Center for the Arts Evergreen (CAE), located in Evergreen, Colorado is seeking applicants for its Artist in Residency Program (AIR). The Artist-in-Residence program offers the opportunity for emerging and established artists to foster creativity and community engagement while developing both new works and works-in-progress. CAE welcomes artists working across disciplines and media, including visual artists, sculptors, musicians, writers, filmmakers, and more. Eligible artistic disciplines and media include drawing, painting, sculpture, dance, photography, film, video, new media, installation, fiction & nonfiction writing, spoken word/poetry and interdisciplinary. While digital media is welcomed, artists will need to bring their own equipment as the facility doesn’t offer these resources. All artist mediums are encouraged to apply. Media that produce toxic fumes as well as artwork that involves nonstop continuous loud noise are not permitted. Please contact us for further clarification on your medium.

Residents will be provided with housing, private studio space, a monthly stipend and teaching and sales opportunities in Evergreen, Colorado, a serene natural setting and a vibrant, creative community in the foothills of metro Denver. Twelve-week residencies are offered three times each year.

As part of a residency, we ask each artist to develop and facilitate a community program related to their residency plan. This provides artists with the opportunity to engage with the local community in Evergreen, CO and the suburban and rural towns beyond.

The Residency runs for three 12-week sessions, and the artist must specify their preferred 12-week session(s) in the application: If your schedule is flexible, you may note such in lieu of or in addition to exact dates in the application form.

* February 2-April 25, 2026
* May 4 -July 24, 2026
* August 3-October 24, 2026

Artists are provided with housing, a private studio and/or project with 24-hour secure access, paid teaching/workshop opportunities, space to exhibit their artwork, artist page on the CAE website, and a $250 stipend per month upon completion of the residency ($750). In addition, Artists are provided with additional opportunities to sell their work at various CAE events throughout their residency. Artists are responsible for transportation to and from CAE.

  
**ARTIST HOUSING AND WORKSPACE**: The artist living space is a private cottage conveniently located just a 5 minute (4/10 mile) walk from Downtown Evergreen and Evergreen Lake. It is a 1 bedroom/1 bath studio with a full kitchen. Artists will have use of a large flat, shared yard and Cub Creek which runs adjacent to the length of the property. The artist cottage has a strict NO smoking policy inside and pets are not allowed. The cottage is a 10-minute drive to the artist studio at CAE, and 25 minutes from Red Rocks Amphitheater.

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