Eligibility, Deadline, and Procedure

The application period is from January 1st to March 10th 2023. Applicants are notified by email about their status in early April. Residencies are available from mid-May to the end of September.

Actively working visual artists, writers, instrumentalists, and composers with at least two years’ experience since graduation may apply. Residencies are for three weeks. (If scheduling permits, two- week residencies will be considered.) There is no application fee and no fee to attend.

We encourage group applications (a combination of artistic disciplines is fine), although applications from individual artists are also welcome. When you apply as part of a group, you may pursue individual projects, collaborative projects, and/or both. Each application is reviewed separately, and the judges reserve the right to select or reject individual members of a group.

A limited number of $500 need-based grants are available. Grant-applicants from historically marginalized communities are particularly encouraged. If a grant will significantly affect your ability to attend, please fill out the Grants section on the application page. Applying for a grant will not affect your eligibility for a residency.

Soaring Gardens offers two locations to stay at during your residency. The Church provides a more intimate, private experience, with only two residents staying there at a time. The House offers a more communal atmosphere, with four to five residents typically staying there.

COVID PROTOCOL: Will be determined each year as appropriate.