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title: Lanesboro Arts Early Career Artist Residency (Application Round One)
description: Live/work residency in Lanesboro, MN for early career artists. $1,250/week stipend; community-engaged projects supported by Jerome Foundation.
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status: closed
createdAt: "2026-05-28"
updatedAt: "2026-09-30"
programType: Residency
organization: Lanesboro Arts
organizationUrl: https://www.artsume.com/o/lanesboro-arts
deadline: "2026-05-30"
location: Lanesboro, MN, United States
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compensationRange: $1,250/week residency award
disciplines:
  - photography
  - drawing
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  - mixed_media
  - painting
  - sculpture
careerStages:
  - Emerging artist
---

# Lanesboro Arts Early Career Artist Residency (Application Round One)

**Hosted by:** Lanesboro Arts

**Type:** Residency | **Location:** Lanesboro, MN, United States | **Deadline:** May 30, 2026

## About This Program

> "Place-based, community-engaged practice in rural Lanesboro, MN"

Since 2001, the Lanesboro Artist Residency Program has welcomed early career artists of all disciplines to live, work and create in the rural context of the greater Lanesboro community. Supported through 2027 by the Jerome Foundation, the Lanesboro Early Career Artist Residency Program awards two to three residencies per year to early career artists with projects that activate the people & places of Lanesboro while instigating positive change. The program's place-based and community-engaged focus is geared toward early career artists that are driven to explore ways in which their work can be applied to the community and how Lanesboro's rural community can inform their work.

## Eligibility & Requirements

- **Career Stage:** Emerging artist
- **Geographic Eligibility:** Regional
- **Disciplines:** photography, drawing, film, video, new_media, mixed_media, painting, sculpture

### Additional Requirements

Round One: basic information about the artist, their demographics, and a brief description of the proposed project. If invited to Round Two: more detailed information about the artist and their proposed community project. Round Two applications due August 1, 2026 at 11:59 pm.

## Compensation & Benefits

$1,250/week residency award

**Includes:** Stipend

$1,250 per week for the duration of the residency period.

## What's Provided

- **Housing:** Provided - Dedicated live/work space provided within the greater Lanesboro community.
- **Studio Access:** Provided - Dedicated live/work space for creating work during the residency.

## Timeline

- **Opens:** May 28, 2026
- **Deadline:** May 30, 2026

## Contact

**Contact:** Melissa Wray

**Email:** melissa@lanesboroarts.org

## How to Apply

Apply at: https://www.artworkarchive.com/call-for-entry/lanesboro-arts-early-career-artist-residency-application-round-one-2026