Community Rankings
Top-Rated Residencies
Ranked by average rating from verified alumni reviews. The more reviews, the more reliable the ranking.
1
Akademie Schloss Solitude
Stuttgart, Germany
performance / dance
5.00
3 reviews
2
La Macina di San Cresci
Greve in Chianti, Italy
film / video / performance
4.57
7 reviews
3
MacDowell
Peterborough, NH, United States
performance / music
4.56
41 reviews
4
Mudhouse Residency
Crete, Greece
Interdisciplinary / Visual Art / Painting
4.50
8 reviews
5
Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture
Madison, ME, United States
painting / sculpture / video
4.48
60 reviews
6
The Studios of Key West
Key West, FL, United States
visual art / writing / film
4.45
9 reviews
7
Atlantic Center for the Arts
New Smyrna Beach, FL, United States
visual art / painting / sculpture
4.31
16 reviews
8
Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity
Banff, AB, Canada
film / performance / music
4.25
8 reviews
9
Virginia Center for the Creative Arts (VCCA)
Amherst, VA, United States
visual art / painting / sculpture
4.25
20 reviews
10
Yaddo
Saratoga Springs, NY, United States
visual art / writing / music composition
4.20
41 reviews
11
Wassaic Project
Wassaic, NY, United States
visual art / music / writing
3.68
31 reviews
12
Flux Factory
Long Island City, NY, United States
performance
3.65
17 reviews
13
Wave Hill
Riverdale, Bronx, New York, United States
poetry / performance / sound
3.50
4 reviews
14
Residency Unlimited
Brooklyn, NY, United States
visual art / performance / film
3.43
14 reviews
15
Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild
Woodstock, New York, United States
writing / visual art / photography
2.64
33 reviews
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