UCLA Art Student and Alumni Opportunities

Fall into Focus

Creative residency program for artists, writers and researchers

Periods: 1 month
When: October / November 2025
Where: Arteles Creative Center, Hämeenkyrö, Finland
Application deadline: 1st of May 2025

Fall into Focus residency program is for artists, writers and researchers who want to concentrate on their creative practice, projects, writing or research. The program brings together creative individuals from various different fields and backgrounds.

The autumn residency period at Arteles Creative Center provides residents with the optimal conditions for sustained concentration. The program offers flexible time and space to freely develop creative projects without external pressure. Residents also have the option to refine and improve their focus through daily scheduled meditation sessions. Periods of deep focus can be balanced with walks in pure Nordic nature, relaxation in traditional Finnish sauna, and time around the bonfire with a supportive community of peers. All participation in group events & activities is voluntary.

Read more & apply:https://www.arteles.org/

 Application Deadline: March 16, 2025

Locust Projects invites graduate-level artists to apply for the early Summer 2025 LAB MFA residency and exhibition opportunity in our Project Room. DEADLINE to apply is March 16 at 11:59pm.  LAB MFA is an opportunity for graduate-level students in the U.S. to kickstart their career with a show in a nationally-recognized alternative art space. Artists have one month to submit project proposals for activation/exhibition in our 625 sq. ft. Project Room. The Residency opportunity, with accommodations provided, is May 23-July 7 with final projects, performances and/or activations presented in the Project Room between June 14-July 5, 2025. Residency dates are flexible, but 30 days required.This year’s focus is on digital and new media projects that push the boundaries of art and technology-driven artistic practices. We’re looking for proposals that expand an artist’s conceptual scope, scale, or media, with a strong emphasis on interactivity and hybrid approaches integrating physical and/or virtual experiences. Artists working in AI-generated art, VR, AR, video-based works, and code-based art are encouraged to apply along with all visual arts disciplines – all innovative approaches to incorporating new media and technology in your practice are considered. SEE EXAMPLES FROM RECENT DIGITAL COMMISSIONS Projects can be existing thesis works in-progress. Open Call review by a rotating panel of past LAB MFA artists, and local academics, and curators. Notification before April 30.Selected artists receive a $1,500 stipend, a $1,750 production budget covering materials, shipping, fabrication, travel support, access to AV and other equipment and workspace, and a four-week residency in Miami. Collaboratives may apply with fees split and sharing the artist residence.Open to MFA students enrolled in spring 2025. LEARN MORE.

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Q & A WEBINAR – INFO SESSION

Sunday, March 2 | 4pm EST Opportunity to ask questions in advance of submitting applications to the Open Call to ask about the residency opportunity, review process, and details on what’s expected as deliverables for the exhibition and provided budget and infrastructure with Locust Projects Submissions Coordinator and Artist Co-Founder Elizabeth Withstandley.REGISTER NOW