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title: "FALL RESIDENCY 2026"
organization: "Cuttyhunk Island Artists' Residency (CIAR)"
category: residency
deadline: 2026-05-15
valid_through: 2026-05-15
countries: ["US"]
disciplines: ["collage", "drawing", "painting", "sculpture"]
location: "Cuttyhunk Island, Massachusetts, USA"
entry_fee: "$25"
award: "Full and partial fellowships are available to cover or offset the cost of attendance, including tuition, housing, and all meals. Specific fellowships include The Environmental Artist Fellowship, The Open Merit Fellowship, The Paul Cuffe Fellowship (for artists of color), and The Wellspring Fellowship (for parent artists)."
eligibility: "Visual artists in varying stages of their life and career. Applicants should be able to work with a portable studio practice and benefit from nature in their creative process. Fellowships are available for environmental artists, artists of color, and parent artists."
source_url: "https://www.cuttyhunkislandresidency.com/fallresidency-2026"
canonical: "https://opencallradar.com/open-calls/fall-residency-2026-cuttyhunk-island-artists-residency-ciar-634212b6"
status: closed
last_updated: 2026-04-27T05:58:14.922132
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# FALL RESIDENCY 2026

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**Organization**: Cuttyhunk Island Artists' Residency (CIAR)
**Category**: residency
**Deadline**: 2026-05-15
**Location**: Cuttyhunk Island, Massachusetts, USA
**Country code(s)**: US
**Discipline(s)**: collage, drawing, painting, sculpture
**Entry fee**: $25
**Award**: Full and partial fellowships are available to cover or offset the cost of attendance, including tuition, housing, and all meals. Specific fellowships include The Environmental Artist Fellowship, The Open Merit Fellowship, The Paul Cuffe Fellowship (for artists of color), and The Wellspring Fellowship (for parent artists).
**Eligibility**: Visual artists in varying stages of their life and career. Applicants should be able to work with a portable studio practice and benefit from nature in their creative process. Fellowships are available for environmental artists, artists of color, and parent artists.

## Description

The Cuttyhunk Island Artists' Residency (CIAR) offers a Fall Artists' Residency from September 9 - 16, 2026, providing visual artists with focused time and a supportive environment on a small island off the coast of Massachusetts. Residents live together in the historic Avalon Inn, with meals cooked by the CIAR chef team. The program encourages artists to use the island as their studio and is suitable for those with a portable studio practice, including drawing, painting, collage, small sculpture, photography, and video. The residency cost varies based on room type, but full and partial fellowships are available, including specific awards for environmental artists, artists of color, and parent artists. The application fee is $25, and applications are due by May 15th, 2026. Participants are responsible for their own travel to and from the residency.

## Apply / Verify

- Official source: https://www.cuttyhunkislandresidency.com/fallresidency-2026
- OpenCall Radar listing: https://opencallradar.com/open-calls/fall-residency-2026-cuttyhunk-island-artists-residency-ciar-634212b6