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About the residency
Founded in 1995 on the historic Tower View estate in Red Wing, Minnesota, the Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies is a rural residency program that has quietly become one of the Upper Midwest's most significant supports for working artists. Its mission is rooted in the belief that time, space, and community are essential to the creative process. By restoring the estate's buildings—including a barn turned performance venue and a main residence converted into artists' housing—the Center has created a durable infrastructure for artistic practice, with twenty-two studios, three galleries, and a fifteen-acre sculpture garden. Each year, from May through October, it hosts approximately thirty-five artists, writers, musicians, and performers for two- or four-week residencies, fostering a concentrated and collegial atmosphere where up to five residents work at a time. Since its founding, nearly 800 artists from 45 states and 40 countries have participated, a testament to its enduring appeal and reach.
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Residency opportunities
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Planning your application
Artists should approach the Anderson Center with a clear sense of what a rural, interdisciplinary residency can offer: uninterrupted time, a supportive cohort, and access to well-equipped studios and performance spaces. The application process is competitive, with selection based on exceptional promise and demonstrated accomplishment. Applicants are advised to articulate how the specific environment—the estate, the community, the season—might inform their work, and to be realistic about the program's structure: residencies last two or four weeks, May through October, with five residents in residence at once. There is no fee to apply, but artists are responsible for travel and a modest residency fee; financial aid is available. The Center values artists who are open to engagement with the local community and who can make productive use of the focused, communal atmosphere. A thoughtful, well-prepared application that demonstrates fit with the Center's ethos will be more compelling than a generic proposal.