2027 Art Omi: Artist Residency Program - Art Omi
Submit resume/CV, artist statement, biography, and 8 images or video excerpts documenting your artistic practice for consideration in a 4-week international artist residency in rural New York.
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Get matched →- Deadline
- 19 days left
- Entry fee
- Free
- Award
- 4-week all-expense-paid residency including accommodations, meals, studio space, and access to visiting art professionals and critics
- Location
- Art Omi, 1205 County RT. 22, Ghent, NY 12075 (Hudson River Valley, two and a half hours north of New York City)
About
Overview
Art Omi invites artists, critics, and curators from around the world to gather in rural New York for a 4-week international residency program. Each session hosts two dozen international artists, along with two critics/curators who facilitate discussions and studio visits. The residency emphasizes creative work, cultural exchange, critical appraisal, and direct engagement with the New York City art world through a Visitors Program. The residency culminates in an Open Studios event.
Location & Facilities
Located on 300 acres in the Hudson River Valley, 2.5 hours north of New York City, near Ghent and Hudson, NY. Facilities include a two-story barn with indoor studios, contemporary residence buildings, a Federal Period farmhouse serving as a gathering center with kitchen and library, sculpture and architecture park, swimming pool, and WiFi access. Work spaces include indoor and protected outdoor studios, a kiln, basic hand tools, and equipment. All meals provided.
Eligibility
- Professional artists worldwide with at least 5 years of professional experience as an exhibiting artist
- Self-taught artists welcome; formal art education not required
- Must be 18+ years old at time of application
- Not currently enrolled in BFA or MFA programs (PhD students and those in non-arts master's programs are eligible)
- Work must have been created in the past 10 years
- Alumni not eligible for return residency
- Applications must be submitted in English
- Team applications accepted (one application per team with all names listed)
Application Requirements
- Resume/CV reflecting at least 5 years of demonstrated art practice
- Short biography in narrative form
- Artist statement
- 8 images OR 3 video excerpts (up to 1 minute each) OR 5 images and 1 video
- Brief description for each image or video submitted
- Videos must be downloadable or viewable on external browser (Vimeo, YouTube, or website); embedded videos will result in disqualification
Key Dates
- Application deadline: September 14, 2026
- Posted: August 18, 2026
Disciplines
Visual arts, sound art, performance, and social practice.
- Award
- 4-week all-expense-paid residency including accommodations, meals, studio space, and access to visiting art professionals and critics
- Entry fee
- Free to enter
- Eligibility
- Professional artists worldwide with 5+ years of professional experience, age 18+; not currently enrolled in BFA/MFA; work must be from past 10 years; alumni ineligible.
- Audience
- Professional artists from around the world with at least 5 years of professional experience; open to self-taught artists, PhD students, and artists in non-arts master's programs
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