Top Artist Residencies in Los Angeles
In L.A., artists never lack sources of inspiration, exhibition openings to attend, and chances to meet new faces in the art world. With the support of residencies, artists can soak up what the buzzing Los Angeles art scene has to offer while deepening their practice.
So what are you waiting for? Check out our list of top artist residencies in Los Angeles, California and find out which ones might be right for you!
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MAK Center | Schindler Scholarship 2027/2028
Every year the MAK Artists- and Architects-in-Residence Program offers six-month residencies to international artists and architects. Residents live and work in the Mackey Apartments, and present projects in exhibitions at the end of their term in March and September. Offering long-term support to projects working at the intersection of architecture and the visual arts, the residency aims to create new interdisciplinary opportunities and confrontations.
Rewards: Accommodation, monthly stipend of $1,500, travel, and more
Art Share L.A. | Ellsworth Artist Residency
The Ellsworth Artist Residency program is dedicated to creating an accessible studio space for artists and is a dynamic opportunity for emerging artists to work and develop their visual art practice. The residency includes professional development opportunities including studio visits with curators, critics, scholars and artists as well as inclusion in a group exhibition in Art Share L.A.’s gallery. This opportunity is open to visual artists living or residing in LA County.
Rewards: Studio space and a stipend of $1,000
Iris Project Residency offers artists, curators, writers, and creative thinkers from diverse backgrounds and disciplines the space and time to push boundaries in their practice, free from the pressure of production or material exchange. The duration of residencies varies from seven (minimum) to fourteen days.
Applications are open on a rolling basis.
Rewards: Accommodation
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Quinn Emanuel Trial Lawyers | Los Angeles Artist-In-Residence
For four months the selected artist-in-residence will be given a studio in the Quinn Emanuel Los Angeles office to support their existing practice or a new project as appropriate. This residency is open to emerging and mid-career artists working in all disciplines across Greater Los Angeles. Normally, the residency will begin in September and last 4 months.
Applications open annually, stay tuned via Quinn Emanuel Trial Lawyers’ ArtConnect profile.
Rewards: Studio, $20,000 grant, studio, exhibition, and more
18th Street Arts Center| Visiting Artist
18th Street Arts Center’s visiting artist residency program has hosted more than 600 artists from 62 countries around the world since it first began in 1992. There are four live/work artist studios at the arts center where artists are in residence from 1 to 3 months at a time. This program hosts artists of all disciplines as well as art curators, writers, and musicians. It includes invited artists as well as artists selected through an open application process.
Keep an eye on their open calls via their ArtConnect profile.
Cost: Subsidized live/work studio rent ranging between $1.00 and $2.00 square feet
Rewards: Funding is case-by-case
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