Apply for artist and writer residencies with summer 2025 deadlines in Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming.
This summer is flush with residency deadlines across the Southwest, each offering subsidized pockets of time and space for artists to chase their next breakthrough. From canyon‑rim studios and mountain hideaways to virtual playgrounds and whirlwind lock‑ins, the programs below will spark abundant inspiration. Make sure to apply before the season slips by.
And remember to mark your calendar for other seasonal residency application deadlines here.
Arizona Artist Residencies
Grand Canyon Conservancy Artist in Residence
Grand Canyon National Park (South Rim), Arizona
Claim a studio perched above the Grand Canyon’s South Rim, where you’ll shape climate‑conscious, visitor‑facing art amid billion‑year vistas.
Deadline to apply: July 15, 2025.
Application fee: $25.
Housing: Private 1,100-square-foot second-floor apartment.
Stipend: $750 stipend per week.
Length: Artists may indicate their preferred dates and potential scheduling conflicts. Preferred dates cannot be guaranteed.
California Artist Residencies
Headlands Artist in Residence
Sausalito, CA
Retreat to the fog‑fringed Marin Headlands for a fully funded residency—complete with studio, housing, chef‑made meals, travel support, and a fifty‑artist global cohort.
Deadline to apply: June 2, 2025.
Application fee: $45.
Housing: 100- to 2,000-square-foot studios. Private bedroom in shared house.
Stipend: Fully sponsored. Paid round-trip airfare from home city, and up to $1,000 a month of either a stipend or reimbursed expenses.
Length: Four to ten weeks.
Colorado Artist Residencies
Center for the Arts Evergreen’s Artist in Residence Program
Evergreen, Colorado
Lake‑side mornings, forest‑ringed studios, and lively community exchanges kindle a twelve‑week creative romp in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains.
Deadline to apply: The application for 2025-26 residencies will arrive in late summer. Check back in August or September.
Application fee: $40.
Housing: Private cottage.
Stipend: $250 stipend per month upon completion of the residency ($750 total).
Length: Three twelve-week sessions. Applicants are asked to specify their preferred session in the application.
New Mexico Artist Residencies
IAIA Artist-in-Residence
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Immerse yourself in Santa Fe’s creative rhythm as the Institute of American Indian Arts invites tribally enrolled Native American and First Nations artists to reimagine tradition, mentor rising talent, and forge new work in its vibrant, resource‑rich studios.
Deadline to apply: No deadline specified; applications will reopen July 2025.
Application fee: TK
Housing: Off-campus housing.
Stipend: Ranges between $1,600 and $6,400, depending on the length of your residency. Participating artists also receive travel support, a $750 materials stipend, and a $500 fuel stipend.
Length: Two, three, four, six, or eight weeks.
Texas Artist Residencies
Welcome to my Homepage Digital Artist Residency Program
Austin, Texas
Dive into a no‑coding‑needed net‑art playground—complete with an honorarium, drag‑and‑drop web builder, and virtual studio hangs—after the summer 2025 open call drops. Hosted by the The Museum of Human Achievement.
Deadline to apply: Open calls are about every four months, or three cycles per year with four artists selected per cycle. Stay tuned for the open call in summer 2025.
Application fee: None.
Housing: Not applicable.
Stipend: $250.
Length: Three weeks.
24-hour Artist Lock-In Residency Open Call 2025
Austin, Texas
Seal yourself inside a vintage 1970s trailer for a (chef-catered, childcare-provided) creative lockdown to push an idea from spark to showcase. Co-hosted by Unlisted Projects and The Museum of Human Achievement.
Deadline to apply: May 30.
Application fee: None.
Housing: Provided.
Stipend: $500, plus $200 toward childcare, animal boarding, or other costs.
Length: The twenty-four hour residency unfolds over two twelve-hour days. Available weekend residencies are: November 14-16, December 12-14, and a January 2026 residency (dates TBD).
The Corsicana Artist & Writer Residency
Corsicana, Texas
Spirit yourself away to a soaring 1890s lodge in Corsicana, Texas, where artists and writers are granted two months of deep focus in private studios, capped by public showings of the work.
Deadline to apply: September 1.
Application fee: $5.
Housing: Provided.
Stipend: Funding covers all studio, lodging accommodations, and public programming.
Length: Two months.
Utah Artist Residencies
UMOCA Artist in Residence Program
Salt Lake City, UT
Utah artists can claim a yearlong studio inside UMOCA, score personal critiques with visiting curators and critics, hone skills in pro workshops, and finish with an exhibition.
Deadline to apply: There are two deadlines for submission, June 30 and December 31.
Application fee: None.
Housing: Not provided.
Stipend: Not provided.
Length: Long-term artist residency.
Wyoming Artist Residencies
Jentel Residency
Sheridan, Wyoming
Trade deadlines for big‑sky solitude at Jentel, a foothills sanctuary near Wyoming’s Bighorn Mountains where artists, writers, and composers receive private studios, cozy lodgings—and nothing but open landscape between you and your next breakthrough.
Deadline to apply: September 15, 12 pm MST.
Application fee: $30.
Housing: Private room and a shared common living area with kitchen and a separate studio space.
Stipend: $300.
Length: All residencies start on the 15th of each month and end on the 7th of the next month.
Ucross Residency
Clearmont, Wyoming
“There has been no other art experience as wide, deep, and solid as Ucross,” says former resident artist Carol Schwennesen, capturing the magic of this historic Wyoming ranch where only ten residents at a time dive into undisturbed creation.
Deadline to apply: July 15.
Application fee: $40.
Housing: Provided.
Stipend: $1,500.
Length: Two, four, or six weeks in length.
Ucross Fellowship for Native American Artists
Clearmont, Wyoming
Under Wyoming’s infinite High Plains sky, Ucross’s Fellowship for Native American Artists beckons visual artists, writers, and performers to a secluded creative haven where new work is forged and unveiled in a public spotlight.
Deadline to apply: July 15.
Application fee: None.
Housing: Provided.
Stipend: $2,000.
Length: Four weeks.
