Eligibility

The Anderson Center’s Deaf Artists Residency (DAR) is an ASL-centric environment where Deaf artists can communicate and exchange ideas. The program provides 4 Deaf artists from the United States the opportunity to come together to live, work and share ideas with other native ASL signers, while advancing their own personal artistic projects. Artists must be at least 21 years old.

Number of Participants

The Anderson Center’s Deaf Artists Residency (DAR) is hosting 4 Deaf artists in May of 2026. For the 2026 season, the Anderson Center is only offering month-long residencies in May. Two-week residencies are not an option for the Deaf Artists Residency. Collaborative applications are welcome, but collaborative residencies are also rare. The program is extremely competitive and space is simply limited.

Deadline

January 13, 2026 18:00 UTC

Selection Results (Announcement Dates)

March 03, 2026 06:00 UTC

Duration

May 01, 2026 - May 29, 2026

Funding

• $600.00 travel budget
• $1,400.00 stipend (monthly)

Facilities

Desk Space, Individual Studio, Library, Piano, Print Shop, Silver Darkroom

Housing

Kitchen, Live/Work, Private Bathroom, Private Housing, Private Room, Shared Bathroom

Meals

Chef on Site, Coffee, Dinner, Tea, Vegan, Vegetarian

Public Programs

Community Engagement , Discussion, Group Dinners, Panel, Retreat, Self-Directed, Work Exchange

Disciplines

Acting, Activists, Architecture, Ballet, Blacksmith, Book Arts, Cartoonist, Ceramics, Choreography, Cinematography, Composers, Conceptual Art, Dance, Design, Digital Media, Documentary, Drawing, Fiber Arts, Fiction, Film, Glass, Illustration, Installation, Interdiscplinary Arts, Jewelry, Land Art, Literature, Metalsmith, Multimedia, Music, Music Composition, Opera, Painting, Performance Art, Photography, Playwriting, Poetry, Printmaking, Public Art, Puppeteers, Research, Scholar, Screenwriting, Sculpture, Singing, Social Practice, Sound Art, Textile, Theatre, Theatre Directors, Thinkers, Video Art, Video Games, Visual Arts

Program Description

DAR is an opportunity for 4 Deaf artists to come together in an ASL-centric environment to create, communicate & exchange ideas. DAR was developed with the goal of contributing to a local and national network of Deaf culture-creators. The program's goal is to create Deaf artistic and organizational networks that support substantial development of Deaf arts as a distinct cultural area within the larger context of American culture. ASL interpretation is provided for arrival day and other public events/activities with the hearing community such as the Capstone event at the end of the month. The DAR coordinator works with Center staff in the development and execution of the program while ensuring full accessibility. They are a liaison between artists, program partners and the Center prior to and during residencies and provides on-going artistic/community support to the cohort.