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title: 2027 Residency Program + Fellowships
description: Residency at Ragdale near Chicago offering 18-day live/work opportunities across all disciplines. Up to 140 residencies annually.
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type: program
status: closed
createdAt: "2026-03-20"
updatedAt: "2026-09-30"
programType: Residency
organization: Ragdale
organizationUrl: https://www.artsume.com/o/ragdale
deadline: "2026-05-14"
location: Lake Forest, IL, United States
isOnline: false
compensationRange: Sliding scale residency fees ($35-$280 per day for 18 days, or self-determined). Fellowships include fee waiver and typically $1000 stipend.
disciplines:
  - book arts
  - choreography
  - criticism
  - dance
  - drawing
  - fiction
  - interdisciplinary arts
  - literary nonfiction
  - literature
  - mixed media
  - moving image
  - music
  - new genres
  - nonfiction
  - opera
  - painting
  - performance art
  - photography
  - playwriting
  - poetry
  - screenwriting
  - social practice
  - sound art
  - symphony
  - visual arts
  - writing
careerStages:
  - Emerging artist
  - Established
  - Mid-career
---

# 2027 Residency Program + Fellowships

**Hosted by:** Ragdale

**Type:** Residency | **Location:** Lake Forest, IL, United States | **Deadline:** May 14, 2026

## About This Program

Associated Residency Program

Ragdale is one of the largest interdisciplinary artists' communities in the country, located 30 miles north of Chicago and accessible locally by Metra train and internationally by O'Hare airport.

Ragdale residents represent a cross-section of ages, cultures, experiences, and mediums, making for a diverse and vibrant community. Specialized and accessible live/work spaces include writing, dance, music, visual art, and interdisciplinary art studios. Each year Ragdale awards up to 140 residencies and numerous fellowships.

Each session, 14 artists-in-residence enjoy 18 days of uninterrupted time for work, a supportive environment, dynamic artist exchanges, 50 acres of idyllic prairie, close proximity to Lake Michigan, and a chef-prepared communal dinner each evening.

## Eligibility & Requirements

- **Career Stage:** Emerging artist, Established, Mid-career
- **Geographic Eligibility:** International
- **Disciplines:** book arts, choreography, criticism, dance, drawing, fiction, interdisciplinary arts, literary nonfiction, literature, mixed media, moving image, music, new genres, nonfiction, opera, painting, performance art, photography, playwriting, poetry, screenwriting, social practice, sound art, symphony, visual arts, writing

### Additional Requirements

A completed online application form includes: An artist statement explaining your work, vison, or story (one page or less), A brief work plan that outlines your studio needs (one page or less), A one to two-page CV or resume, A works list outlining work samples, Work samples that show work from the past 2-3 years (all media acceptable), If considering fellowship: an eligibility statement of 500 words or less for each fellowship. Letters of recommendation are not required or accepted.

## Compensation & Benefits

Sliding scale residency fees ($35-$280 per day for 18 days, or self-determined). Fellowships include fee waiver and typically $1000 stipend.

**Includes:** Stipend

Residency uses a flexible, self-determined fee structure. Residents may choose to pay according to suggested sliding scale of $35-$280 per day (for 18 days) or determine another amount that feels appropriate for their circumstances. Fellowship recipients receive a fee-waived residency and a stipend, typically $1000. Payment plans available. $100 non-refundable deposit required.

## What's Provided

- **Housing:** Provided - Private housing on campus (individual apartment/cabin/house) or private bedroom in a shared housing facility on campus
- **Studio Access:** Provided - Private studios. Specialized and accessible live/work spaces include writing, dance, music, visual art, and interdisciplinary art studios.

## Timeline

- **Opens:** March 20, 2026
- **Deadline:** May 14, 2026

## How to Apply

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