For residencies between May 1 and November 1

OCTOBER 15: The application period opens for summer residencies. The application fee is $25.

Please email program@craigardan.org if you need the application fee waived.

DECEMBER 15: The deadline to apply for summer residencies.

JANUARY 15: All final notifications for residencies, internships, and fellowships are made via email. Accepted residents receive a link to the next steps which includes onboarding information and access to the residency handbook.

FEBRUARY 1: For all accepted applicants - signed forms and a 50% deposit is due to secure a residency. Deposits are non-refundable.

MARCH 1: All courses are designed and coordinated with teaching fellows by March 1st.

60 DAYS PRIOR TO A SCHEDULED RESIDENCY:

All final residency payments are due 60 days prior to a scheduled residency. If final payment is not made by this deadline, the residency may be forfeited. (Note that for May residencies this deadline is in March.)

For residencies between January 1 and April 1

JUNE 15: The application period opens for winter residencies. The application fee is $25.

Please email program@craigardan.org if you need the application fee waived.

AUGUST 15: The deadline to apply for summer residencies.

SEPTEMBER 15: All final notifications for residencies, internships, and fellowships are made via email. Accepted residents receive a link to the next steps which includes onboarding information and access to the residency handbook.

OCTOBER 1: For all accepted applicants - signed forms and a 50% deposit is due to secure a residency. Deposits are non-refundable.

NOVEMBER 1: All courses are designed and coordinated with teaching fellows by November 1st.

60 DAYS PRIOR TO A SCHEDULED RESIDENCY:

All final residency payments are due 60 days prior to a scheduled residency. If final payment is not made by this deadline, the residency may be forfeited. (Note that for January residencies this deadline is in November.)

With thanks to our donors and funders, Craigardan provides a generous $1550 per week fellowship to all accepted applicants which covers more than 2/3 the cost of a residency. The full cost of a residency is $2300 per week. Applicants may choose to accept the Craigardan Fellowship, or pay the full fee and make funds available to others.

Applicants select one option in the application:

Decline the Craigardan Fellowship. The actual cost of a residency week is $2300. Choosing to decline the fellowship means that applicants will pay this weekly rate and make fellowship funds available for others.

Accept the Craigardan Fellowship. Choosing the $1550/wk fellowship means that applicants will pay the balance of $750 per week.

Work Exchange. Applicants may choose to apply for work exchange (WE) which covers an additional $200 per week of their residency fee. WE Residents choose to work 10 hours per week in exchange for the residency fee reduction. A limited number of work exchange opportunities are available each summer, and they are awarded based on need. PLEASE NOTE this will take up a significant portion of an artist’s time in-residence, and this is actual work!

Teaching Fellowship. Awardees receive a $4600 fellowship toward the cost of a minimum two-week residency.

Master Artist Fellowship. Awardees receive a $4600 fellowship toward the cost of a minimum two-week residency, plus a $500 honorarium.

Trillium Fellowship. Awardees receive a $4600 fellowship toward the cost of a minimum two-week residency, plus a $500 honorarium.

JBL! Fellowship. Awardees receive a $3600 fellowship from Craigardan, plus a $1000 fellowship from John Brown Lives! to cover the cost of a two-week residency, plus a $500 grant from JBL!. Currently by invitation only.

First Peoples Fellowship. Awardees receive a fellowship of up to $4600 to cover the full cost of a one or two-week residency, plus a $500 honorarium.

The Alumni Fellowship. Awardees receive a fellowship towards a two-week residency which is both funded and awarded by Craigardan Alumni. The amount of award varies by year based on annual alumni giving.

CLICK HERE to learn more about fellowships, eligibility, and application requirements.

***All accepted applicants, including financial aid recipients, are responsible for personal expenses, studio materials and supplies, and all transportation.

All applications are reviewed by a rotating selection committee with diverse expertise in a variety of fields and media. To be considered by the selection committee, a complete application must include:

Supporting Materials

• Your Resume or CV: We want to learn more about you! This can be a professional resume, arts resume, or a combo of the two (PDF only).

• A Letter of Intent including: how you plan to use your residency, what you hope to contribute to the community, why are you specifically applying to Craigardan, and how a residency at Craigardan will benefit you. Please include details on space and materials requirements if necessary. (PDF only)

• If you are applying for a fellowship, you may need to submit a class proposal, a statement of need, or other materials(PDF only). Please note additional requirements as listed under your fellowship HERE

• Lastly, examples of your work:

5-10 images of recent work, and an image script that includes the title, medium, size, and date of each image (PDF only)

-or- 3 different writing samples, each 2000 words or less (PDF only)

-or- 2 or more sample menus (culinary artists only) (PDF only)

-or- examples of publications, exhibitions, or research materials (PDF only)

and/or- links to any other video, publication, etc. that best portrays your work (PDF file with link(s) 

Application Form

Before you begin, please ensure that all your supporting materials are readily available. Complete the application form and be prepared to upload your supporting materials. It's important to note that the form only accepts supporting material files in the specified formats such as PDF and JPG. Lastly you will be asked to pay the $25 application fee.

Please email program@craigardan.org if you do not have the financial means to pay the application fee.

Next Steps

Upon submitting your application form, you can expect to receive a confirmation email. It's important to take a moment to review the information and instructions provided in the email. Please email program@craigardan.org if you do not receive your confirmation email. You may need to check your spam folder.

(optional) Schedule your informal Zoom call. The confirmation email will have a link to schedule an optional Zoom call with staff to gain a better understanding of your studio needs, and answer any questions you may have. 

Award Notifications. All final notifications for residencies and fellowships are made via email to applicants no later than January 15 for summer residencies and September 15 for winter residencies. Accepted residents receive a link to the next steps which includes onboarding information and access to the residency handbook.

***Incomplete applications will not be considered. ***

We support residencies of 2 weeks or longer. All residencies start and end on a Monday.

In the application form, applicants have the opportunity to note:

• which months they are available (May, June, July, August, September, and/or October)

• Ideal length of residency (2 weeks, 3 weeks, 1 month, etc.)

• preferred timing or any unavailable dates. Please be specific.

We do our best to accommodate preferences. The selection committee awards residences and assigns dates based on a number of factors including availability and financial aid.

If your availability changes at any time after you submit your application, it is your responsibility to notify us! This prevents receiving a residency during a time that you cannot attend.

Residency deposits are non-refundable. If an accepted applicant needs to cancel all or part of their residency for any reason after final payments are made, residency fee refunds (minus the deposit) may be issued if we are able to fill the vacant spot with another applicant from our wait list. We do our best, but refunds are not guaranteed. Instead of cancelling, a residency may be deferred or rescheduled but the refund policy still applies for the original dates. Accepted residents may only defer once.

If you would like to apply with another artist or group of artists who intend to actively collaborate during the residency, each artist must fill out an application form and submit supporting materials as individuals. Be sure to make note that each person is part of the group in all letters of intent.

The group will be considered together as one applicant by the selection committee.