Community Rankings
Top-Rated Residencies
Ranked by average rating from verified alumni reviews. The more reviews, the more reliable the ranking.
1
Headlands Center for the Arts
Sausalito, CA, United States
visual art / writing / poetry
5.00
4 reviews
2
Fire Island Artist Residency
Fire Island, NY, United States
visual art / writing / performance
4.50
8 reviews
3
Mudhouse Residency
Crete, Greece
Interdisciplinary / Visual Art / Painting
4.50
8 reviews
4
Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture
Madison, ME, United States
painting / sculpture / video
4.48
60 reviews
5
The Studios of Key West
Key West, FL, United States
visual art / writing / film
4.45
9 reviews
6
NARS Foundation
Brooklyn, NY, United States
visual art / painting / sculpture
4.33
6 reviews
7
Atlantic Center for the Arts
New Smyrna Beach, FL, United States
visual art / painting / sculpture
4.31
16 reviews
8
Virginia Center for the Creative Arts (VCCA)
Amherst, VA, United States
visual art / painting / sculpture
4.25
20 reviews
9
Yaddo
Saratoga Springs, NY, United States
visual art / writing / music composition
4.20
41 reviews
10
Millay Arts
Austerlitz, NY, United States
visual art / painting / sculpture
4.05
21 reviews
11
Vermont Studio Center
Johnson, VT, United States
painting / sculpture / printmaking
4.02
109 reviews
12
Ragdale
Lake Forest, IL, United States
visual art / writing / poetry
4.00
1 review
13
Wassaic Project
Wassaic, NY, United States
visual art / music / writing
3.68
31 reviews
14
Montalvo Arts Center (Lucas Artists Residency)
Saratoga, California, United States
visual art / writing / music composition
3.67
3 reviews
15
Residency Unlimited
Brooklyn, NY, United States
visual art / performance / film
3.43
14 reviews
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