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title: July–December 2027 Residencies at the Studios at MASS MoCA
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  2–4 week residency in North Adams, MA for visual artists and writers, with
  private studios, some meals and fellowships covering all residency fees.
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updatedAt: '2026-09-30'
programType: Residency
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deadline: '2026-11-01'
location: 'The Studios at MASS MoCA, North Adams, MA, United States'
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  Private studio, some meals and housing; residency fees are $650/week
  subsidized (full cost $1,000+/week), with financial aid ($0–$450/week) and
  fellowships that fund all residency fees — more than 80% of residents attend
  with a full fellowship. Family Fellowship recipients also receive a $600
  general stipend.
disciplines:
  - animation
  - augmented reality
  - book arts
  - digital media
  - documentary
  - drawing
  - electronic arts
  - environmental arts
  - fiction
  - film
  - illustration
  - installation arts
  - interdisciplinary arts
  - landscape architecture
  - literary nonfiction
  - literature
  - mixed media
  - moving image
  - multimedia arts
  - music
  - new genres
  - nonfiction
  - painting
  - paper arts
  - performance art
  - photography
  - playwriting
  - poetry
  - printmaking
  - public art
  - screenwriting
  - sculpture
  - social practice
  - sound art
  - textile & fiber arts/weaving
  - translation
  - virtual reality
  - visual arts
  - writing
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  - Emerging artist
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# July–December 2027 Residencies at the Studios at MASS MoCA

**Hosted by:** MASS MoCA

**Type:** Residency | **Location:** The Studios at MASS MoCA, North Adams, MA, United States | **Deadline:** November 1, 2026

## About This Program

> "Open to visual artists in all media and writers in all literary disciplines"

Since 2015, the Studios at MASS MoCA residency program has hosted over 1,200 artists and writers at all career stages, income levels, and geographic locations on its North Adams campus surrounded by the beautiful Berkshire Mountains. The Studios at MASS MoCA runs year-round, hosts up to 10 artists at a time for stays of 2 or 4 weeks, and primarily seeks applications from visual artists (painters, sculptors, installation artists, photographers, video/new media artists, fiber artists, printmakers, etc.) and writers in all literary disciplines. Artists from around the world are encouraged to apply.

The residency program has several different fellowship programs.

## Eligibility & Requirements

- **Career Stage:** Emerging artist, Mid-career, Established
- **Geographic Eligibility:** International
- **Disciplines:** animation, augmented reality, book arts, digital media, documentary, drawing, electronic arts, environmental arts, fiction, film, illustration, installation arts, interdisciplinary arts, landscape architecture, literary nonfiction, literature, mixed media, moving image, multimedia arts, music, new genres, nonfiction, painting, paper arts, performance art, photography, playwriting, poetry, printmaking, public art, screenwriting, sculpture, social practice, sound art, textile & fiber arts/weaving, translation, virtual reality, visual arts, writing
- **Note:** Open to artists based anywhere in the world; any stage of career (emerging, mid-career, established). Collaborative residency: may apply as a team. Languages: English, Spanish. Pets are not allowed. Other than the August Family Fellowship, partners or children cannot be accommodated during a MASS MoCA residency due to housing/space limitations.

Individual fellowships carry their own eligibility criteria established by donors — e.g. the Fellowship for Black or Indigenous Artists and Writers is for artists and writers who specifically identify as Black or Indigenous; the Family Fellowship is for parent-artists with one or more children entering grades 2–9; the Speranza Foundation Fellowship is open to past and current Lincoln City Fellows ages 18 and over; the YoungArts Fellowship is open to previous YoungArts award winners ages 18 and over; university fellowships are limited to students/graduates of specified programs (Art+Everywhere, Brooklyn College, Corcoran School of Art and Design, Maine College of Art and Design, MassArt, MICA, RISD, SAIC, Tyler School of Art and Architecture at Temple University, University of Oregon, UT Austin, Virginia Commonwealth University) with specified graduation years.

All applicants must first be accepted through the regular jurying process to receive a fellowship.

## Compensation & Benefits

Private studio, some meals and housing; residency fees are $650/week subsidized (full cost $1,000+/week), with financial aid ($0–$450/week) and fellowships that fund all residency fees — more than 80% of residents attend with a full fellowship. Family Fellowship recipients also receive a $600 general stipend.

**Includes:** Stipend

Artist Stipend: 0 USD. Travel Stipend/Material Stipends: 0 USD. Residency Fees: 650 USD. Your financial aid package and residency fees will be outlined in your award letter upon acceptance. More than 80% of our residents attend with a full fellowship, meaning it is free to attend.

Residents who do not require financial aid and can pay the program fee, should indicate that in their application and if accepted, are charged a subsidized rate of $650 per week (the full cost is $1,000+ per week). Artists requesting financial aid typically pay between $0 – $450/week depending on their needs. The Family Fellowship awardee receives a $600 general stipend.

## What's Provided

- **Housing:** Provided - Private housing off campus (individual apartment/cabin/house); private bedroom in a shared housing facility on campus. Accessible housing: inaccessible.
- **Studio Access:** Provided - Private Studios; Dedicated Studio/Shop Technicians - Part Time; Hydraulic Press; Printers + Scanner; Photo + Video Editing Suite; Easels; Printmaking Workspaces; Etching Press; Glass Inking Table; Drying Racks; Large Sinks; Textiles Workspace; Floor Looms; Fiber Arts Workspace. Studios/Facilities Accessibility: ADA Compliant. Studios are not sound-proofed.

## Timeline

- **Opens:** August 31, 2026
- **Deadline:** November 1, 2026
- **Program Start:** July 1, 2027
- **Program End:** December 31, 2027

## How to Apply

Apply at: https://massmocastudios.submittable.com/submit