development, or one of the many other areas offered, the experience sets the tone for a future career in arts management.
Additional details and application information

The Montana Artists Refuge – Residency Program
The Montana Artists Refuge, in Basin, Montana is a small residency program for artists of all disciplines. We have residency deadlines of June 15 for all general residencies (those taking place between November and June following that date), April 15 for the September American Indian Artists Residency, and May 15 for the October Writers Residency. For more information, go to www.montanarefuge.org

The Artist Fellowship
www.artistfellowship.com
Assists professional fine artists (painters, graphic artists, sculptors) and their families in times of emergency, disability or bereavement. Assistance is given without expectation of repayment. Last year, approximately $200,000 was granted. 646-230-9833

Green Arts Grants
The Nancy H. Gray Foundation for Art in the Environment provides grants to artists whose work addresses environmental problems, issues, and education. The grant is available by mail only. For details, send a SASE to:
N.H. Gray Foundation for Art in the Environment
5128 Manning Drive, Bethesda, MD 20814

National Park Residencies
The National Park Artist-in-Residence Program offers residencies in 27 national parks. Many of the opportunities are residencies only and do not include a stipend. However, the residencies are set in some of the most beautiful landscapes in the country and provide free lodging, workspace, and extended blocks of time for work. For additional information, contact the toll-free Park Service hotline at 651.776.3944.