Theater Residencies in United States

ART14

Patton, Pennsylvania, United States

ART14 Residency, founded in 2023, is an initiative of the L.a. Studio community located in Patton, Pennsylvania. Designed to offer artists a space for concentrated creative work, this residency facilitates a comfortable, collaborative environment. The historic St. Mary's School building, transformed into a studio and living space, features high ceilings and large windows, enhancing the natural light for artistic endeavors. Residency accommodations include private rooms with shared kitchen and bathroom facilities. ART14 provides access to diverse artistic tools and spaces, including a wood shop, stained glass equipment, 3D printers, and a ceramics studio with kiln and throwing wheels. The setting encourages both solitary artistic pursuits and community engagement through workshops and exhibitions. Artists can explore their crafts in a supportive setting while engaging with the local Appalachian community known for its rich history and natural beauty.

ARTS 14C

United States

Name of Residency: Project 14CARTS 14C offers both free and subsidized residencies for artists of all disciplines – short-term project-based residencies and long-term development based residencies.Our 12-month live/work residencies open quarterly, with residencies starting on March 1, June 1, September 1 and December 1 each year. There is also a 3-month option for international artists unable to get a longer visa, and artists with special circumstances.These residencies focus on participation in

Arts Educators Residency

Ely, United States

Week-long residency (7 days) at Tofte Lake Center for 6 artist educators (K-12, higher ed, or freelance). Offers lodging, work time, community interaction, and optional sharing. No stipend or travel support. Open to visual, literary, performing arts.

Arts Letters and Numbers

New York City, United States

Arts Letters & Numbers is an interdisciplinary artist residency program founded in , located in the historic Faith Mills Complex in rural Upstate New York, offering creative sanctuary for individuals or groups to develop new works across diverse disciplines. Residents shape their workspaces and rhythms, engage with a supportive community through events, workshops, and exhibitions, and participate in parallel programming like open studios and lectures. Stays typically last 1-12 weeks in provided housing options such as shared or private rooms in the House on the Hill, The Twins, or The Inn, with communal meals but no stipend; costs are paid by artists.

Atlantic Center for the Arts is an innovative nonprofit artist-in-residence program that provides artists with an opportunity to work and collaborate with some of the world’s talented in the visual, literary, and performing arts. Since the program began in 1982, over 3500 artists have been served from the US and around the world.The three-week Residency Program brings together three Mentoring Artists from different disciplines, such as the visual arts (painting, sculpture, photography, film/vide

AZULE

United States

Name of Residency: Mountainside Artist ResidencyAs an emerging community-based organization, Azule has developed a retreat and residency program for craftsmen, writers, architects, builders, researchers, and artists of all types. Azule’s mission is to provide an environment where artists and community meet, work and learn together through the arts in their many forms. Located in Western North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains, our facility is the result of decades of work by local craftsmen, using

Bearnstow

Mount Vernon, United States

Bearnstow is a summer arts retreat center in Mount Vernon, Maine, offering weeklong workshops, artist retreats, and programs like the Young Artist Internship focused on dance, performance, and creative exploration in a natural lakeside setting. Artist retreats provide one-week residencies for individuals or small groups (up to 3) in any discipline, including shared cabins, meals, and facilities for $450-$425 per person, with family options during day camp. The Young Artist Internship runs mid-June to late August, offering shared housing, meals, $100 weekly stipend, and dance workshops in exchange for assistance with operations.

Black Futures

San Francisco, United States

Zaccho Dance Theatre’s Black Futures Artist-in-Residence Fellowship supports Black performing artists (dance, theater, music, interdisciplinary) with stipend, free studio, mentorship, and community engagement. For Bay Area artists, Oct-Jun residencies.

Breck Create

Breckenridge, Colorado, United States

Breck Create’s Artist-in-Residence program offers regional, national, and international artists across all disciplines an opportunity to focus on process rather than product while engaging meaningfully with the local community. The program provides a live/work studio in the Breckenridge Arts District for 2-4 months, nestled in downtown Breckenridge, Colorado. Artists are expected to facilitate open studios, teach lessons, and collaborate with community partners. The residency includes a biweekly stipend of $600 and access to classes and open studios. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, and artists with teaching experience are prioritized.

