Top Artist Residencies in North Carolina
For many artists, quiet, natural settings can provide the perfect environment conducive to art making. That’s why we decided to put together a list of seven artist residencies in beautiful locations all across North Carolina, USA. The state of North Carolina is known for its breathtaking mountains and lush forests, which prove to be inspiring locations for artists. Whether you're looking to deepen your artistic practice or seeking new collaboration opportunities, you’ll find the top artist residencies in North Carolina here.
Wildacres Retreat | Wildacres Artist-in-Residence
Wildacres Retreat hosts hundreds of writers, artisans, and musicians. Participants in the program stay in one of three self-catering cabins located just a quarter-mile beyond the retreat entrance. Each year for one-week residencies from April through October. Residents are able to work in such a secluded, natural setting provides them with an unparalleled opportunity to step away from outside distractions and completely focus on their work.
Location: Little Switzerland, NC, USA
Rewards: Fully funded, accommodation, production & more
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Trillium Arts | Residencies & Fellowships
Trillium Arts envisions an artist residency center where artists of many disciplines can find a creative home away from home, offering secluded space for rejuvenation in a beautiful, remote setting in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Their current facilities are best suited to the disciplines of literary arts, photography, visual arts, and arts administration.
Location: Mars Hill, NC, USA
Rewards: Accommodation, production & more
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Elsewhere is a living museum, international artist residency, and collaborative learning laboratory. They support site-specific experimentation, social action, and interdisciplinary collaboration in order to foster new ways of thinking and doing, the exploration of context and place in artistic creation, and the integration of creativity and life.
Location: Greensboro, NC, USA
Rewards: Accommodation, production, funding & more
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McColl Center for Art + Innovation is a nationally acclaimed artist residency and contemporary art space in Charlotte, North Carolina. McColl Center houses individual artist studios, more than 5,000 square feet of exhibition space, and multiple common-use spaces, including wood, sculpture, ceramic, printmaking, media, and 3D labs. They invite artists to take risks in their processes and explore their ideas within the context of Charlotte and the visiting public to connect with contemporary art and artists through exhibitions and public programs.
Location: Charlotte, NC, USA
Rewards: Accommodation, production & more
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Weymouth Center for the Arts | The Writers’-in-Residence Program
The Writers-in-Residence Program offers writers stays of up to two weeks a year to pursue their work. There have been over six hundred residencies here, and many writers have said their most creative periods occurred in the tranquil, inspiring atmosphere of the Boyds’ home. The Weymouth Center also enjoys a strong affiliation with area garden clubs, including the Sandhills Council of Garden Clubs.
Location: Southern Pines, NC
Rewards: Accommodation, funding, production & more
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Penland promotes individual and artistic growth in crafts by providing programs and facilities that serve a full range of crafts endeavors. They routinely provide assistance for research and exhibitions. The gallery, visitor canter, and outreach programs serve a varied audience by providing educational opportunities for the interested general public, educators, collectors, and school students.
Location:Penland, NC
Rewards: Accommodation, production & more
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Azule provides an environment where artists and community meet, work, and learn together through the arts in their many forms. As an emerging art and community-based organization, Azule seeks to develop a retreat and residency program for artists and craftsmen, writers, architects, builders and environmentalists, academics, educators, social workers or researchers, or anyone who wishes to enjoy Appalachia and Azule way of life.
Location: Hot Springs, NC, USA
Rewards: Accommodation, production, funding & more
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