DEEP SOUTH

ARKANSAS
Buffalo National River , AIR Program, PO Box 1173, Harrison, AR 72601 (870) 741-5443. 4 residencies per year of up to 3 weeks During March, July, and October in the Arkansas Ozarks. The National Park encompasses 135 miles of river and three designated wilderness areas. Towering, multi-colored bluffs, pastoral fields, prehistoric and historic cultural sites. Artist asked to contribute a piece of work. Open to professional visual and performing artists, writers, video/filmmakers, and composers (visual, performing, literary, media arts)
http://www.nps.gov/buff/
 
FLORIDA
Atlantic Center for the Arts, 1414 Art Center Ave., New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168 (800) 393-6975 or (904) 427-6975. Work with rotating Master Artists in residence, 3 weeks, fees charged; each Master Artist selects 8 participants in their artistic discipline. (visual, literary, performing, and media arts)
http://www.atlantic-centerarts.org

Connie Gordon Art Building, 427 22nd St., Miami Beach, FL 33139. (visual arts)

National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts, 800 Brickell Ave., Suite 500, Miami, FL 33131 (305) 377-1144. For emerging professional visual artists between the ages of 19 and 39; Career Advancement of Visual Artists (CAVA) Fellowship Program; 3 artists in residence for 4 mos.; transportation, housing, funds for art supplies, stipend of $1,000/mo.; residencies may be renewed annually for up to 3 years (visual arts)
http://www.nfaa.org

The Seaside Institute, Escape to Create, PO Box 4730, Seaside Branch, 30 Smolian Cr., Second Floor, Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459 (850) 231-2421. Open to emerging artists (visual artists, musicians, and writers) whose proposed residency project represents a potential breakthrough in his or her career. Month-long residency during January; work space and accomodations provided. (visual, performing, and literary arts)
http://www.theseasideinstitute.org

South Florida Art Center, 924 Lincoln Rd., Suite 205, Miami Beach, FL 33139 (305) 674-8278. CAVA Fellowships program; 69 artists studios; length of residency is 4 mos. for 3 yrs.; stipend. (visual arts)
http://www.artistcommunities.org/southflo.html

Women's Institute for Creativity, Inc., PO Box 164243, Miami, FL 33116 (305) 278-0220. (visual arts)

GEORGIA
Hambidge Center , PO Box 339, Rabun Gap, GA 30568 (706) 746-5718. 600 acres of unspoiled, wooded land in a mountain valley with several creeks and waterfalls in NE Georgia in the Blue Ridge Mountains. 7 cottage/studios, 5 bedroom Rock House; dinners provided on week days, artist purchase own food and prepare all other meals; residencies of 4 weeks average (although 2 weeks to 2 mos. allowed); fees charged, limited scholarships available. (visual and literary arts)
http://www.rabun.net/~hambidge

Nexus Press Residency Program , 535 Means St., Atlanta, GA 30318 (404)688-1970. Honorarium and production budget, travel expenses, artist's apartment on premises, for 2 weeks to 2 months to create an artists book with full staff assistance. (book arts, visual)
http://www.nexusart.org

Walker Woods , 1397 La Vista Rd. NE, Atlanta, GA 30324 (404) 634-3309. Fees charged, some work exchange available; residencies of 2 weeks to 4 mos. "Residents live as a family, taking up projects in the garden or the house. Flexibility is a must." Community has a hot tub, two dogs, a waterfall, and lots of community contact; food provided, but residents take turns cooking. (visual, literary, performing arts, plus landscape architects/environmental arts, critics, collaborative teams)

LOUISIANA
Louisiana Artists' Guild/Arts Council of New Orleans , 225 Baronne St., Suite 1712, New Orleans, LA 70112-1712 (504) 523-1465. Housing and individual studios; shared facilities for glass, ceramics, metalworking and printmaking also available (visual arts)
http://www.artistcommunities.org/louisian.html

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