ACA residency opportunities in April and May

Below find Open Call listings with upcoming application deadlines for April + May 2025. Additionally, you can visit the ACA Directory for deadlines in the more immediate future, and further into the year.

April 1

Aviário Studio: Artist Book Residency Fall/Winter 2025 - 2026
Ferreira do Zêzere, Portugal

Dorland Mountain Arts: Summer 2025 Residencies
Temecula, CA, United States

School of Visual Arts: From the Laboratory to the Studio - Interdisciplinary Practices in Bio Art
New York, NY, United States

School of Visual Arts: Building Brands with Type
New York, NY, United States

School of Visual Arts: Design Writing and Research Online Intensive
New York, NY, United States

School of Visual Arts: Fine Arts - Contemporary Practices Summer Residency
New York, NY, United States

School of Visual Arts: Illustration & Visual Storytelling - Art & Industry Summer Residency
New York, NY, United States

School of Visual Arts: Fine Arts: Painting and Mixed Media Summer Residency
New York, NY, United States

School of Visual Arts: Photo, Video & Studio-Related Practices Summer Residency
New York, NY, Ameerika Ühendriigid

School of Visual Arts: Sculpture, Installation and New Media Art
New York, NY, United States

School of Visual Arts: Artist Residency Programs
New York, NY, United States

April 7

Miller Art Museum: Dome House Al & Mickey Quinlan Artist Residency
Sturgeon Bay, WI, United States

Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts: Alumni Residency 2026
Omaha, NE, United States

April 8

Peninsula School of Art: Time and Space Residency Program | 2025-2026
Fish Creek, WI, United States

April 10

KODA: Peace-Building Artist Residency
New York, NY, United States

April 14

Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts: Sound Art + Experimental Music 2026
Omaha, NE, United States

McColl Center: Winter 2026 Artist-in-Residence
Charlotte, NC, United States

Hedgebrook: 2026 Writer-in-Residence Program
Freeland, WA, United States

April 15

Hambidge Center for Creative Arts and Sciences: Fall Residency Session
Rabun Gap, GA, United States

List og Land: Write in Iceland (Intensive 5-day workshop with Leslie Schwartz)
Isjafjörður, Iceland

April 16

Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity: Early Career Writers of YA/Children’s Books 2025
Banff, Canada

See other upcoming deadlines here.