Rankings · Updated October 2026
Residency rankings
Artist residencies ranked by Missa on cost, stipends, room to work and what residents say. Every fact links to the directory that records it.
738 residencies in this index
| Rank | Residency | Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tier 1Flagship luminary | ||||||
| 1 | Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts Open nowNebraska City, NE, United States
| 92.9 | ||||
| 2 | MacDowell Open nowPeterborough, NH, United States
| 90.7 | ||||
| 3 | Anderson Center at Tower View Open nowRed Wing, MN, United States
| 89.7 | ||||
| 4 | The Lighthouse Works Fishers Island, NY, United States
| 88.3 | ||||
| 5 | Headlands Center for the Arts Sausalito, CA, United States
| 87.0 | ||||
| 6 | Roswell Artist-in-Residence Roswell, NM, United States
| 86.7 | ||||
| 7 | Omi International Arts Center Ghent, NY, United States
| 86.7 | ||||
| 8 | Penland School of Craft Open nowPenland, NC, United States
| 83.3 | ||||
| 9 | The Watermill Center Water Mill, NY, United States
| 82.5 | ||||
| 10 | Djerassi Resident Artists Program Open nowWoodside, CA, United States
| 82.3 | ||||
| 11 | Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts Open nowGatlinburg, TN, United States
| 82.0 | ||||
| 12 | Jentel Artist Residency Open nowBanner, WY, United States
| 82.0 | ||||
| 13 | Millay Arts Closes in 10 daysAusterlitz, NY, United States
| 81.1 | ||||
| 14 | Bethany Arts Community Ossining, NY, United States
| 81.0 | ||||
| 15 | Robert Rauschenberg Foundation Captiva, FL, United States
| 81.0 | ||||
| 16 | Monson Arts Open nowMonson, ME, United States
| 80.8 | ||||
| 17 | Fine Arts Work Center Provincetown, MA, United States
| 80.4 | ||||
| 18 | A Studio in the Woods New Orleans, LA, United States
| 79.5 | ||||
| 19 | La Napoule Art Foundation Mandelieu-La Napoule, France
| 79.5 | ||||
| 20 | Saltonstall Ithaca, NY, United States
| 79.5 | ||||
| 21 | Sculpture Space, Inc. Open nowUtica, NY, United States
| 79.0 | ||||
| 22 | Indigo Arts Alliance Open nowPortland, ME, United States
| 79.0 | ||||
| 23 | Oak Spring Garden Foundation Interdisciplinary Residency Open nowUpperville, VA, United States
| 79.0 | ||||
| 24 | Trillium Arts Open nowMars Hill, NC, United States
| 79.0 | ||||
| 25 | Tides Institute & Museum of Art Eastport, ME, United States
| 78.5 | ||||