Art Start Emerging Artist Residency
- Organization: Art Start
- Type: Fellowship
- Location: United States
- Deadline: September 7, 2026
- Funding: Fully Funded
Art Start runs free, year round creative programming for teenagers and young adults in New York City and Milwaukee. This seven month residency takes 16 to 24 year olds through hands on workshops, community studio time, arts focused field trips and career exploration, and ends with a group exhibition at the organisation's Annual Spring Retrospective. It runs as two cohorts, one for artists aged 16 to 20 and one for artists aged 20 to 24, and is open to artists of all backgrounds and mediums. **What you get:** - A stipend, which Art Start says Emerging Artists are eligible to earn in recognition of their commitment and full participation. The amount is not published - Studio space at Art Start Studios, community studio time, and weekly drop in open studio hours - Hands on workshops, ongoing mentorship, peer critique and arts focused field trips - A place in a group exhibition at Art Start's Annual Spring Retrospective on April 15 - Portfolio development and structured career exploration in the creative industries - Transportation assistance on request - No cost to take part. Art Start describes Creative Connections, the programme the residency sits inside, as free and year round **What you'll do:** - EAR I, for ages 16 to 20, meets twice a week on Mondays and Wednesdays from 4:30pm to 6:30pm, exploring creative practices and career pathways and building a process portfolio - EAR II, for ages 20 to 24, meets Tuesdays from 4:30pm to 7:00pm, refining a cohesive body of work and creating and curating a collaborative gallery exhibition - EAR II artists also mentor EAR I artists and design and facilitate a hands on artmaking workshop for other young creatives - Commit at least four hours a week across the programme, covering cohort sessions and independent work between them - Show original work at Art Start's Spring Retrospective, which all Emerging Artists are required to attend and take part in **Key dates:** - Applications close Monday September 7, 2026 at 11:59pm New York time - EAR I begins Monday October 5, 2026 - EAR II begins Tuesday October 12, 2026 - Annual Spring Retrospective group exhibition on Thursday April 15 **More information:** - Questions about the New York cohort go to Karl Iglesias, Associate Director of Residencies and Internships, at karl@art-start.org or 212-460-0019 - Questions about the Milwaukee cohort go to Cat Pond, Intern Supervisor, at cat@art-start.org or 414-209-1958 - The Milwaukee call sits at https://www.art-start.org/news/2026-2027-emerging-artist-residency-mke and uses its own form at https://form.typeform.com/to/nwpLKiWn - The residency is one strand of Art Start's Creative Connections programme, which also runs summer internships, monthly creative sessions and open studio hours - Funders named on the New York call are the National Endowment for the Arts, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, New York State Council on the Arts, New York University and The Ichigo Charitable Fund