Chashama North

United States

Name of Residency: Chashama North ( ChaNorth )ChaNorth upholds the storied tradition of the Hudson Valley by providing local and international artists with a supportive and secluded environment in which to create new work. The artist residency is embedded in the rural communities of the surrounding towns, serving as a cultural resource for the Hudson Valley. The program offers networking, exhibition and teaching opportunities and promotes awareness and understanding of visual arts in a rural com

Name of Residency: Site-SpecificCreative Body Institute offers immersive, site-specific residencies designed to support thematic, cross-disciplinary inquiry. Our residencies are intergenerational and curated for emergent, mid-career, and established artists working across visual art, sound, performance, writing, installation, dance, social practice, and beyond. We welcome artists with existing embodied practices as well as those seeking to deepen or expand their relationship to the body, land, a

Creekside Arts

Humboldt County, California, United States

Creekside Arts is a nature-immersed artist residency and retreat located in the redwood forests of Humboldt County, Northern California. The residency welcomes artists across diverse disciplines to focus on projects related to land, community, climate, and social justice. Artists receive private living quarters with individual studio spaces, set on a six-acre property surrounded by nature and outdoor performance areas. The residency offers two formats: flexible, self-directed retreats (minimum two weeks) and a curated, collaborative three-week Spring Residency Program. Creekside Arts fosters both solitude and connection, encouraging engagement with local communities through workshops, artist talks, and community projects. Resident artists participate in informal weekly gatherings and a concluding public showing or panel. The program champions diversity and is committed to providing an inclusive space for artists from varied backgrounds and experiences. Creekside Arts is a supportive environment for reflection, experimentation, and cultural exchange in one of Northern California’s most inspiring settings.

Dorland Mountain Arts

Temecula, California, United States

Dorland Mountain Arts is a long-standing, self-directed residency located on 300 acres in the serene Temecula Valley Wine Country of Southern California. For over 40 years, the organization has supported visual artists, writers, musicians, composers, and photographers with a tranquil and inspiring natural setting. The residency offers private cottages equipped with workspaces, kitchens, and access to amenities like two pianos, walking trails, a reflection pond, and community gathering spaces. Dorland fosters a balance between solitude for creative focus and optional community engagement through casual meet-and-greets and local events. Artists are encouraged to immerse themselves in the peaceful landscape of the Palomar Mountain range, with stunning valley views and abundant wildlife. Residencies are open to artists aged 21 and older and are designed to nurture artistic growth in an uninterrupted environment. In addition to studio time, participants may take part in open studios, exhibitions, and collaborative events with the local community. Dorland is a respected retreat that values artistic merit, solitude, and connection to nature as vital components of the creative process.

Fordham University

Bronx, United States

Private Jesuit research university established in 1841. Enrolls over 16,000 students across three campuses in New York State, offering degrees in over 60 disciplines with a rigorous core curriculum spanning science, literature, history, theology, philosophy, and arts.

Helene Wurlitzer Foundation (HWF)

Taos, New Mexico, United States

The Helene Wurlitzer Foundation (HWF) is a private, non-profit organization that has been supporting the arts since 1954. Located on a fifteen-acre campus in Taos, New Mexico, HWF offers one of the oldest artist residency programs in the USA. The Foundation provides three months of rent-free and utility-paid housing to visual artists, literary artists, and music composers from around the world. The campus consists of eleven fully furnished casitas, each tailored to the specific needs of different types of artists. The Foundation’s mission is to support the artist and the creative process, offering a peaceful setting for artists to pursue their work without imposed expectations or quotas. Applications are reviewed by a committee of professionals in various artistic disciplines, ensuring a diverse and enriching residency experience.

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.

International House

New York, United States

International House (I-House) in New York City is a residential community for global leaders, including artists, offering programs and events that foster cultural exchange through performances, discussions, and creative activities like the Fall Fiesta festival of words, music, and dance. It connects residents with acclaimed musicians, actors, and artists to explore the creative process and social issues. While not a traditional artist residency with studios, it provides a supportive living environment for international creative professionals.

Kaatsbaan Subsidized

Tivoli, United States

Kaatsbaan Cultural Park provides opportunities for artists of all genres to create, live, and collaborate in the Hudson Valley countryside with state-of-the-art studios, theater, and accommodations.

Manship Artists Residency

Gloucester, United States

International, interdisciplinary artists residency at the former home and studio of sculptor Paul Manship, dedicated to supporting artists, innovators, and thinkers with time and space for creative work.

