Call to Artists: Kolaj Institute Solo Residencies
Kolaj Institute
- Deadline
- 20 days left
- Entry fee
- $900
- Award
- $250
- Location
- Louisiana, United States
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About
Artists, curators, and writers are invited to apply for a 1–2 week solo residency in New Orleans to develop a focused project related to collage, publishing, research, exhibition, writing, or creative practice.
Overview
Kolaj Institute's Solo Residencies in New Orleans provide artists, curators, and writers with dedicated time and space to develop focused projects related to collage, publishing, research, exhibition, writing, or creative practice. The mission of Kolaj Institute is to support artists, curators, and writers who study, document, and disseminate ideas that deepen understanding of collage as a medium, genre, community, and 21st-century movement.
Residency Details
Residents receive a private bedroom with shared kitchen and bathroom access, and work in the Gallery studio with collage-making supplies and a printer. Prior to arrival, Institute staff meet with each resident to identify community partners, local resources, and opportunities that support the project. Residents may spend one or two weeks developing a focused body of work, conducting research, exploring New Orleans through collage, working on a book project, creating collage poetry, making stop-motion collage films, preparing work for exhibition, or documenting and organizing artistic work.
Key Dates
- Submission deadline: August 2, 2026
- Residency length: 1–2 weeks
Eligibility
Open to self-motivated artists, curators, and writers at any stage of career seeking dedicated time and space to develop a project. Applicants should be prepared to work independently and have a clearly articulated project, goal, or area of inquiry. Artists from anywhere in the world may apply. Spouses and partners are allowed for the full stay (non-collaborators); pets are not allowed.
Disciplines & Media
- Book arts
- Digital media
- Drawing
- Mixed media
- Moving image
- Multimedia arts
- New genres
- Paper arts
- Philosophy
- Photography
- Poetry
- Social practice
- Visual arts
- Writing
Fees
- Application fee: Free
- One-week residency: $900 USD (6 nights accommodation)
- Two-week residency: $1,400 USD (13 nights accommodation)
- Companion fee: $400 USD per week
- Limited $250 grants available to offset residency fees for artists with demonstrated financial need (grants do not cover travel, meals, materials, or companion fees)
Resident Responsibilities
Artists are responsible for their own travel to and from New Orleans, meals, materials beyond basic studio supplies, and any additional project-related expenses.
How to Apply
Open application. Application fee: free. Visit https://kolajmagazine.com/content/content/calls-for-artists/call-to-artists-kol…
- Award
- Housing, studio space, and access to collage-making supplies; limited $250 grants available to offset residency fees for artists with demonstrated financial need.
- Entry fee
- One week: $900 USD (6 nights accommodation). Two weeks: $1400 USD (13 nights accommodation). Companion fee: $400 USD per week. Limited $250 grants available to offset fees for artists with demonstrated financial need.
- Eligibility
- Open to self-motivated artists, curators, and writers at any stage of career with a clearly articulated collage-related project; artists from anywhere in the world may apply.
- Audience
- Open to artists at any stage of career; spouses/partners allowed for full stay (non-collaborators); open to artists based anywhere in the world.
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