Free Jewelry Residencies

Appalachian Center for Craft

Smithville, United States

The Appalachian Center for Craft's Artist in Residence (AIR) program provides a creative, residential environment for emerging professional artists to work in an immersive studio setting while contributing to the educational mission of the institution. The program offers one-year appointments (renewable for an additional year) across multiple studio disciplines including clay, fibers, glass, metals, wood, and exhibitions, with residents providing instructional support and producing significant bodies of studio work.

Artists in Residence

West Palm Beach, United States

West Palm Beach artist-in-residence programs include the Norton Museum’s invitation-only visual arts residency and the Armory Art Center’s teaching residency with studio space, exhibit opportunities, and support for emerging artists.

Atelier Mondial

Basel, Switzerland

Atelier Mondial is an international and interdisciplinary artist residency program in Basel, Switzerland, hosting guest artists from partner institutions worldwide in its seven studios for stays typically lasting three to six months. It provides live-in studios, stipends for living expenses, and opportunities for open studios and exhibitions at Salon Mondial. The program also offers grants to regional artists from Basel, South Baden, and Alsace for residencies abroad in fields like visual arts, literature, fashion & textiles, dance & performing arts, and curation.

Françoise van den Bosch Foundation

Amsterdam, Netherlands

The Françoise van den Bosch Foundation offers an artist-in-residence program for international jewellery artists at Studio Rian de Jong in Amsterdam, providing a live/work studio apartment/workshop for three months (March 1 to May 31) and a €500 materials grant. Residents engage with Amsterdam's vibrant jewellery community, present work in a street vitrine, and document their experience via blog, Instagram, or report. The program, running since , selects one artist annually based on a work plan emphasizing international exchange.

Houston Center for Contemporary Craft

Houston, United States

The Houston Center for Contemporary Craft (HCCC) Artist Residency Program offers three-to-twelve month residencies (with preference for six- and nine-month terms) to craft artists working in media such as wood, glass, metal, fiber, clay, and interdisciplinary craft with photography. Selected artists gain 24/7 access to a 200-square-foot studio, a $1,000 monthly stipend including housing/materials allowance, professional development, public interaction opportunities, and an artist talk. The public-facing program requires studio work during public hours and open studios for visitor engagement.

international artist residency

Paris, France

International residency in Paris supporting artists from all disciplines and generations with research space, community, and cross-disciplinary exchange.

Rock Street Artist Residency

Marquette, United States

Rock Street Artist Residency (RSAR) is a transformative artist residency located in a historic 1887 Victorian home in Marquette, Michigan, offering a unique creative space set against the inspiring backdrop of the Upper Peninsula and Lake Superior's shores. The residency hosts two artists per session in a peaceful, distraction-free environment with fully equipped studio spaces, gourmet meals featuring locally sourced ingredients, and opportunities for community engagement.

Sacatar Foundation

Itaparica, Brazil

Instituto Sacatar is the longest continuously-operating artist residency in Brazil, founded in 2001 on the island of Itaparica across the bay from Salvador, Bahia. The residency provides fully-funded fellowships to artists of all disciplines from around the world, hosting up to eight artists at a time across five annual sessions. Since its inception, Sacatar has awarded residencies to over 550 artists from more than 75 countries.