Residencies
We only list Residencies that are local to Charlotte or provide housing, have no cost to attend or pay a stipend, and are currently accepting applications. They are sorted by application deadline.
The Factory on Willow
Manchester, NH
Deadline:
Application Fee:
None
Stipend:
$200/week + $350 for travel
3 months. Rolling applications for 3 residency periods per year. If you are offered a residency, you will receive a weekly stipend for food & art supplies, travel stipend and fully covered living/studio space rent and utilities with access to all of The Factory’s amenities, including fitness center, green space, parking, and more! You will be encourage to explore your work through weekly meetups and activities with other residents and our on-site facilitator. There will also be regular open-studio events, artist talks, and teaching opportunities. Learn more at: https://www.factoryonwillow.com/air
Ray of Sunshine Glamping Residency
Mercer, PA
Deadline:
Application Fee:
None
Stipend:
None
Ray of Sunshine Camping & Glamping offers free artist and craftsperson residencies in a cozy, welcoming environment designed to nurture creativity. Your time here is meant to feed both your hands and your heart.
1 week - 2 months free in our LuLu glamping cabin from May-October. Reach out if you're interested in the off-season. There is a mini fridge and microwave in your cabin. You will have access to a full kitchen and laundry upon request. There is not a full bathroom. You will have a private, compost toilet and the ability to shower daily in a main house on the property. We also have a solar heated shower bag to rinse off outside.
TED & POSCA Global Artist Residency
Anywhere
Deadline:
July 31, 2026
Application Fee:
None
Stipend:
$15,000
We are looking for artists from around the world who believe art can shape public life, strengthen communities, and spark new ways of seeing and being together.
This year’s theme, Visible Mending, explores repair as a creative and civic act. Inspired in part by Kintsugi – the Japanese practice of repairing broken ceramics with gold – it invites artists to consider how wounds, ruptures, and imperfections can become sites of transformation rather than something to hide.
Across communities around the world, people are finding ways to mend relationships, restore ecosystems, strengthen social bonds, and rebuild trust. We invite artists to make these processes visible through public interventions that spark reflection, dialogue, and collective imagination.
In 2026, four artists will be selected to develop community-rooted public projects to be implemented in 2027.
Congaree National Park Fall 2026 Residency
Central SC
Deadline:
July 31, 2026
Application Fee:
None
Stipend:
Accommodations only
September-November 2026, though the residency window is flexible and may be extended.
During residence, the artist is expected to offer for the public at least one program or workshop per week, day and time determined after selection. At the end of the residency, the rights to at least one piece must be donated to the park, but the artist shall retain their work. This may be changed/modified depending on art type.
The artist will have access to rent-free, furnished, dorm-style housing within the park.
Fall 2026 Culture Bearer Residency
Charlotte, NC
Deadline:
August 7, 2026
Application Fee:
None
Stipend:
$3750
The Fall 2026 Culture Bearer Residency is a 10-week creative residency running from September 9 to November 20.
It will provide artists with the studio space, money, and opportunity to create art and engage the Enderly Park community. This session's theme is "I Wish You Well: Wellness for All"
Apply by August 7. All the info and the application are available through the link in bio.
ON::View Artist Residency: FEB — MAY 2027
Savannah, GA
Deadline:
September 7, 2026
Application Fee:
$50
Stipend:
$500 + Lodging
Located in the heart of Savannah’s Starland District at ARTS Southeast, the fully-funded ON::View Artist Residency provides a free, high visibility studio space, lodging, and $500 stipend for an artist or curator to complete a new project, continue an in-progress endeavor, or to conduct research.
The studio’s large windows look out onto Bull Street, the district’s main thoroughfare, allowing the resident’s work to be on view to the community at all times. Visitors and passersby on the sidewalk witness the resident’s process as it unfolds in real time, seeing all the steps involved from concept to final execution. Community events like lectures, workshops, and public art projects offer creative ways to interact with the public.
2027 Hayama Residency
Hayama, Japan
Deadline:
September 30, 2026
Application Fee:
$95
Stipend:
$800 + flight
A 4-Week Residency in a Small, Coastal Japanese Town. Hayama is a town in Kanagawa Prefecture, on central Honshū, Japan. It is located at the northern end of Miura Peninsula, facing Sagami Bay on the Pacific Ocean.June 1-30, 2027. Includes flight and shared accommodations.
Camargo Fellowship 2027-2028
France
Deadline:
October 1, 2026
Application Fee:
None
Stipend:
$250/week + travel
Situated on a rocky outcrop overlooking the Mediterranean and the Cap Canaille, Jerome Hill conceived the Camargo Foundation as a place to welcome friends, family and players in the North American and French experimental scenes. The buildings and gardens follow the natural contours, using local materials and knowledge, in keeping with the humility of their creator. The magic of the place unfolds and everyone can feel free to share, experiment and create.
Jerome Hill recognised the power of this unique landscape to impose itself on us, to allow us to disconnect from the world, to take our time, to pause.
Fall 2026 session is 10 weeks from September 8 to November 17, 2026.
Spring 2027 session is 10 weeks from February 24 to May 5, 2027.