Artist Retreats: SOUTHWEST
ARIZONA
Casa Libre en la Solana, 228 N. 4th Ave., Tucson, AZ 85705 (520) 325-9145. Non-profit community resource center and inn for professional and novice writers. Suites include private kitchens, baths, high-speed internet, offices. Shared pool/spa, and library. Fees charged by the night, week, or month. Meals not included. (literary arts) http://www.casalibre.org.Grand Canyon National Park, Artist-in-Residence Program, PO Box 129, Community Blg., Grand Canyon, AZ 86023 (928) 638-7739. Residencies of 3 weeks in the Fall, Spring, and Summer. (visual, performing, and literary arts) http://www.nps.gov/archive/volunteer/air.htm
Sunglow Ranch (866) 786-4569. Workshops and retreats in the Chiricahua Mountains in Southern Arizona. Fees charged. Also offers yoga retreats. (literary arts) http://www.sunglowranch.com
University of Arizona Poetry Center Summer Residency Program, 1216 N. Cherry Ave., Tucson, AZ 85719 (602) 321-7760. Residency for an individual writer who has not published more than one full-length work. Accommodations in an historic adobe guest house; $500 stipend included; residency length is one month between June 1 and Aug. 31; dates negotiable. Deadline between Feb 15 and March 15 of each year (literary arts) http://ww.coh.arizona.edu/poetry/
NEW MEXICO
Hidden Mesa Writers Retreat, PO Box 755, Placitas, NM 87043 (800) 538-2572 or (505) 867-9715. Fees charged. Located 20 minutes from Albuquerque. (literary arts)Mabel Dodge Luhan House, 240 Morada Lane, Taos, NM 87571 (800) 846-2235 or (505) 751-9686. Inn and conference center. Fees charged. Also offers workshops in writing, painting, yoga, meditation, fiber arts, welding, and creative process. (literary, visual arts) http://www.mabeldodgeluhan.com
Mill Atelier Artists Residency Program, 530 Canyon Rd., Santa Fe, NM 87501 (505) 989-9213--open to emerging (but trained) painters, 2 months, May-Oct.; furnished apt. for one. No stipend, no fees. http://www.collectorsguide.com/sf/g389.html
Rockmirth - Ecoarts School, Atelier & Residential Artists' Retreat, HC 69 Box 20H, Sapello, NM 87745 (505) 454-9628. Located on the east side of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains on 111 acres in a high canyon, surrounded by lush ponderosa pine forests, midway between Santa Fe and Taos. Housing and some meals provided; fees charged. (literary, visual, performing arts) http://www.rockmirth.com
Roswell Artist-in-Residence Program, Roswell Museum Art Center Foundation, 100 W. 11th St., Roswell, NM 88201(505) 622-6037. 5 acres of land in the high plains of SE New Mexico. $500/mo. stipend, artists housed in a complex of 6 houses and 9 studios; artists purchase and prepare own meals; houses can accommodate single person or family, furnished with furniture, appliances, utensils. (visual arts but no crafts) http://www.astepabove.com/rair
Saltamontes on Grasshopper Hill, PO Box 374, Pecos, NM 87552 (877) PECOS-2-U. Retreat bordering Santa Fe National Forest and the Pecos River basin. Rural residence on 5 acres, 3 guestrooms, hot tub, two baths, communal kitchen, study. Seasonal rates, week/month discounts. (literary, visual arts) http://www.salatmontesretreat.com
Santa Fe Art Institute, 1600 St. Michael's Drive, Santa Fe, NM 87505. Residencies of 1-3 mos. Fees charged; partial residency fee waivers available on a need-based jury process. (visual, literary arts) http://www.sfai.org
Sonterra Condominiums, 206 Siler Rd., Box 5244, Taos, NM 87571 (505) 758-7989. Year-round retreat; 4 blocks from the historic Taos Plaza; 10 one-bedroom condos avail. On a daily, weekly, or monthly basis; fees charged; generously-equipped kitchen, no AC, cable TV, guest laundry, no pets; first-come, first-served (all disciplines) http://www.heartlink.com/sonterra
The Helene Wurlitzer Foundation of New Mexico, PO Box 1891, Taos, NM 87571 (505) 758-2413. No fees; separate adobe cottages for each artist; residencies of 1-3 months. Residents must buy & prepare own food. The colony books approx. 2 years in advance. (visual, literary, performing arts) http://www.artistcommunities.org/wurlitzer.html
