The Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) in South Dakota, USA, is searching for an artist for its Artist-in-Residence program for 2027. SURF is the deepest research laboratory in the United States, 4,850 feet underground in a former gold mine. Research is carried out in physics, biology, geology and engineering.

As an artist in the residence, you live and work at the facility for four weeks in the summer. You will create art inspired by the place and the research that is going on there. In the autumn, your work will be shown at an exhibition and you will give a talk about the project.

You will receive a grant of USD 5000 and you can apply for up to USD 5000 extra for the project. Travel, accommodation and other expenses are also covered. SURF covers return shipping of artworks up to USD 7,000.

• Who can apply: Individual applicants, artists in interdisciplinary and visual arts fields as well as design, open internationally
• Field of culture: Interdisciplinary, visual art, design
• Covered / paid out: $5,000 scholarship, up to $5,000 in project funds, travel, housing and related costs, and return shipping of artwork up to $7,000
• You pay yourself: No costs
• Application deadline: 01.11.2026
• Place: scottsdale, United States
• Organizer: Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) / Black Hills State University