Call for applications Summer 2025
Explore residencies and intensives in studio art, technology, film, illustration, design, and more.
Applications are now open for SVA’s Artist Residency Programs—an immersive experience on our New York City campus. These programs offer artists, designers, and creative thinkers dedicated time, space, and a supportive community to nurture their ideas and focus on their artistic development.
Participants will engage in daily critiques, workshops, studio visits, lectures, and social events that complement their independent work. As part of SVA’s dynamic, culturally rich environment, you’ll have access to state-of-the-art facilities and a range of unique resources tailored to different creative disciplines. Whether you’re exploring the 3D Digital Prototyping Lab or connecting with curators and designers from NYC, our spaces and programming are designed with artists and creative professionals in mind.
With an emphasis on collaboration and community, SVA’s Artist Residency Programs offer a platform to expand your network and create meaningful connections with fellow artists, critics, curators, and industry professionals.
Residency programs offered during summer 2025
Building Brands with Type / Interdisciplinary Practices in Bio Art / Film Directing / Fine Arts: Contemporary Practices (June Session) / Fine Arts: Contemporary Practices (July Session) / Design, Writing and Research / Fine Arts: Painting and Mixed Media (June Session) / Fine Arts: Painting and Mixed Media (July Session) / Illustration and Visual Storytelling: Art and Industry (June Session) / Illustration and Visual Storytelling: Art and Industry (July Session) / Photo, Video and Studio Related Practices / Sculpture, Installation and New Media
Recent faculty and guest lecturers have included: Suzanne Anker, Andriana Campbell, Jodie Lyn-Kee-Chow, Ofri Cnaani, Jarrett Earnest, Deanna Evans, Stamatina Gregory, Alicia Grullon, Steve Heller, Tobias Frere-Jones, Baseera Khan, Paul Laster, Sharon Louden, Sally Morgan Lehman, Miguel Luciano, Thyrza Nichols-Goodeve, Ashley James, Anna Ogier-Bloomer, Seph Rodney, David Ross, Jerry Saltz, Accra Shepp, Andrea Tsurumi, and Todd Shalom.
The priority application deadline is April 1, 2025. Early application is highly recommended. To apply or for further information regarding SVA’s Artist Residency Programs, please contact: residency [at] sva.edu at Artist Residency Programs, Division of Continuing Education, School of Visual Arts, residency [at] sva.edu.
