2026 Artist-in-Residence Program - Studio Museum in Harlem (Due Oct. 7)
2026 Artist-in-Residence Program - Studio Museum in Harlem
Deadline: October 7th, 2025
The Studio Museum in Harlem offers an eleven-month studio residency for three emerging artists working in any media. The program is designed to serve emerging artists of African and/or Afro-Latinx descent working locally, nationally, or internationally.
Each artist receives 24/7 access to a private 252-square-foot studio space and a shared lounge in the museum.
The program offers consistent individual studio visits with the Curatorial Department and other Studio Museum staff.
The residency awards each artist a stipend of $37,500, paid out on a biweekly basis over the course of the year.
Each participant must commit to engaging with their studio practice for a minimum of twenty hours per week.
Artists are encouraged to use the residency period to deepen their relationship to their practice. The artwork made during the residency will be featured in a culminating exhibition.
Application Criteria
Artists working across all mediums are encouraged to apply. While the program is geared toward emerging artists, we accept applications from all artists who are eighteen years old and over.
All international artists in the residency program must secure their own visas prior to their arrival.
The Museum acknowledges all physical, cognitive, intellectual, and sensory disabilities, invisible and visible, and will make accommodations based on the needs of the individual.
The residency program is intended for individuals only.
The Artist-in-Residence program is not open to students (undergraduate, graduate, or postgraduate) or artists who are currently in another residency or fellowship program.
Applications are due by 11:59 pm ET on October 7, 2025.