Bernheim Artist in Residence 2027 — Forest Residency ($2,500 + Cabin Studio)
Bernheim Forest and Arboretum, Clermont, Kentucky, USAFree: the link to apply at the organiser and a reminder before the deadline.
Six-to-eight-week immersive residency in a 16,000-acre Kentucky forest inviting visual and mixed-media artists (including sound and performance) to create nature-connected or climate-focused work with stipend, cabin housing and studio support.
Benefits
$2,500 stipend; furnished one-bedroom rustic cabin with full kitchen, bath and Wi-Fi; modest heated studio near a 32-acre lake; limited access to basic hand and power tools upon demonstrated proficiency; guidance from Bernheim horticulture, operations, ecologists, scientists, naturalists and forest… Read more
Eligibility
Applicants may be emerging or established artists at the regional, national, or international level. Applicants must be professional visual artists. Undergraduate students are not eligible to apply. Former Artists-in-Residence are not eligible to reapply. Current Bernheim staff and artists directly… Read more
Dates & details
- Deadline
- Applications open September 25 with a deadline of November 30, 2026 (midnight EST)
- Programme dates
- 6–8 weeks in 2027 (dates arranged with Bernheim; may be split into two periods of at least three weeks)
Free: the link to apply at the organiser and a reminder before the deadline.