New York's Best Paid Artist Residencies: A Comprehensive Guide

Key facts

• CULTURED magazine published a guide to paid artist residencies in New York state.
• The Museum of Art and Design Artist Residency offers $15,000 for three days a week on site, with a deadline of Sept. 10.
• The William Flanagan Memorial Creative Persons Residency in Montauk provides a $2,500 stipend plus housing, deadline Sept. 14.
• The Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers offers a $90,000 honorarium for a nine-month fellowship, deadline Sept. 25.
• Art Omi in Ghent has visual arts applications closing Sept. 14, with a $300 stipend plus additional awards.
• The Studio Museum in Harlem residency for Black and Latino artists provides a $50,000 stipend, with applications typically open mid-April to mid-May.
• Powerhouse Arts in Brooklyn offers a $10,000 stipend plus $17,000 for materials, with applications due late June.
• Pioneer Works in Red Hook provides a $5,000 stipend for a five-month residency, with applications open mid-June to mid-July.
• The Watermill Center's residencies offer stipends between $1,200 and $3,000, with applications opening in January 2027 for the Year-Round Residency and winter 2026 for the International Summer Program.
• The Robert Rauschenberg Archives Research Residency offers a $1,500 research stipend plus housing and travel, with applications due in October.
• Amant's Artist-in-Residency Program in East Williamsburg is by nomination only.
• Guild Hall's residency in East Hampton is by invitation and includes a $1,500 stipend and complimentary Hamptons Jitney tickets.
• The Center for Performance Research in Williamsburg offers a $2,000 stipend and free rehearsal space for a year-long residency.
• Squeaky Wheel in Buffalo provides a $1,000 stipend, $400 travel, $300 materials, and housing, with a deadline of Oct. 2.
• Lighthouse Works on Fishers Island offers a $1,750 stipend plus housing, food, and studio, with a deadline of Oct. 1.