Artist Residencies in Columbus

Columbus State University (Department of Art)

Columbus, United States

Columbus State University's Department of Art hosts multiple residency programs including the Visiting Artist and Scholar Residency Program and Summer River Fellowship, which bring prominent studio artists, art historians, art critics, and curators for long or short-term residencies. Resident artists teach workshops, provide mentorship to students, give public lectures, and create new works while engaging with the university and local community.

Wexner Center for the Arts

Columbus, United States

The Wexner Center for the Arts in Columbus, Ohio, operates as a research and development laboratory supporting artists across disciplines including visual arts, performing arts, film/video, and soon education through residencies and commissions since 1989. The Artist Residency Award program provides substantial financial resources (totaling $200,000 annually), technical support, and tailored residencies to selected artists for developing new work, often involving collaborations with Ohio State University and the community. Specific programs like Film/Video Studio Residencies offer housing, editing facilities, and 1-3 week stays for post-production projects, though new applications are paused.