Regular Residencies

Visiting artists who wish to participate in our regular residency program may come and stay for one month to nine months, November through July. Residencies for less time are considered based on demand for space; rent is by the month only.

Application deadline for regular residencies that take place between November 2007 and July 2008 is June 15. However, artists are encouraged to apply throughout the year as we sometimes have cancellations. 

Fully-Funded Residencies

• The Master of Fine Arts (MFA) Scholarship Residency in August.
• The MFA Scholarship Program is with the San Francisco Art Institute and the MFA writer’s program of the University of Montana and is open only to recent MFA graduates of these institutions. Participating schools set the deadlines.
• The American Indian Artists Residency in September. Deadline for application is April 15; fill out specific American Indian Artists Residency application (see at right).

• The Writer’s Residency in October (with the Helena Festival of the Book). Deadline for application is May 15.

Application Packets

If you are applying for an Indian Artist Residency, please download the application form specific to our Indian Artist Residency program (see at right). All other artists, please download an application packet:

• Microsoft Word (doc)
• Adobe Acrobat (pdf)

Follow these instructions carefully and include all requested items. The Artists Refuge does not require an application fee, but asks applicants to help offset costs by providing a postage-page return envelope, a postage-paid acknowledgement postcard, and multiple copies of documents. If the application form is incomplete, unsigned, or if required materials are missing, we will not be able to consider your application. These are the materials you need to submit as part of this application:

1. This application form.
2. Three copies of a current resume.
3. Artist Statement/Bio (for the MAR website and newsletter - visit the Artists page for examples of format and length).
4. If this is a visual art residency: Ten (10) images of work, labeled with your name, the work's title, date executed, dimensions, and media. Include a separate description sheet listing each image and title of work, date completed, dimensions, and media.
5. If this is a literary residency: Typescripts. Three (3) copies of each of not more than 15 pages of poems, excerpts from short stories, novels, plays, or film scripts. Include your name, title of work, date completed, and publisher (if any).
6. If this is a music residency: Two scores and an audio cassette or CD of one score, labeled with your name, title, and date recorded.
7. A postage-paid envelope big enough to return the work samples.
8. A postage-paid postcard to acknowledge receipt of your application.

If you cannot download the application packet and want one mailed or faxed to you, please send an email to Debbie Sheehan or call her at (406) 225-3500.

MAIL YOUR COMPLETED APPLICATION TO:
Montana Artists Refuge
P.O. Box 8
Basin, Montana 59631

Residencies are open to all types of artists. The Montana Artists Refuge does not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, national origin, religion, age, or sexual orientation.