2026 Artist Residencies July-October

Sheepscot Arts Preserve is an artist residency center that is dedicated to supporting Visionary, Outsider and Narrative (Visual) Artists of all disciplines with an emphasis on visual artists. We are located on 42 beautiful acres bordering the Sheepscot River in Alna, Maine. The center provides group and individual artist residencies, free of cost. We also provide groceries and some to all of the dinners depending on the type of residency you attend. We especially encourage self-taught artists and marginalized artists to apply but welcome everyone who feels as if our residency is the right fit.

Our housing includes year round yurts, an off-grid cabin, and bedrooms in the 1800's farmhouse. Each artist has their own bedroom and studio space to work and access to all communal areas on the property. Our studio spaces change depending on the needs of the artists in residence but are located throughout the different buildings on the property, including the yurts and the large timber frame barn.

We are in a quiet rural area and have hiking trails that wind throughout the property.

We offer stipends to offset the cost of travel/loss of work for those who can't attend without one.

This year we have 3 group residencies of 2 weeks each in July, September and October. We are also open all of August for Individual residencies of 10 days.

We accept Visionary, Outsider and Narrative (Visual) Artists of all disciplines with an emphasis on visual artists. Please see our website for info on what is meant by these terms. In particular, please note that Narrative art refers to a distinct style of Visual Art.

We do not have any expectations for how your unique style fits into our defined vision but rather want to create a place for artists to explore on their own terms. If our program resonates with you, we welcome your application.

We are a new art center and are slowly building out our facilities, please check out the info on our website to make sure that we can provide everything you need.