Residencies
2023 Residency Applications are now Open!
The Art Colony provides artists with work space in professional studios amidst the backdrop of a stunning landscape. An environment of creative freedom supports the process and development of new works, allowing for a combination of aesthetic inquiry, creative risk-taking, experimentation, and artistic development.
Lodging is available in our guest suite where we can host up to three artists in individual bedrooms, alongside shared living, kitchen and bath areas. Lodging is $35/night plus cleaning fees and all studio and lodging fees are outlined in the application.
Graham Studio Residency
This juried residency is open to two Cook County, Minnesota resident artists working in a medium that is conducive to use in a nonventilated, shared 500-square foot space. Appropriate mediums include painting, drawing, mixed media, book arts, and manual printmaking.
This is a subsidized fee-based residency that comes with 24-hour access to a shared studio space and a $450 artist stipend for community engagement activities. Artists must have been a Cook County resident for at least one full year prior to October, 2022.
Residency Dates: February – October, 2023
Apply on our SlideRoom page
Juried Artists-in-Residence
Two concurrent juried residencies are available, one in the Pill Box Studio and one in the Eco-friendly Printmaking Studio. Juried residents are provided with two weeks of studio access, lodging, and a weekly stipend. The two week window culminates with an open studio.
Residency Dates: May 29 – June 10, 2023
Apply on our SlideRoom page
Self-Guided Residencies
Experience our professional studios (clay, painting/multi-discipline, printmaking, and our writing room) and find uninterrupted space and time to focus, rejuvenate, and hone your artistic vision.
- Open now is the residency window: January – June, 2023
- On January 16, 2023, applications will open for the residency window: July – December, 2023
Apply on our SlideRoom page
Group Residencies
Experience our professional studios (clay, painting/multi-discipline, printmaking, and our writing room) and find uninterrupted space and time to focus, rejuvenate, and hone your artistic vision with a group of up to 8 artists.
- Open now is the residency window: January – June, 2023
- On January 16, 2023, applications will open for the residency window: July – December, 2023
Apply on our SlideRoom page
Email us at info@grandmaraisartcolony.org with questions and note that SlideRoom also has a help center.
