Visual Arts Residencies in Portland

NOW open studio

Portland, United States

NOW open studio offers a two-week artist residency in the Sellwood neighborhood of Portland, OR, providing a private garden room for lodging at no cost and a self-guided creative stimulation program to foster inspiration and creative health. The program targets emerging or established visual artists in any 2D or 3D media, emphasizing disconnection from routine to reconnect with the inner muse in a supportive arts community.

Signal Fire

Portland, United States

Signal Fire was a Portland-based artist residency program active from to that connected artists and writers with North American wild landscapes through extended backpacking trips, nomadic colonies like Outpost, and various retreats such as Juried Artist Retreats and Indigenous Artist Retreats. Participants engaged in off-grid, hyper-isolated experiences in backpacking tents across diverse locations. The program offered trips and residencies including Wide Open Studios and Tinderbox Residency, emphasizing adventure in deserts, oases, and remote areas.