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title: Springboard for the Arts - Falls Community Arts Exchange
description: 4-week artist residency in Fergus Falls, MN. $4,000 stipend + housing + travel support. Open to mid-career and established US artists.
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status: closed
createdAt: "2026-03-20"
updatedAt: "2026-09-30"
programType: Residency
organization: Springboard for the Arts
organizationUrl: https://www.artsume.com/o/springboard-for-the-arts
deadline: "2026-03-30"
location: Fergus Falls, MN, United States
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compensationRange: $4,000 artist stipend + up to $1,000 travel and/or caregiving support stipend + free housing
disciplines:
  - interdisciplinary arts
  - music
  - printmaking
  - social practice
  - visual arts
  - writing
careerStages:
  - Established
  - Mid-career
---

# Springboard for the Arts - Falls Community Arts Exchange

**Hosted by:** Springboard for the Arts

**Type:** Residency | **Location:** Fergus Falls, MN, United States | **Deadline:** March 30, 2026

## About This Program

In partnership with organizations and businesses, the Falls Community Arts Exchange invites artists to Fergus Falls who are interested in growing their own practice in a supportive environment or completing a collaborative local project. Visiting artists reside in a beautiful one-bedroom apartment in downtown Fergus Falls, and have access to support from Springboard staff, connections to local artists and leaders, and more.

A coalition of local host partners play a key role in the Falls Exchange by sharing their own place-based processes and strategies with visiting artists, connecting artists to local community goals, and providing a supportive network for the artists to engage with local residents.

## Eligibility & Requirements

- **Career Stage:** Established, Mid-career
- **Geographic Eligibility:** National
- **Disciplines:** interdisciplinary arts, music, printmaking, social practice, visual arts, writing
- **Age Requirements:** 21+ years old
- **Note:** Live in the United States. Live at least 50 miles distance from Fergus Falls, MN. Not be an employee or board member of Springboard for the Arts (note: independent contractors are eligible to apply). Not be an immediate family member of a Springboard staff or board member.

## Compensation & Benefits

$4,000 artist stipend + up to $1,000 travel and/or caregiving support stipend + free housing

**Includes:** Stipend, Travel grant

$4,000 artist stipend. Travel and/or caregiving support stipend available (up to $1,000).

## What's Provided

- **Housing:** Provided
- **Studio Access:** Provided

## Timeline

- **Opens:** March 20, 2026
- **Deadline:** March 30, 2026

## How to Apply

Apply at: https://springboardforthearts.org/programs/falls-arts-exchange/