Top Artist Residencies in New England, USA
New England is a northeastern region of the United States comprising the states of Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. This region has some of the best artist residency programs in the country. From Maine to Massachusetts, we've rounded up the very best opportunities for artists working in every medium. These prestigious residencies have programs you'll want to submit your work for immediately!
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Fine Arts Work Center | Writing Fellowships 2027-2028
The Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown has supported emerging writers and artists for over 50 years, granting annual fellowships for a seven-month residency that runs from October 1 - April 30. The duration of the residency is entirely self-directed, intended to serve as unrestricted time for writers in the crucial, early stages of their careers.
Location: Provincetown, MA
Rewards: $1,300 monthly stipend, accommodation, and $1,000 exit stipend
Artists Association of Nantucket | Environmental Artist Residency
The Environmental Artist Residency, is a month long immersive program designed for artists whose practice engages with the environment, climate issues, and the natural world. This residency supports creative inquiry into the unique ecological landscape of Nantucket—a coastal island facing rapid environmental change including erosion, rising seas, and shifting habitats.
Location: Nantucket, MA
Rewards: Accommodation, $3000 stipend, $500 for travel, exhibition, and studio space
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Tides Institute & Museum of Art | StudioWorks Artist-in-Residence Program
The Studio Works Residency at the Tides Institute & Museum of Art (TIMA) offers residency opportunities to visual artists from the US and abroad to deepen and develop their practice within a community setting. They are enrolled in the residency for between 2 to 8 weeks. Residents have unlimited studio access as well as funding options.
Applications will reopen on December 1, keep updated via their ArtConnect profile.
Location: Eastport, ME
Rewards: Stipend, accommodation, production space, and more
The Frost Place | Poetry Artist-in-Residence
The Frost Place is a nonprofit educational center for poetry and the arts based at Robert Frost’s old homestead, which is owned by the town of Franconia, New Hampshire. Each year, in July and August, The Frost Place hosts a poet-in-residence who lives and writes in Frost's farmhouse, offering three public readings during the summer.
Applications will reopen in the fall, keep updated via their ArtConnect profile.
Location: Franconia, NH
Rewards: Funding, accommodation, and more
Hadassah-Brandeis Institute | Scholars in Residence Program
The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute, a research center at Brandeis University, develops fresh ways of thinking about Jewish people and gender worldwide by producing and promoting scholarly research and artistic projects. HBI offers outstanding scholars, writers and artists the opportunity to be in residence at HBI at different points during the year. The Scholars in Residence Program is open to scholars working on any aspect of Jewish women’s and gender studies in order to devote time to their research.
Applications usually close in February, keep an eye on their ArtConnect profile.
Location: Waltham, MA
Rewards: $5,000 monthly stipend and office space
NXTHVN | Fellowship
Each year, NXTHVN welcomes seven emerging artists, two curators, and five high school apprentices to participate in its highly-competitive Fellowship and Apprenticeship programs. With a focus on mentorship, professional development, and hands-on training.
The NXTHVN team has designed a unique shared environment where artists, curators and the local community converge to make art, exchange ideas, and extend their networks.
Stay up to date on their next open call via their ArtConnect profile.
Location: New Haven, CT
Rewards: Funding, accommodation, exhibition, and more
Center for Contemporary Printmaking | Norwalk Summer Residency
The Center for Contemporary Printmaking hosts their fully funded residency at the Helen Frankenthaler Printmaking Cottage, a dedicated studio and lodging in Norwalk. The Cottage offers a uninterrupted time and privacy 24/7 in a well-equipped studio with onsite living accommodations.
Applications close on January one, stap up to date about the next open call on their ArtConnect profile.
Location: Norwalk, CT
Rewards: Funding, accommodation, exhibition, and more
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