TEXAS
Amistad National Recreation Area, AI Program, HCR 3, Box 5J, Del Rio, Texas 78840 (830) 775-7491. One artist at a time for 2 to 4 weeks in Sept. or Oct (can bring family members if desired). Located in southwest Texas, amid desert landscapes along he US/Mexico border. The park is surrounded by world-class prehistoric rock art. Open to 2D visual artists and photographers. Artist must contribute one piece of artwork to the park, and conduct public workshops to educate local residents and visitors about his/her medium. (visual arts) http://www.nps.gov/archive/volunteer/air.htmArtPace, 445 N. Main Ave., San Antonio, TX 78205 (210) 212-4900. 3 studios; artists responsible for own groceries and meals but are provided with a living stipend of $1500/mo.; average length of residency is 2 mos. (visual and performing arts) http://www.artpace.org
The Chinati Foundation, PO box 1135, Marfa, TX 79843. AIR Program. Furnished apartment on the museum grounds and studio in the town of Marfa. No financial support; artists must cover their own travel, art materials, and living expenses. Residencies last 2-3 mos. (visual and literary arts, architects) http://www.chinati.org
Dobie Paisano Fellowship Program, 702 E. Dean Keeton St., Austin, TX 78705 (512) 471-8542. Writers from Texas only, or those whose work concerns Texas. 6 month long residencies from Aug. to Jan. and Feb. to July for one writer during each period; $10 app. Fee; fellow receives $7,200 stipend in six monthly payments; house, utilities, maintenance provided. (literary arts) http://www.utexas.edu/ogs/Paisano/
Glassell School of Fine Arts, Museum of Fine Arts Houston, 5101 Montrose Blvd., Houston, TX 77006 (713) 639-7500. Studio and stipend; April 15 deadline; 1 year, renewable for second year; up to 10 artists per year. Open to young artists who are just finishing their undergrad or grad fine arts training. (visual arts) http://mfah.org/
Ladonia Foundation, 111 Park St., Ladonia, TX 75449. AIR Program for artists, composers, authors, inventors; living quarters and studio or appropriate work space for 8-10 artists, plus small stipend for food and/or materials. (literary, visual, performing arts)
Preston Jones New Play Symposium, Chocolate Bayou Theater Co., Box 270363, Houston, TX 77277 (713) 528-0070. Playwrights. (literary arts)
Southwest School of Art & Craft, Visiting Artists Program, 300 Augusta St., San Antonio, TX 78205-1296 (210) 224-1848. (visual arts) http://www.swschool.org
Trinity University, Art Dept., San Antonio, TX 78285. Professional artist in residence program for one month; work with students; pays stipend. (visual arts) http://www.trinity.edu/departments/public_relations/Academic/fact_sheets/art_art_history.htm
UTAH
The Center for Land Use Interpretation/Wendover Residence Program, 9331 Venice Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232. Paid residence program in the desert town of Wendover, Utah. Rustic accommodations. Residency designed for artists to "produce work related to the unique and inspiring geographic region, which includes the Great Salt Lake and its desert and salt-flat environs." $250/week plus travel and materials funds; 3-8 weeks. All works created on site will be displayed at the Wendover Exhibit Hall, in CLUI literature and possibly in traveling exhibits (visual, literary, and media arts) http://www.clui.org
Red Rock Mesa, PO Box 145, Springdale, UT 84767 (801) 518-0788. Email: admin@themesa.org. 29 acre mesa above the town of Springdale, Utah, gateway to Zion National Park. 8 duplex cabins, 4 art studios, and central lodge for meals, informal gatherings, and creative exchange. No fees. (visual, literary, performing arts)
Sundance Institute Playwrights Laboratory, 19 Exchange Place, Salt Lake City, UT 84111 (801) 521-9330 Contact: David Kirk Chambers, Managing Director. Playwrights. (literary arts) http://institute.sundance.org