- Deadline
- 50 days left
- Entry fee
- $20
- Award
- $1,000
- Location
- Washington, United States
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About
Applications are invited for a three-week Creative Residency at Bloedel Reserve for artists and innovative thinkers working across any discipline.
Overview
The Creative Residency program at Bloedel Reserve fosters creative thinking inspired by nature and explores the connection between humans and the environment. Selected artists and innovative thinkers are provided a three-week stay on the Bloedel grounds, with unlimited access to the Reserve's 150 acres of sculpted gardens, forests, meadows, and wildlife habitats. Established in 2015, the program welcomes Creative Residents from a wide variety of disciplines.
Key dates
- Applications accepted: July 15 – September 1 annually
- Submission deadline: September 1, 2026
- Residency length: 3 weeks
Eligibility
Open to artists based anywhere in the world at any stage of career (emerging, mid-career, or established). Applicants must demonstrate a strong connection to nature through inspiration, material use, or research focus. Collaborative teams must apply and be accepted individually. Pets are not allowed.
Disciplines
- Acting, Animation, Architecture, Art Conservation, Art Education, Art History, Augmented Reality, Biology, Blacksmithing, Book Arts, Ceramics/Clay, Choreography, Computing, Costume/Fashion Design, Criticism, Dance, Digital Fabrication, Digital Media, Documentary, Drawing, Ecology, Electronic Arts, Environmental Arts, Film, Fine Metals/Jewelry, Glass Arts, Graphic Design, History, Illustration, Industrial Design, Installation Arts, Interdisciplinary Arts, Journalism, Landscape Architecture, Literary Nonfiction, Literature, Mathematics, Mixed Media, Moving Image, Multimedia Arts, Music, New Genres, Nonfiction, Opera, Painting, Paper Arts, Performance Art, Philosophy, Photography, Playwriting, Poetry, Printmaking, Public Art, Science, Screenwriting, Sculpture, Social Practice, Sound Art, Storytelling, Symphony, Textile & Fiber Arts, Theater, Translation, TV + Radio, Urban Planning/Design, Virtual Reality, Visual Arts, Woodworking, Writing
Housing & facilities
Private housing on campus (individual apartment/cabin/house) with partially accessible facilities (50% or more). Residents have access to a private kitchen; no meals are provided. Piano studios are available. Housing is pet-free.
Fees & funding
- Application fee: $20 USD
- Artist stipend: $1,000 USD
- Travel/material stipends: $0 USD
- Residency fees: $0 USD
Additional opportunities
Residents are expected to participate in public programming.
Application
Open application type. In the most current year, 10 artists were accepted from a total applicant pool of 273.
- Award
- Three-week residency with $1,000 artist stipend, private housing, and unlimited access to 150 acres of sculpted gardens, forests, meadows, and wildlife habitats.
- Eligibility
- Open to artists based anywhere in the world at any stage of career; applicants must demonstrate a strong connection to nature through inspiration, material use, or research focus.
- Audience
- Open to artists at any stage of career based anywhere in the world.
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