Artist Residency Application
Deadlines (see calendar below for more details):
5 February for SPRING sessions (13 April--12 June)
12 March for SUMMER sessions (15 June -- 12 August)
14 May for AUTUMN sessions (17 August -- 30 October)
5 February for SPRING sessions (13 April--12 June)
12 March for SUMMER sessions (15 June -- 12 August)
14 May for AUTUMN sessions (17 August -- 30 October)
For any questions not answered here, please see our FAQs page or reach out to us at
residency.artcenterpadula@gmail.com.
residency.artcenterpadula@gmail.com.
Qualified applicants must be working at a professional level in their field. We accept applications from emerging and mid-career creatives, as well as from those who are established with national and/or international reputations.
Applications for residency are judged primarily on the quality of submitted work samples. There are no publication, exhibition, or performance requirements contingent on an Art Center Padula residency.
We encourage creative professionals of all backgrounds to apply for admission. Art Center Padula celebrates varied ideas, world views, and personal characteristics, and are committed to being an organization that welcomes and respects everyone regardless of age, ability, ethnicity, race, religion, philosophical or political beliefs, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, nationality, geographic origin, and socioeconomic status.
Applications for residency are judged primarily on the quality of submitted work samples. There are no publication, exhibition, or performance requirements contingent on an Art Center Padula residency.
We encourage creative professionals of all backgrounds to apply for admission. Art Center Padula celebrates varied ideas, world views, and personal characteristics, and are committed to being an organization that welcomes and respects everyone regardless of age, ability, ethnicity, race, religion, philosophical or political beliefs, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, nationality, geographic origin, and socioeconomic status.
Creative Disciplines
We accept applications in the following disciplines:
VISUAL ARTS - including book arts, conceptual art, design, drawing, environmental art, fiber arts, film & video, installation arts, metalworking, mixed media, multimedia art, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, and woodworking
Note: We do not have darkroom, sculpture/woodworking, or printmaking facilities, but provide exploration space for artists working in those disciplines. Those working in wood or metal must bring their own tools.
WRITING - including academic scholarship, criticism, fiction, history, poetry, journalism, nonfiction, philosophy, playwriting, screenwriting, storytelling
Collaborations and Couples
Collaborators may submit a joint application and choose to share studio/living spaces.
Non-collaborating couples who wish to be in residence together must submit individual applications.
International Applicants
Art Center Padula welcomes applicants from around the world. Writers who work in languages other than English or Italian should supply samples of work in translation as well as in the original. A working understanding of either English or Italian is required.
We accept applications in the following disciplines:
VISUAL ARTS - including book arts, conceptual art, design, drawing, environmental art, fiber arts, film & video, installation arts, metalworking, mixed media, multimedia art, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, and woodworking
Note: We do not have darkroom, sculpture/woodworking, or printmaking facilities, but provide exploration space for artists working in those disciplines. Those working in wood or metal must bring their own tools.
WRITING - including academic scholarship, criticism, fiction, history, poetry, journalism, nonfiction, philosophy, playwriting, screenwriting, storytelling
Collaborations and Couples
Collaborators may submit a joint application and choose to share studio/living spaces.
Non-collaborating couples who wish to be in residence together must submit individual applications.
International Applicants
Art Center Padula welcomes applicants from around the world. Writers who work in languages other than English or Italian should supply samples of work in translation as well as in the original. A working understanding of either English or Italian is required.
- Applicant Proposal
A one-page proposal which addresses the concept and direction of proposed work, a description of your practice, and why a residency here in Padula is important to you or your project. - Bio
A brief description of your personal and professional background. - Resume/CV
This one-page summary should include educational background, teaching, publications, exhibitions, awards, honors and other pertinent experience. - Work Samples
These should be recent and representative of the best work according to the applicant’s medium and discipline. Visual artists and writers: insert a link to your website or online portfolio. Audio/visual artists: link to embedded audio files (e.g. SoundCloud) or video files (e.g. YouTube, Vimeo).
