The Studios at MASS MoCA
Open Call for residencies July – December 2026 is live from September 1 – November 1, 2025. Learn more here.
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Since 2015, the Studios at MASS MoCA residency program has hosted over 1,000 artists and writers at all career stages, income levels, and geographic locations on its North Adams campus surrounded by the beautiful Berkshire Mountains.
The Studios at MASS MoCA runs year-round, hosts up to 10 artists at a time for stays of 2 or 4 weeks, and primarily seeks applications from visual artists (painters, sculptors, installation artists, photographers, video/new media artists, fiber artists, printmakers, etc.) and writers in all literary disciplines. Artists from around the world are encouraged to apply.
At the Studios at MASS MoCA, selected artists receive:
- Private, furnished studio space at MASS MoCA, available 24/7
- Housing (private bedroom/queen bed, shared kitchen, and bath) in attractive apartments directly across the street from the museum
- One communal meal per day in the company of fellow artists-in-residence
- An optional studio visit with a MASS MoCA curator or a guest curator
- 1 year access to Assets for Artists Online Workshops on artist career development
- 3 months of MASS MoCA member benefits, including free access to the museum’s galleries, and discounts on performing arts events and museum store purchases, plus additional access to The Clark Art Institute while in residence
- The opportunity to connect with a cohort of international creative peers.
- Chances to share your work either through Open Studios, artist presentations to your fellow residents, and/or studio visits (all events are optional)
The residency time was much needed time to disconnect from the world and take a dive into my creative process, have space for rest and nourishment, for reflection and for processing deep questions about my work. A big highlight were the relationships I was able to create with the artists in the cohort, all amazing artists and humans.
— Shey Rivera Ríos, Providence, RI
Hospitality and administrative efforts were exceptional! I feel that the administrative team’s generosity, depth, and kindness set the tone for a culture that carried over to the residents.
— Brian Gillis, Eugene, OR
My residency at The Studios at MASS MoCA was a very special time of exploration, learning, stimulation, and fun. You have an unbeatable combination there: good studio space, nice accommodations, great location, congenial number and mix of artists, gracious staff, and the unusual bonus of the visual resources of the world-class exhibitions of MASS MoCA right there. A fantastic mix.
— Linda Stillman, New York