2027 Artist Residencies & Retreats
The Lincoln City Fellowship offers distinct residency experiences designed to nurture curiosity, creative growth, and meaningful connection among artists.
Each residency begins with virtual gatherings and culminates in an in-person retreat. Beyond the residency itself, Fellows become part of an ongoing community of artists who continue to connect, exchange ideas, and support one another.
Explore the opportunities below and apply for the residency that feels most aligned with where you are in your creative life.
Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM Pacific Time on November 30.
NEW YORK CITY, NY
January - March, 2027
For artists actively developing a specific creative project and seeking thoughtful inquiry, feedback, and exchange around the work.
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The Lincoln City Fellowship NYC Residency is designed for artists actively developing a specific creative project and seeking thoughtful input at a meaningful point in the process. The experience offers time, space, and a trusted cohort of creative peers to deepen ideas, test possibilities, refine questions, and discover what the work may be asking for next.
Part I | Virtual Residency
January - February, 2027
Beginning the week of January 4, the cohort meets for eight weekly one hour virtual sessions to build connection and establish a shared foundation for the experience ahead.
Each artist receives dedicated time to introduce their project, share where they are in the process, and identify the questions they want to explore more deeply with the cohort in New York.
Part II | In Person Retreat
March 1–6, 2027
In New York, each artist receives a dedicated development session with the full cohort, creating space for thoughtful inquiry, tailored feedback, and generative dialogue around their evolving project.
Beyond these sessions, the retreat includes:
five nights of private NYC hotel accommodations
select shared meals & arts experiences
unstructured time to explore the city
a $1,500 stipend to support travel, incidentals, and participation
This cohort is limited to 8 artists
SANTA FE, NM
March - May, 2027
For artists craving pause, reflection, play, and creative renewal, with space to step away from usual rhythms and reconnect with themselves, their practice, nature, and one another.
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The Lincoln City Fellowship Santa Fe Residency is designed for artists craving pause, reflection, play, rest, and deep connection with nature and one another in the high desert landscape of New Mexico.
Rather than centering the development of a particular project, Santa Fe invites artists to step away from familiar rhythms and create space for curiosity, experimentation, creative renewal, and whatever may be asking for their attention.
Part I | Virtual Residency
January -April, 2027
The cohort first gathers virtually for touch points in January and February, creating an early opportunity to connect with the people with whom they’ll eventually share the retreat.
Beginning the week of March 15, the cohort meets for six weekly one-hour virtual sessions designed to deepen those relationships, share creative inspirations and curiosities, and prepare for the experience ahead.
Part II | In Person Retreat
April 26–May 1, 2027
Once in Santa Fe, days unfold through a combination of shared creative experiences and unhurried time.
Mornings begin with My Scripted Story™, an immersive exploration of imagination, perception, and human character. Afternoons invite encounters with local artists, guides, horses, land, and other forms of creative exploration.
Between sessions, there is time to wander, rest, hike, soak, journal, make something, make nothing, and follow what emerges.
The retreat is hosted at Rancho Gallina, with experiences curated in collaboration with the Nomadic School of Wonder.
The residency includes:
private accommodations
all meals
facilitated creative experiences
a $1,500 stipend to support travel, incidentals, and participation
This cohort is limited to 6 artists
Cohorts are thoughtfully curated using the Qualities of a Lincoln City Fellow as guiding principles: drive to create, posture of curiosity, generous spirit, and artistic purpose with consideration for artist preference, the intentions of each residency, and the dynamics of the group as a whole.
“Being able to ‘escape’ into the desert and experience silence, expanse, and stillness was a balm to my spirit…I believe more in the importance of listening now.”
– Michael Ivory Jr., Santa Fe Residency, 2026
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“Having the space to express freely with no judgment is the deepest value for me.”
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“It was a revelation to be in a cohort with talented artists working in very different ways. And to realize how much we have in common, whether we sing, write, dance, paint, photograph, or make.”
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“Fellowship, in the literal sense of the word: camaraderie, kinship, community, communion, friendly exchange..."
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“I arrived feeling drained, disconnected, and honestly somewhat washed up creatively. I left feeling inspired, energized, and reconnected to myself.”
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“We support each other... I feel we’re all invested in each other’s success... camaraderie without competition.”
