Artists often need time, free and clear of day-to-day obligations, to take risks, make work (or just stand back to think about making work), and experiment in their practice. 3Arts Residency Fellowships are designed to help artists have some space to test their mettle, see what happens, and take a breath.

A National Network of 3Arts Fellowships

Past 3Arts awardees and residency fellows are eligible to apply for month-long residencies with $2,000 stipends and airfare in a national network of accessible artist communities, through a program managed by the Alliance of Artists Communities. These residencies are open to artists in dance, music, teaching arts, theater, and visual arts in all of their permutations.

Four fellowships are available annually through the following residency partners:

Djerassi Resident Artists Program, Woodside, California

The Rauschenberg Residency, Captiva, Florida

Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Amherst, Virginia

Click 3Arts National Residency Fellowships for application details and deadlines.

3Arts Fellowships at Ragdale Foundation

3Arts has also established Residency Fellowships through a long-term alliance with the Ragdale Foundation to support residencies for women artists, artists of color, and artists with disabilities in the performing, teaching, and visual arts in the Chicago area. 

Artists are selected through a nomination and jury process overseen by Ragdale. No unsolicited applications are accepted.