Mary Sky

United States

Name of Residency: Mary Sky Artist ResidencyMary Sky’s Artist Residency is hosted in a tiny-cabin on a forested mountainside in rural Vermont, adjacent to hundreds of thousands of acres of National Forest land.The residency campus is rural, and staying in the cabin is much like camping, which presents certain undeniable realities. You must be generally physically fit and able to walk up steep hills in order to participate in the program.The culmination or outcome of this residency is ultimately

MIT Theater Arts

Cambridge, United States

The MIT Theater Arts Artists-in-Residence Program invites guest artists and professionals from the industry to join the department for residencies and workshops, serving as an educational resource for faculty, students, and staff. Residencies vary in length from a few hours to an entire semester, during which artists lecture, lead projects, teach master classes, and direct full-length productions. The program is supplemented by collaborations with the Center for Art, Science & Technology (CAST), embedding artists in MIT's research and teaching environment.

Moku Art Studio

n/a, United States

Name of Residency: Ocean Virtual Art ResidencyThere are virtual meetings among all the international participating artists under the guidance of a member of the team. These sessions are dedicated to the inception and refinement of your artist project. Each meeting will feature suggested prompts designed to foster introspection and illuminate connections between artists’ projects.  Upon the culmination of the virtual residency, we host a Virtual Open Studio and Exhibition Inauguration.Residency P

Mothership NYC

United States

Want to Come Sail with Us for a While?Mothership NYC is a combined live-work space and presentation arena for international artists across multiple disciplines in the Greenpoint neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City. Our converted industrial loft has three berths for permanent crew members (all 30+ years-old female creatives + a ship’s cat named Pusillanimous), as well as two spaces for shorter-term visitors (yes, guys are welcome, too):1) Live-Work Space (aka Screw Room), available to rotatin

North American Cultural Laboratory (NACL)

Highland Lake, New York, United States

The North American Cultural Laboratory (NACL) offers the Deep Space Performance Residency, a program specifically designed for artists and ensembles working on the fringes of mainstream performance art. Located in Highland Lake, New York, this residency focuses on experimentation and the development of new works. Residencies typically last one week and provide artists with access to the NACL performance hall and artist residence. The program culminates in a public sharing, which can vary in format depending on the development stage of the work. This can include a complete performance, work-in-progress, staged reading, or demonstration. NACL emphasizes a deep engagement with the creative process, encouraging artists to explore and refine their work extensively during their stay. The residency operates on a rolling application basis, fostering long-term relationships with artists whose visions align with NACL's mission of pushing the boundaries of performance art.

Orein Arts

United States

Name of Residency: Orein Arts Residency at Mt. Saviour MonasteryWeek-long contemplative residency for 12–15 artists across disciplines, held at Mount Saviour Monastery near Elmira, NY. Days are self-directed; evenings gather the community for work-sharing. The program runs two sessions each summer.Residency Programme since: 2018Description of Organisation: Orein Arts mission is to reunite the sistered vocations of the creative life and the spiritual life for a deeper encounter with beauty. Our c

PASS Performing Arts Salon Saturdays

Staten Island, United States

PASS: Performing Arts Salon Saturdays is a residency program at Snug Harbor Cultural Center in Staten Island, NY, supporting creation of new works in dance, music, theater, and multi-disciplinary performance. Offers live/work space in historic cottages, studios, honorarium, and public work-in-progress shows.

The Peter Bullough Foundation offers 4-week residencies for emerging artists and writers in Winchester, VA, providing housing, studios, $600 stipend, and community engagement opportunities, prioritizing diverse and LGBTQIA2S+ voices.

Name of Residency: Pie Ranch Art ResidencyThis one month pilot of subsidized Art Residency will actively recruit BIPOC Artists of San Mateo & Santa Clara counties of California with the focus of creating art projects that align with the intersections of art, food, and farming. Applicants will be selected based on a project proposal to be their focus for the length of their residency.As part of this residency, these four artists will also participate in a one day Community Art Retreat event at Pi

Name of Residency: Grant Wood FellowshipSponsored by the University of Iowa, the Grant Wood Fellowship and Art Colony is a year long appointment. In addition to living and studio accommodations, the Fellowship provides a Visiting Associate Professor appointment with salary and benefits at the University of Iowa’s School of Art & Art History or Division of Performing Arts.Residency Programme since: 2001Description of Organisation: The Grant Wood Art Colony seeks to provide a creative home for the

The Yard

Chilmark, MA 02535, United States

The Yard in Chilmark, MA, is a residency program focused on contemporary dance, offering paid creation residencies for choreographers, dance artists, and companies from diverse backgrounds, with on-campus housing, stipends, and studio access. It emphasizes collaborative group residencies, public performances in a rustic barn, and community engagement on Martha's Vineyard. Artists receive weekly stipends ($1,000 for choreographers, $800 for collaborators), food support, travel coverage, and facilities like studios and theaters.

