Artist Residency

The Residency Program is open to emerging, mid-career, and established visual artists, writers, composers, choreographers, multidisciplinary artists, musicians, performance artists, scholars, and translators from across the globe. The program is interdisciplinary and the organization welcomes applications from a wide range of creative and intellectual genres, including those that don’t fit neatly into the above list.

For the 2026 season, the Anderson Center is offering two week or month-long residencies in June, July, August and October with preference for month long stays. Specific start and end dates are listed in the application form. There is a $30 fee for applying to this residency program.

SELECTION TIMELINE

January 13, 2026 (12:00 p.m. Noon CST) – application deadline

February 6, 2026 – Jury has selected Round 2 applications. All artists are notified of the status of their application

March 3, 2026– Final notification to selected artists, wait-list and runners-up