Skowhegan Residency
From Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture (Maine)
Nine-week summer residency for emerging artists, need-blind admission.
- Amount
- See what is offered
- Who can apply
- Not found
- Where you must live
- Not found
- Art forms
- Visual arts
- Application fee
- $25
- Kind
- Residency
- How to get it
- Open application “Page: "Artists from around the world, working across all disciplines and mediums, are encouraged to apply to Skowhegan.”
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What is offered
Money to you
- The program includes weekly collective studio visits conducted by our resident and visiting faculty artists and staff.
- In the past decade, more than 95% of participants have received full scholarships.
People
- The program includes other prompts and experiments, for example: workshops, conversations, reading groups, seminars and lectures that combine theory and practice, discourse and production.
- When you are accepted, you receive several forms and a handbook with detailed information about the School, learning program, and community life.
Also mentioned
- However, we recommend our applicants to have some years of experience within their own practice to fully benefit from the exchange that the program provides.
- The program includes one scheduled Visitor Weekend during the first week of July, during which participants may leave campus for up to three days (Friday through Sunday).
In the funder's words, from their page, read September 27, 2026.
Eligibility
Page: "Artists from around the world, working across all disciplines and mediums, are encouraged to apply to Skowhegan." Applicants "must be at least 21 years of age by the start of the program. There is no maximum age." "The common language at Skowhegan is English." Collective teams may apply, "however, only two members may attend the program, with no exceptions." "Yes, there is an application fee, and it cannot be waived... This fee is $25, and increases to $50 for the final two days of the application period," with a fee waiver agreement for Indian artists under 35 through a named partner foundation.
What to send
Portfolio; visa letter provided on request not confirmed - check the funder's page
Not yet checked against the funder's page.
Key details not found yet: length of stay.
Source: https://skowheganart.org/school/ (opens in a new tab). Our research read it on October 23, 2026.
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