The Yefe Nof Residency

N/A, United States

Name of Residency: Core ResidencyThe annual competition offers an opportunity for a variety of authors to become reinvigorated by the mountain air and experience the lake while pushing their work to completion. Residents will use their time to construct narratives that captivate, to express what they believe to be true and complex, to remind us of the deep beauty and multilayered poetry in the world, to speculate about futures that we can conceive no matter how still unlikely. Just as they are a

TRIBECA Performing Arts Center

New York, NY 10007, United States

The Tribeca Performing Arts Center in New York organizes an annual Artist in Residence (AIR) Program running from July 1 to June 30, enabling emerging and established theatre artists to develop their work. Located at 199 Chambers Street within the Borough of Manhattan Community College, the center supports artists in disciplines including theatre, music, and dance. It serves as downtown Manhattan's premiere presenter of the arts, reaching diverse audiences from the college community and beyond.

Trillium Arts

Mars Hill, North Carolina, United States

Trillium Arts, located in the Blue Ridge Mountains, offers a residency program for regional, national, and international artists across various disciplines. This residency provides a secluded environment for artists to focus on creating new work and exploring new ideas. Residents receive private accommodations in a one-bedroom suite, access to outdoor and indoor creative spaces, and amenities such as high-speed internet and laundry facilities. The program includes a welcome dinner and optional mentorship sessions. Residencies are typically one week in length, and applications are open twice a year. The facility also supports artists with disabilities, striving to meet specific needs to the best of its capabilities.

Tulsa Artist Fellowship

Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

Tulsa Artist Fellowship is a unique, place-based initiative designed to support artists across various disciplines by providing them with the resources they need to thrive creatively in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Each year, the fellowship selects new awardees through an open call process, offering a generous package that includes a $150,000 grant spread over three years, a yearly housing stipend of $12,000, health and studio assistant stipends, and a one-time relocation stipend. Awardees are provided with fully-subsidized studio spaces situated in Tulsa’s vibrant cultural district, enriched by galleries, performance venues, and green spaces. The fellowship is committed to fostering diversity and inclusivity, extending specific invitations to Native American artists and promoting a broad spectrum of artistic practices. This nurturing environment not only supports individual creative growth but also encourages artists to engage with the community through collaborative projects and public interactions. By integrating artists into the heart of Tulsa, the fellowship aims to enhance the city's cultural landscape and affirm its place as a center of creative activity. Recognizing the profound impact of art on social change, the fellowship aligns with the George Kaiser Family Foundation’s vision, which focuses on transformative impact through arts and culture. The program is an opportunity for artists to develop ambitious projects that resonate with both local and global audiences, ensuring a dynamic exchange of ideas and cultural enrichment.

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.

Vashon Artist Residency

Vashon Island, Washington, United States

The Vashon Artist Residency, located on Vashon Island in Washington State, offers artists time and space to create in a serene setting along the Salish Sea. Founded by visual artist Cathy Sarkowsky, the residency provides comfortable accommodations and studio spaces for artists across various disciplines, including visual arts, dance, theater, music, media, literary, and interdisciplinary arts. The program is self-directed, allowing emerging, mid-career, and established artists to focus on their work without imposed expectations. Residency sessions range from 2 to 3.5 weeks, with a sliding-scale, need-based fee structure to ensure accessibility. The residency encourages diversity and welcomes artists from different backgrounds, fostering a rich communal environment. Artists are selected based on the strength of their proposals, with no requirements for public presentations or productivity. The Vashon Artist Residency emphasizes creating a supportive and inclusive space where artists can recharge and develop their practice.

Wexner Center for the Arts

Columbus, United States

The Wexner Center for the Arts in Columbus, Ohio, operates as a research and development laboratory supporting artists across disciplines including visual arts, performing arts, film/video, and soon education through residencies and commissions since 1989. The Artist Residency Award program provides substantial financial resources (totaling $200,000 annually), technical support, and tailored residencies to selected artists for developing new work, often involving collaborations with Ohio State University and the community. Specific programs like Film/Video Studio Residencies offer housing, editing facilities, and 1-3 week stays for post-production projects, though new applications are paused.