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title: Fall 2026 Open Call
description: 2-4 week artist residency in Maine with studio space, shared housing, meals, and $500 stipend.
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# Fall 2026 Open Call

**Hosted by:** Monson Arts

**Type:** Residency | **Location:** Monson, ME, United States | **Deadline:** May 15, 2026 | **Entry fee:** $25

## About This Program

Associated Residency Program

[Monson Arts Artist in Residence](/directory/residencies/monson-arts-artist-residence)

Organization

[Monson Arts](/directory/organizations/monson-arts-0)

Monson Arts is an artists' residency and arts center in Monson, Maine. The goal of the residency program is to provide time and space for artists and writers to devote to their creative practices. Residencies are two or four weeks long and come with studio space, a private bedroom in shared housing, all meals and a stipend of $500 ($250 for two week programs). Located at the edge of Maine's North Woods near the Appalachian Trail, the town is surrounded by areas of stunning natural beauty.

Artists' studios are outfitted to accommodate a variety of artistic practices with access provided to wood and metal shop facilities for any fabrication needs. Writers' studios are comfortably furnished with work tables and reading chairs. All residents live in newly renovated historic homes in town that have shared kitchens and bathrooms. Houses and studios have high speed wifi internet access.

Application for this program is open to artists and writers at all stages in their careers working in all media, including drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, film, video, new media, installation, fiction and nonfiction writing, poetry, and audio production.

We regularly accept online applications at three deadlines throughout the year- Jan. 15, May 15, and Sept. 15. A live link to the application is available on our website 6 weeks before each deadline. Visit monsonarts.org for more information and to sign up for updates by email.

## Eligibility & Requirements

- **Career Stage:** Emerging artist, Established, Mid-career
- **Geographic Eligibility:** International
- **Disciplines:** animation, art history, augmented reality, blacksmithing, book arts, ceramics, choreography, costume design, fashion design, criticism, digital fabrication, digital media, documentary, drawing, ecology, electronic arts, environmental arts, environmentalism, conservation, fiction, film, jewelry, glass arts, graphic design, illustration, industrial design, installation, interdisciplinary arts, journalism, literary nonfiction, literature, mixed media, moving image, multimedia arts, music, new genres, nonfiction, opera, painting, paper arts, photography, playwriting, poetry, printmaking, public art, screenwriting, sculpture, social practice, sound art, storytelling, symphony, textile arts, weaving, translation, television, radio, urban planning, design, virtual reality, visual arts, woodworking, writing
- **Note:** Open to artists and writers at all stages in their careers. 5 visual and 5 literary artists will be accepted per session. Pets are not allowed. Application fee is $25.

### Additional Requirements

Up to 5 samples of visual work or 5 pages of written work. A letter of intent. Resume or C.V. limited to 6000 characters. Two reference contacts. Applications processed through SlideRoom.

## Compensation & Benefits

$500 stipend (or $250 for two-week programs) plus studio space, private bedroom in shared housing, and all meals.

**Includes:** Stipend

$500 stipend for 4-week programs; $250 stipend for 2-week programs

## What's Provided

- **Housing:** Provided
- **Studio Access:** Provided - Private studios outfitted to accommodate a variety of artistic practices with access to wood and metal shop facilities for fabrication needs. Writers' studios are comfortably furnished with work tables and reading chairs. High speed wifi internet access available.

## Timeline

- **Opens:** March 20, 2026
- **Deadline:** May 15, 2026

## How to Apply

Apply at: https://monsonarts.org/residencies/