Artist Resident Program

The Ellis-Beauregard Foundation is completing an award winning artist residency facility, exhibition and performing arts space creating in effect a “campus” on Foundation Place in Rockland, Maine, opening January 1, 2026!

The Ellis-Beauregard Foundation recognizes that the arts are essential to an open, enlightened society. The residency program values innovation, experimentation and creative risk-taking in all genres, known and as yet to be discovered. We envision the residency as inclusive and diverse, prompting reflection and dialogue with other residents and the community, offering the gift of concentrated time and space in which to unveil new ideas and imagine new ways of working. Residents are expected to be full time active cohort participants. Please apply with that intent. However, if an important opportunity conflicts with your time in residence, we will try to come to an equitable solution.

Donna McNeil, Executive Director

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For questions please contact Donna McNeil, Executive Director :

donna@ellis-beauregardfoundation.org

207-594-5825

ABOUT THE RESIDENT PROGRAM

The Ellis-Beauregard Foundation is pleased to welcome residents to our new campus located on the coast of Maine to be completed by January of 2026. Each resident will enjoy a 20×20’ studio with north facing skylight, gallery lighting, sound reduction, superior ventilation, reinforced walls, a slop sink and plenty of storage space. In addition there is a separate bedroom in the studio apartment with a built in desk, double bed and closet. The apartment also includes a large bathroom with a high ceiling tile and glass shower with a beautiful transom window. The campus features a large common room with shared kitchen, a dining area and living space highlighted by an oversized Rumford fireplace and extended hearth. Residents are also welcome to make use of the exhibition and performance space. It features a sprung floor, gallery lighting a large screen with projector, acoustic panels and can seat up to 50 people. In addition the residents have access to a workshop space with small tools where they are welcome to be as loud and messy as they wish. The campus is walkable to downtown Rocklands’ oceanfront community but if you would alike to go further or need to acquire supplies, a small truck is provided for residents.

Artist Stipend : $2,000.00

JURORS

Camilø Álvårez, Owner/Director/Curator/Preparator Samsøñ Projects

Lisa Le Feuvre, Director, Holt Smithson Foundation

Legacy Russell, Executive Director & Chief Curator, The Kitchen

GUIDELINES

Artists must be at least 18 years old and residents of the United States.

Artists of any discipline may apply

There will be one month and two month and 6 month sessions. When you apply please indicate the dates you would like to attend.

6 month sessions

July 2, 2026 – December 31, 2026

2 month sessions

July 2, 2026 – August 31, 2026

Sept 2, 2026 – October 31, 2026

November 2, 2026 – December 31, 2026

1 month sessions

July 2 – July 31, 2026

August 2 – August 31, 2026

September 2 – September 30, 2026

October 2 – October 31, 2026

November 2- November 30 2026

December 2 – December 31, 2026

Artists are expected to participate in events hosted by the Ellis-Beauregard Foundation and to credit the Ellis-Beauregard Foundation in all social media, exhibit announcements and any other public interface during the time their residency..

The Ellis-Beauregard Foundation sets up studio visits from critics, curators, artists and museum directors during the residency sessions.

LOCATION :

11 Foundation Place, Rockland, Maine 04841

The residency is located in the lively creative community of Rockland, Maine, home to the Farnsworth Art Museum, The Center for Maine Contemporary Art, The Apprentice Shop, The Camden International Documentary Film Festival, Rockland Shorts film festival, North Atlantic Blues Festival, Maine Lobster festival and many galleries.

STATISTICS

Residency Length: six, one and two month sessions at the discretion of the juror.

Number of artists in residence at a time: 4

Large private studio, bedroom and bath

Meals: No meals/food provided

Companions: No Spouses/partners/children or pets allowed.

Accessibility:

Building is ADA compliant

Keyed entry is 24 -7.

Wi-Fi provided.

SUBMISSION

Please submit application electronically to Submittable.com no later than 11:59pm August 1, 2025. Late applications will not be reviewed.

Please include:

Resume

10, 300 dpi jpegs of your work which may include details. Images should be current, no more than 2 years old.

Performing artists should submit work samples in currently popular, cross-platform, video formats which include mp4, mov, avi, flv, and wmv. Multiple videos may be submitted per application but their length must not exceed 2 minutes for single-project applications and 5 minutes for multi-component applications. Videos must be embedded in .pdf files with a maximum file size of 25 MB.

Review policy and notification:

Selection into The Ellis-Beauregard Foundation Studio Residence program will be based on artistic excellence. Artists working at every level, emerging through established, are equitably welcomed and reviewed. Applications will be evaluated by a panel of experts in the field and applicants will be notified by email of acceptance into residency no later than January 2026.