The Studios at MASS MoCA – Open Call for Residencies (July–December 2027)
In short
- Who can apply
- Visual artists and writers in all genres and career stages, from around the world
- What you get
- 2 or 4 week stay: studio, accommodation, one meal daily, online courses and museum benefits
- Deadline
- November 1, 2026
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The Studios at MASS MoCA is a residency program (a program where artists get to live and work somewhere for a period of time) that has welcomed over 1,000 artists and writers since 2015. The programme is suitable for visual artists such as painters, sculptors, installation artists, photographers, video and new media artists, textile artists and graphic artists, as well as writers in all literary genres. Artists from around the world are encouraged to apply.
The program runs throughout the year and welcomes up to 10 artists at a time, for stays of 2 or 4 weeks. As a selected participant, you will have a private, furnished studio available around the clock, a private bedroom in a shared apartment just across the street for the museum, one shared meal per day with other artists, and the possibility of a studio visit with a curator. You also get one-year access to online courses on career development for artists, as well as three-month membership benefits at the museum and access to The Clark Art Institute.
The call for residencies in the period July–December 2027 is open from 1 September to 1 November 2026 at 23:59 US Eastern Time. Application rounds are announced four times per year, and each round opens two months before the deadline.
- Who can apply: Visual artists (painters, sculptors, installation artists, photographers, video/new media artists, textile artists, graphic designers, etc.) and writers in all literary genres, at all career stages and from around the world, including Norway.
- Field of culture: Visual art, literature
- Covered / paid out: Private furnished studio (24/7 access), residence (own bedroom in shared apartment), one shared meal per day, optional studio visit with curator, one year access to online course on career development, three months museum membership with associated benefits, and access to The Clark Art Institute during the residency period.
- You pay yourself: Not specified
- Application deadline: 01.11.2026 at 23:59 (US Eastern Time)
- Place: North Adams, Massachusetts, USA
- Organizer: MASS MoCA
To apply for this job please visit https://massmoca.org/studios.