How much funding does McKnight Artist Residencies Consortium provide?

McKnight Artist Residencies Consortium provides $720,000 (for consortium over 3 years; $25,000 per McKnight Artist Fellow) in funding.

When is the deadline for McKnight Artist Residencies Consortium?

This grant has a rolling deadline or the deadline has not been announced.

McKnight Artist Residencies Consortium

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Funding Amount

$720,000 (for consortium over 3 years; $25,000 per McKnight Artist Fellow)

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

McKnight Artist Residencies Consortium

Funder: McKnight Foundation

Amount: $720,000 awarded to ACA to design and implement consortium program over first three years; supports up to 98 McKnight Artist Fellows with residency opportunities

Geographic Scope: Minnesota-based artists; national and international residency partners

Eligibility:

McKnight Artist Fellows (Minnesota-based mid-career artists)

McKnight Artist Fellowships provide $25,000 in unrestricted support plus discipline-specific professional development

14 different creative disciplines

Program Goals:

Build equitable capacity in artist communities field

Connect McKnight Artist Fellows with national and international residency opportunities

Support development of residency environments where any artist can thrive

Pathways for historically underrepresented artists in residency field

What Program Provides:

Access to residency space where artists can focus on creative practice

Collaboration opportunities with fellow artists

Experimentation with new media, materials, and ideas

Participating residencies receive resources and guidance on assessing/building equitable capacity

Peer working group participation for residency partners

Training on ACA's Healthy Residency Framework

Partner Network: 20 residency partner sites in first three years; ACA's international network includes 400 programs in 50 U.S. states and 24 countries

Contact: info@artistcommunities.org

How to Apply

Application Process

For Residency Programs:

Residency programs invited to apply to participate as partner sites

Programs must be ACA members or members of ACA network

Interested organizations should contact: info@artistcommunities.org

For McKnight Artist Fellows:

Eligible through McKnight Foundation's McKnight Artist Fellowships Program

Application managed through program partner organizations that administer fellowships

Fellowships structured to respond to unique challenges of different disciplines

Resources Provided to Partners:

Peer working group participation

Dedicated training on ACA's Healthy Residency Framework

Guidance on assessing and building equitable capacity

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Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

Deadline

October 1, 2026

Annual

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McKnight Artist Residencies Consortium

Overview

McKnight Artist Residencies Consortium

How to Apply

Application Process

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

Categories

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