Visual Arts Residencies in New York

Amant New York Residency

New York, United States

Amant New York Residency is a three-month international studio and research program in Brooklyn, NYC, hosting up to four artists at various career stages across disciplines like visual arts, performance, filmmaking, writing, and cultural theory. It provides individual studios, a $3,000 monthly stipend, round-trip airfare, and access to Amant's exhibitions and networks, but does not offer housing as studios are non-residential. Residents engage in research projects benefiting from NYC's resources and participate in public programs.

Art on the Block NYC

New York, United States

Art on the Block NYC offers a vibrant short-term residency program, transforming a New York City storefront into a dynamic space where art and community engagement intersect. This residency provides artists the opportunity to turn the space into both a working studio and a public gallery. Throughout their five-week stay, artists are expected to be on-site five days a week, facilitating various interactive programs for youth, families, and adults. The residency aims to support and advocate for artists while fostering community collaboration and hands-on engagement with art. Artists receive a stipend of $6000 for their participation, and have the opportunity to sell their artwork under a separate sales contract. This residency is only open to NYC artists and housing is not provided.

Artists Alliance Inc.

New York, United States

Artist- and curator-centered nonprofit supporting emerging and underrepresented contemporary artists through residencies, exhibitions, and commissioned projects in the Lower East Side.

Municipal residency embedding artists in city government to develop creative solutions to civic challenges.

Harvest Works

New York, United States

Harvestworks is a national artist residency program supporting contemporary American artists and legal U.S. residents working at the intersection of art and technology. Selected artists receive a $5,000 commission to develop and present new projects at the T.E.A.M. Lab in New York City, exploring how technology can deepen understanding, provoke ideas, and inspire innovation through integrated sound, visual art, and experimental forms.

Here Arts Center

New York, United States

The HERE Artist Residency Program (HARP) at HERE Arts Center supports mid-career, cross-genre artists in developing innovative hybrid works in theatre, dance, music, puppetry, visual art, and new media over 1-3 years, providing commissions, developmental support, career planning, and opportunities for full productions. Artists receive substantial support including $50,000-$125,000 in cash, equipment, space, and services, tailored to individual needs within a collaborative peer community. The program emphasizes artist control, ownership of work, and skill-building in areas like grantwriting and audience relations.

Institute for Public Architecture

New York, United States

The Institute for Public Architecture (IPA) offers the Independent Project Residency, an 11-week live-in program at the historic Block House on Governors Island, inviting emerging and mid-career practitioners in architecture, urbanism, design, art, and research to develop independent projects focused on the public realm. Fellows live and work in a communal environment, engage with the public through Open House events, and culminate in an exhibition of their work. The program provides access to NYC's networks while offering solitude on the island, with facilities including living accommodations, studio, and library.

Lower Manhattan Cultural Council Residency

New York, United States

The Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC) Residency Program, founded in 1973, offers various artist residencies in New York City, including Workspace (9 months for emerging visual artists and writers), Arts Center Residency (8 months for multidisciplinary artists at Governors Island), and Process Space (2-8 weeks for performing artists). These programs provide free studio spaces, stipends when available, professional development, peer community, and public presentation opportunities to foster creative experimentation and career growth.

MAD Artist Studios

New York, United States

Public artist residency at the Museum of Arts and Design offering studio access, public open hours, and professional development for contemporary artists and designers.

MINI/Goethe-Institut Curatorial Residencies Ludlow 38 was a contemporary art space and residency program of the Goethe-Institut New York located on the Lower East Side. The program selected curatorial residents from Germany annually, providing them the opportunity to program the experimental exhibition space and gain experience directing a small institution with an international profile.

Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant

New York, United States

Organizer Information The Pollock-Krasner Foundation is an internationally recognized grant-giving organization dedicated to supporting professional visual artists. Established in 1985 under the will of abstract expressionist painter Lee Krasner, the Foundation continues the legacy of both Krasner and her husband, Jackson Pollock, by providing financial assistance to artists whose work demonstrates artistic merit and professional

SVA NYC (School of Visual Arts)

New York, United States

The School of Visual Arts (SVA) in New York City offers a range of Artist Residency Programs, providing artists, designers, and creative thinkers with time, space, and a supportive community to develop their artistic direction. These programs, available both on-campus in New York City and online year-round, are designed to offer professional immersion and opportunities for artists to engage critically within their field. SVA's residencies cater to a variety of disciplines, including studio arts, design, and new media. The unique combination of creative and professional resources at SVA creates a rich environment for artistic growth and opportunity in the vibrant current art scene. On-campus housing and opportunities to display work are available to residents. The residencies are hosted by the Division of Continuing Education at SVA, with a focus on interdisciplinary practice. They offer a balance between dedicated work time and inspirational communal activities, including shared meals and community-building events. SVA's programs are tailored for artists at various stages of their careers, emphasizing both individual creative exploration and interaction with a diverse artistic community. Residents at SVA are selected through a competitive process, based on their work’s alignment with the mission of the foundation. They benefit from living in shared accommodations with private facilities, studio spaces, and access to the Oak Spring Garden Library. The foundation’s residency programs are unique in striking a balance between independent exploration and communal interaction, allowing residents the freedom to work autonomously while living and engaging with others.

theartistnetwork New York

New York, United States

the:artist:network is an independent arts organization based in downtown Manhattan that functions as a vibrant, interactive think-tank where New York-based and international artists work, live, and exhibit their creations. The organization has established residency programs in New York and China, providing creative spaces for artists to meet, exchange ideas, and collaborate together.

Triangle Arts Association

New York, United States

Triangle Arts Association is a visual arts residency program in New York founded in 1982, offering committed artists free spacious studios with 24-hour access for three-month periods to foster dialogue, experimentation, and community building through gatherings, curator visits, and open studios.

Upper Jay Art Center

New York, United States

The Upper Jay Art Center in Upper Jay, New York, hosts the CA+MP (Creative Arts and Multidisciplinary Performance) artist residency program, providing artists across all disciplines with 1-4 weeks of time, space, housing, and creative freedom in a historic Adirondack setting to create, dream, and perform. The program supports working artists by offering stipends to offset costs and aims to share new creative perspectives with the local community through performances and exhibitions. It welcomes musicians, writers, filmmakers, visual artists, dancers, theater practitioners, and others, though applications are not being accepted.

Workspace Artist Residency in New York

New York, United States

Organizer Information Founded in 1974, Center for Book Arts (CBA) is the oldest nonprofit dedicated to uplifting and furthering the book arts through education, preservation, exhibition, art making, and community building. It was founded by book artist and master bookbinder Richard Minsky and was the first organization of its kind in the United States, later