Southwest artist residencies in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, and some beyond with deadlines between Fall 2022 and Winter 2023.
Artist residencies in Nevada and Wyoming that feel like off-the-grid retreats. Beautiful interior spaces for writers and artists in north Texas. A prestigious sabbatical in Las Vegas through a big-deal institution. These are just a handful of upcoming opportunities for artists, with application deadlines between August 2022 and January 2023. And in case you missed it, we published a similar roundup earlier in 2022—it’s something else to keep on your radar as you advance your creative career.
Arizona Artist Residencies
Made in Wickenburg Residency Program
Wickenburg, Arizona
The Made in Wickenburg residency, which takes place at a historic dude ranch just outside of Phoenix, is geared toward performing arts companies such as dance ensembles and theater groups.
Deadline to apply: Ongoing.
Application fee: None; no application form, email Cathy Weiss.
Stipend: None.
Length: up to two weeks between October 2022 through January 2023.
Colorado Artist Residencies
Denis Roussel Annual Fellowship 2023
Fort Collins, Colorado
The Center for Fine Art Photography in Fort Collins offers this annual fellowship in memory of late photographer Denis Roussel. It’s open to United States-based, photo-centric artists aged eighteen and over.
Deadline to apply: November 6, 2022.
Application fee: None.
Stipend: $1,500.
Length: Variable.
Nebraska Artist Residencies
Bemis Center Fall Residency
Omaha, Nebraska
The Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts offers independence-driven residencies in a communal environment. Resident artists have around-the-clock access to production spaces, a sculpture and ceramics facility, a music studio, and more.
Deadline to apply: August 1, 2022.
Application fee: $40.
Stipend: $1,000 per month plus a $750 travel stipend.
Length: Two months, from September 13 through November 10, 2022.
Nevada Artist Residencies
Black Mountain Institute Shearing Fellowship
Las Vegas, Nevada
This semester-long working fellowship offered through the Black Mountain Institute at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, is for emerging and distinguished writers who have published at least one book with a trade or literary press. It includes housing and space in the BMI offices on the UNLV campus.
Deadline to apply: November 1, 2022.
Application fee: None.
Stipend: $20,000.
Length: Approximately four months.
Montello Foundation Residency
Montello, Nevada
The artist retreat at Montello Foundation—situated on approximately eighty acres of undeveloped land that is traditional territory and homelands of the Te-Moak Western Shoshone people—offers artists and writers uninterrupted creative and reflection time.
Deadline to apply: January 22, 2023.
Application fee: $20.
Stipend: None.
Length: Two weeks between May 6 and November 4, 2023.
New Mexico Artist Residencies
Keshet Makers Space Experience
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Keshet Dance and Center for the Arts offers space, classes, and business workshops for movement artists and choreographers of any skill level to develop their craft.
Deadline to apply: September 1, 2022.
Application fee: None.
Stipend: None, but housing at a local hotel is provided.
Length: Ten days, from February 17 through February 27, 2023.
Women’s International Study Center
Santa Fe, New Mexico
The WISC fellowship-in-residence program is open to women writers, artists, scholars, scientists, professionals, innovators, and entrepreneurs who are in the arts, sciences, cultural preservation, business, and philanthropy.
Deadline to apply: Year-round; the next application deadline is November 1, 2022.
Application fee: $20.
Stipend: None.
Length: Typically four weeks.
Helene Wurlitzer Foundation
Taos, New Mexico
The Helene Wurlitzer Foundation, founded in 1954 on fifteen acres in Taos, is one of the country’s longest-running residency programs. The foundation accepts applications from visual artists, literary creatives, music composers, and songwriters.
Deadline to apply: January 18, 2023.
Application fee: $30.
Stipend: None.
Length: Ten to twelve weeks, depending on the session. Sessions run throughout the year.
Parse Seco
Arroyo Seco, New Mexico
This experimental creative space and art residency north of Taos offers thirty- to ninety-day residencies for “individual underrepresented artists, students, or artists who have not previously curated a show to critically engage issues of underrepresentation of specific race/demographics in art, controversial subject matter, and accessibility of art to all groups.”
Deadline to apply: Ongoing.
Application fee: None.
Stipend: None.
Length: One to three months.
Texas Artist Residencies
Corsicana Artist and Writer Residency
Corsicana, Texas
Two different residencies—one for artists, the other for writers—are available in this small city about an hour south of Dallas. Two-month terms take place in winter, spring, and fall 2023. Artists and writers from anywhere in the world are invited to apply.
Deadline to apply: September 1, 2022.
Application fee: $30.
Stipend: None, but each resident is provided with a private studio and sleeping accommodations.
Length: Two months.
Artpace Texas Open Call
San Antonio, Texas
Artpace, via the Texas Open Call, identifies artists who are interested in and eligible for participation in its 2024 International Artist-in-Residence program. Artists who have been living in the Lone Star State for at least one year are eligible to apply for a residency that includes travel expenses, a living stipend, a materials budget, an apartment, and studio/exhibition space.
Deadline to apply: September 30, 2022.
Application fee: None.
Stipend: $6,000 living stipend and a production budget up to $10,000.
Length: Eight weeks.
Wyoming Artist Residencies
Ucross Residency Program
Sheridan, Wyoming
The Ucross Residency Program offers opportunities for visual artists, writers, composers, choreographers, interdisciplinary artists, performance artists, and collaborative teams. The program is currently accepting applications for its fellowships for Native American visual artists and writers as well as general studio residencies.
Deadline to apply: September 1, 2022.
Application fee: Free or $40, depending on the program.
Stipend: $1,000 for general residency artists; $2,000 for Native American fellowship recipients.
Length: From two to six weeks between February and early June 2023.
Uncommon Art Residency
Jackson, Wyoming
The Uncommon Art Residency takes place next to Grand Teton National Park at the Anvil Hotel. Selected residents will have access to nearby shared studio spaces for ceramics, printmaking, photography, and more.
Deadline to apply: September 1, 2022.
Application fee: $25.
Stipend: $200 per week plus $200 in dining credits at an onsite Anvil Hotel restaurant.
Length: One to three weeks.
