The Top Five Artist Residencies in Texas: July 27, 2017

Special Edition: Christina Rees and Rainey Knudson on the top five artist residencies in Texas.

Texas-based artist residencies include:

100 West Corsicana
Location: Corsicana
Deadline: September 1, 2017
Length: 2 weeks to 2 months
Benefits: Studio, some residencies fully funded with housing, publication in 100W’s annual catalog

Artpace
Location: San Antonio
Deadline: August 31, 2017 (for Texas artists)
Stipend: $16,000 ($10,000 for exhibition production; $6,000 honorarium)
Length: 3 months
Benefits: Housing, studio, exhibition at end of residency

Atelierhaus Hilmsen
Location: Wallstawe, Germany
Deadline: Ongoing
Length: 3-4 weeks
Benefits: Studio with tools, bicycle, van, possibility for show at the Salzwedel Mönchskirche Museum.

Big Bend National Park Artist-in-Residence
Location: Big Bend
Deadline: January
Stipend: $1,000
Length: 1 month
Benefits: Housing

Blanton Museum’s SoundSpace Residency
Location: Austin
Deadline: September 1, 2017
Stipend: $1,000
Length: 1 month
Benefits: Workspace and documentation of performed sonic work

Blue Star Contemporary’s Berlin Residency
Location: San Antonio/Künstlerhaus Bethanien
Deadline: February
Stipend: $2,000
Length: 3 months
Benefits: Housing, exhibition a year or more after residency has been completed

Charles Adams Studio Project Artist-in-Residence
Location: Lubbock
Deadline: applications out in December
Stipend: none, or up to $500
Length: 4 months to 2 years
Benefits: Live/work space, close community, exposure through monthly Art Trail

Chinati Foundation Artist in Residence
Location: Marfa
Deadline: April
Stipend: $1,000
Length: 2 months
Benefits: Housing, access to Chinati collection, exhibition if desired

City of Austin Artist-in-Residence Program
Location: Austin
Deadline: February
Stipend: $8,750 (maximum of $5,000 for residency-related expenses)
Length: 8 months
Benefits: Working within a city department

City of Houston Artist Residency Program
Location: Houston
Deadline: August 20, 2017
Stipend: $10,000 ($7,500 honorarium; $2,500 project stipend)
Length: 4 months
Benefits: Working within Houston on community-centric issues

CORE Program at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Location: Houston
Deadline: April
Stipend: $15,000
Length: 9 months
Benefits: Exhibition at end of residency

Do-Seum Artist-in-Residence
Location: San Antonio
Deadline: August 25, 2017
Stipend: $16,000
Length: 1 year
Benefits: Exhibition at end of residency

Edwards Trust Artist Residency in Painting
Location: San Angelo
Deadline: May
Stipend: $4,500
Length: 3 weeks
Benefits: Exhibition at end of residency

Fairmont Hotel Dallas
Location: Dallas
Deadline: unknown
Stipend: unknown
Length: 3 months
Benefits: live in hotel, studio provided, work displayed in hotel

Galveston Artist Residency
Location: Galveston
Deadline: March
Stipend: $1,000/month
Length: 11 months
Benefits: Housing, studio, bicycle, exhibition at end of residency

Goss-Michael Foundation
Location: Dallas
Deadline: Rolling
Stipend: Varies
Length: 1-4 weeks
Benefits: Exhibition at end of residency

Guadalupe Mountains National Park Artist-in-Residence
Location: Salt Flat
Deadline: September 1, 2017 / November 1, 2017 / January 1, 2018
Length: 3 months
Benefits: Housing

Hotbox at MASS Gallery
Location: Austin
Deadline: June
Stipend: $800
Length: 5 weeks
Benefits: Studio, exhibition at end of residency

Houston Center for Contemporary Craft Artist Residency Program
Location: Houston
Deadline: Opens January 1, 2018
Stipend: $600/month
Length: Choice of 3, 6, 9 or 12 months
Benefits: Studio, group exhibition at end of residency, teach at HCCC, work can be sold in Asher Gallery

La Reunion TX
Location: Dallas
Deadline: unknown
Stipend: unknown
Length: unknown
Note: La Reunion TX will be working with the future Flora Lofts in the Arts District to provide affordable housing for Dallas-based artists.

Lawndale Art Center-Studio Program
Location: Houston
Deadline: April
Stipend: $5,000 ($3,000 honorarium; $2,000 project stipend)
Length: 9 months
Benefits: Studio, exhibition at end of residency, essay commissioned for annual ASP publication

Navasota Artist-in-Residence
Location: Navasota
Deadline: January / June
Stipend: $600
Length: 6 months
Benefits: Housing, studio, exhibition during residency

Padre Island National Park Artist-in-Residence
Location: South Padre
Length: 3 months
Benefits: Free RV hookup/campsite

The Power Station’s Proximidad Residency
Location: Dallas/Guadalajara, México
Length: 1 month
Benefits: Exhibitions in Guadalajara, México and Dallas

Project Row Houses’ Summer Studios
Location: Houston
Deadline: Nomination only
Stipend: $500
Length: 6 weeks
Benefits: Studio, mentorship from mid-career artists, exhibition at end of residency

Sojourn Studio
Location: Houston
Deadline: January / July
Stipend: $250
Length: 3 months
Benefits: Studio, exhibition at end of residency