2027 Session One Residencies

Overview

Since 2001, Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts (KHN) has hosted more than 50 working artists each year. The center is nestled along the Missouri River in Nebraska City, Nebraska's oldest incorporated city, featuring tree-lined brick streets, architecturally-interesting buildings, and the most museums per capita of any city in the midwest. The rural hometown is walkable, bikeable, and an hour's drive from Omaha and Lincoln.

Residency Details

• Length: 2 to 8 weeks
• Up to five residents at a time, generally two visual artists, two writers, and one composer
• Composers housed in their own efficiency apartment under the composition studio; other residents share kitchen and living space with one other resident

Eligibility

• Open to artists based anywhere in the world
• Any stage of career
• Disciplines include: animation, augmented reality, book arts, costume/fashion design, criticism, digital fabrication, digital media, documentary, drawing, ecology, electronic arts, environmental arts, fiction, film, graphic design, illustration, installation arts, interdisciplinary arts, journalism, literary nonfiction, literature, mixed media, moving image, multimedia arts, music, new genres, opera, painting, paper arts, performance art, photography, playwriting, poetry, printmaking, screenwriting, sculpture, social practice, sound art, storytelling, symphony, textile & fiber arts/weaving, translation, visual arts, writing
• Pets are not allowed
• Collaborative residencies: must apply and be accepted individually

Stipend & Housing

• Weekly stipend: $175 USD
• Food stipend provided (no meals prepared)
• Private bedroom with bath
• Individual studio/study space
• Partially accessible housing (50% or more)

Facilities & Equipment

• Private studios
• Piano
• Printers and scanner
• Music/media studio (non-recording)
• Painting workspace with easels
• Printmaking workspaces with drying racks and large sinks
• Woodworking tools including bandsaw

Application & Fees

• Application deadline: September 1, 2026 (determines awards for January–June 2027)
• Additional cycle: March 1st deadline determines awards for July–December of that year
• Application fee: $35 USD
• Submit through online portal via Slideroom
• No residency fees

Application Requirements

• Participate in open studio with fellow residents
• Give artist talk or presentation

Recent Statistics

• Number of artists accepted in most current year: 69
• Total applicant pool in most current year: 543