BIPOC Artist Residency Program
Location: MN — Southeast (Rochester / Austin / Winona)
Type: Residency
Categories:
Visual Arts
Deadline: 08/01/2025
No entry fee required
Open to artists statewide
Paid opportunity ($1250 weekly stipend plus one $500 supplies stipend)
Lanesboro Arts invites Black, Indigenous, Persons of Color (BIPOC) artists in Minnesota to apply for the Lanesboro Arts BIPOC Artist Residency Program. This personally tailored residency program offers the opportunity for support and open access to Lanesboro Arts and Lanesboro Area, facilities, personnel, and natural environment.
This program offers residency support for Minnesota BIPOC practicing artists and their families at all stages in their careers, working in all mediums. The artist is welcome to use studio space for art if desired, but it is not required. As such, there is no output or product required for this residency. However, there is one community share-back opportunity required for this residency, which could be a community workshop, school visit, small gathering, or blog post. This will be arranged with LA staff once selected.
The length of residency is optional between one and two weeks long, as it fits within Lanesboro Arts events calendar. The residency offers a weekly stipend of $1,250 to cover food and other costs while in residence. There is an additional budget of $500 per residency (note: this $500 art supplies budget is total amount per artist, regardless of length of residency) for art supplies, if an artistic project is pursued during the residency. The artist residency may also be completed as a cohort, for which applicants may apply together, and each artist will receive their own stipend and artist supplies budget.
Applications for this program are due for the initial submission review date by 11:59 pm on Friday, August 1st, 2025. After that, the lottery process (which will be recorded and shared on this page and with applicants for transparency) will begin the week of August 4th, and applicants will be notified if they were chosen through the lottery system. If there are still available residencies left after the initial deadline, applications will be accepted on a rolling basis, ending once residencies fill up.
Residencies will happen between October 2025 – April 2026. There are 12 weeks of residencies available to distribute for this year’s program. Artists are able to choose one or two week long residencies, can choose additional funds of up to $500 for supplies if working on a creative project, and also can request to be in a cohort residency model, where another BIPOC artist would be in residence at a different location at the same time.