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  Multi-disciplinary artist residency in Memphis offering private studio and
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location: 'Memphis, TN, United States'
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  No artist stipend. Residencies offered at no cost to participants; residents
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  - augmented reality
  - book arts
  - computing
  - costume/fashion design
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# Crosstown Arts: 2026 Residencies

**Hosted by:** Crosstown Arts

**Type:** Residency | **Location:** Memphis, TN, United States | **Deadline:** July 15, 2026

## About This Program

Crosstown Arts offers residencies in an urban setting to visiting and Memphis-based artists working in any creative discipline, including visual arts music, filmmaking, and writing in all genres. Residencies include private studio workspace, lodging (if needed, access to Shared Art Making and free access to various Crosstown Arts events including music shows and movie screenings. This program is embedded within a larger arts organization that also programs and operates 6000 square feet of gallery space, a music venue, a 419-seat black-box theater, a maker space, and a bar.

Live/work residencies include either a microunit with a private bedroom/bathroom near a common living area and kitchen or a free standing studio house for musicians. Several but not all of the housing options are accessible and the Crosstown Concourse where Crosstown Arts is located is ADA compliant. All residencies are offered at no cost to participants, who are responsible for a $200 refundable deposit, covering their own studio materials, and travel expenses to and from Memphis.

Residents are asked to participate in a limited number of public engagement activities such as informal artist talks (all sessions) and open studio events (3 month or longer sessions).

## Eligibility & Requirements

- **Career Stage:** Emerging artist, Established, Mid-career
- **Geographic Eligibility:** International
- **Disciplines:** animation, augmented reality, book arts, computing, costume/fashion design, criticism, digital media, documentary, drawing, electronic arts, fiction, film, installation arts, interdisciplinary arts, journalism, literary nonfiction, literature, mixed media, multimedia arts, music, new genres, nonfiction, painting, paper arts, performance art, photography, playwriting, poetry, printmaking, screenwriting, sculpture, social practice, textile & fiber arts/weaving, virtual reality, visual arts, woodworking, writing
- **Age Requirements:** 21+ years old
- **Note:** Anyone 21 years of age or older is welcome to apply. There are no specific project requirements for accepted residents who are encouraged to experiment and explore new ideas or further develop current work already in process. Open to artists based anywhere in the world. Pets are not allowed. May apply as a team but must apply and be accepted individually.

### Additional Requirements

Applicants submit up to 10 work samples, an artist statement and residency goals.

## Compensation & Benefits

No artist stipend. Residencies offered at no cost to participants; residents responsible for $200 refundable deposit, studio materials, and travel expenses.

All residencies are offered at no cost to participants, who are responsible for a $200 refundable deposit, covering their own studio materials, and travel expenses to and from Memphis.

## What's Provided

- **Housing:** Provided - Private housing on campus (individual apartment/cabin/house) or private housing off campus (individual apartment/cabin/house) or private bedroom in a shared housing facility on campus. Microunit with private bedroom/bathroom near common living area and kitchen, or free standing studio house for musicians.
- **Studio Access:** Provided - Private studios. Available equipment includes: piano, large format printer/plotter, large format scanner, printers + scanner, photo + video editing suite, music/media studio non-recording, easels, silkscreen studio, light tables, large sinks, dedicated wood shop with woodworking tools, tablesaw, bandsaw, router table, jointer, planer, and wood vises.

## Timeline

- **Opens:** May 15, 2026
- **Deadline:** July 15, 2026

## How to Apply

Apply at: https://crosstownarts.slideroom.com/#/permalink/program/71483/vWTR47QI4n