If you do not have any work samples online, please follow the instructions on the form below.
There is no fee to apply.
Residency fees are as follows:
Single resident--
Private room, shared bath, and a private studio: €875 per resident
Resident pair/couple--
Double room, shared bath, shared studio: €1540 per couple
Two single rooms, shared bath, shared studio: €1540 per couple
Double room, shared bath, separate studios: €1750 per couple
All residency fees include a weekly group dinner (for residents and Friends of the Art Center), use of kitchen, sunroom, il salotto verde (the green salon), library room and the extensive gardens at Casa Padula.
We do not accommodate half or partial residency sessions at this time.
Residency fees are as follows:
Single resident--
Private room, shared bath, and a private studio: €875 per resident
Resident pair/couple--
Double room, shared bath, shared studio: €1540 per couple
Two single rooms, shared bath, shared studio: €1540 per couple
Double room, shared bath, separate studios: €1750 per couple
All residency fees include a weekly group dinner (for residents and Friends of the Art Center), use of kitchen, sunroom, il salotto verde (the green salon), library room and the extensive gardens at Casa Padula.
We do not accommodate half or partial residency sessions at this time.
We currently offer one need-based fellowship each year and are working towards being able to offer stipends for travel, food and materials. Please let us know on your application if you'd like to be considered for a fellowship or stipend.
We will update this page as we establish more fellowships.
We will update this page as we establish more fellowships.
The Residency program consists of nine 3-week (18-day) sessions per year, taking advantage of the warmer months. Each session starts on Thursday and ends on Monday, giving us a few days between each session to ready our spaces for the next artists.
2023 calendar
Note: If your choices of sessions occur over two different seasons, please apply according the season of the earlier session deadline/notification timeline.
For example, if your first choice is the 4th Session (Summer) and your second choice is the 2nd Session (Spring), you should apply in time for the Spring deadline (February 5). Your application will be evaluated and you will receive a response by the Spring notification date, even if you are ultimately assigned a summer residency.
SPRING
Deadline for applications: Sunday, 5 February
Notifications: by Friday, 17 February
1st session, 13 April - 2 May, 19 days*
2nd session, 4 May - 22 May
3rd session, 25 May - 12 June
SUMMER
Deadline for applications: Sunday, 12 March
Notifications: by Friday, 24 March
4th session, 15 June - 3 July
5th session, 6 July - 24 July
6th session, 27 July - 12 August, 16 days**
AUTUMN
Deadline for applications: Sunday 14 May
Notifications: by Friday, 27 May
7th session, 17 August - 4 September
8th session, 7 September - 25 September
9th session, 12 October-- 30 October
* ends one day late to avoid possible travel issues on Festa dei Lavoratori, May 1.
** ends two days early to avoid possible travel issues during the week of Ferragosto, August 15.
2023 calendar
Note: If your choices of sessions occur over two different seasons, please apply according the season of the earlier session deadline/notification timeline.
For example, if your first choice is the 4th Session (Summer) and your second choice is the 2nd Session (Spring), you should apply in time for the Spring deadline (February 5). Your application will be evaluated and you will receive a response by the Spring notification date, even if you are ultimately assigned a summer residency.
SPRING
Deadline for applications: Sunday, 5 February
Notifications: by Friday, 17 February
1st session, 13 April - 2 May, 19 days*
2nd session, 4 May - 22 May
3rd session, 25 May - 12 June
SUMMER
Deadline for applications: Sunday, 12 March
Notifications: by Friday, 24 March
4th session, 15 June - 3 July
5th session, 6 July - 24 July
6th session, 27 July - 12 August, 16 days**
AUTUMN
Deadline for applications: Sunday 14 May
Notifications: by Friday, 27 May
7th session, 17 August - 4 September
8th session, 7 September - 25 September
9th session, 12 October-- 30 October
* ends one day late to avoid possible travel issues on Festa dei Lavoratori, May 1.
** ends two days early to avoid possible travel issues during the week of Ferragosto, August 15.
