Ucross Native American Fellowships for Visual Artists and Writers: Spring 2027

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Ucross Foundation

Deadline: 2 days left
Entry fee: Free
Location: Ucross, WY

About

Native American visual artists and writers are invited to apply for a four-week residency fellowship at Ucross Foundation.

Overview

Ucross Native American Fellowships for Visual Artists and Writers provide four-week residencies at Ucross Foundation, a 20,000-acre ranch in the foothills of the Bighorn Mountains of northern Wyoming. The program offers uninterrupted time and space for creative work within a supportive artist community.

Eligibility

Open to Native American visual artists and writers from all over the United States and the world.

What's included

Four-week residency
$1,500 stipend
$2,000 award
Living accommodations, meals, private work space
Professional chef-prepared lunches (Monday–Friday, delivered to studios) and group dinners (6 p.m.)
Access to world-class kitchen with provisions for breakfasts and weekends
Towels, linens, and weekly housekeeping
Opportunity to present work publicly

Opportunities for presentation

Visual artists: featured gallery exhibition at Ucross the following year
Writers: featured reading and talk

Artist responsibilities

Residents are responsible for providing their own working materials.

Submission deadline

Apply by July 15, 2026

Media accepted

printmaking

Award: Four-week residency, $1,500 stipend, $2,000 award, and featured exhibition (visual artists) or reading/talk (writers)
Entry fee: Free to enter
Theme: Residency/Artist Colony — Interdisciplinary/Hybrid, All Literary Arts, Playwriting/Screenwriting, Printmaking, All Visual Arts
Eligibility: Open to Native American visual artists and writers.
Audience: Native American visual artists and writers

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