Art Omi: Architecture

Open Call 2027

Apply now! The Open Call for Art Omi: Architecture 2027 will run from Friday, August 14–Thursday, October 1, 2026.

2027 Residency Dates: Thursday, May 27–Monday, June 14

Application Fee: $15
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Acción Cultural Española (AC/E) Fellowship

Acción Cultural Española (AC/E) and Art Omi are collaborating on a call for applications for a residency aimed at a Spanish architect residing in Spain, who will be integrated into the international program Art Omi: Architecture in Ghent (New York) from May 27 to June 14, 2027.

Applicant Requirements

Applications from students currently enrolled in undergraduate, master's, or doctoral programs are not accepted.

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About

The Art Omi: Architecture residency program invites 10 early- to mid-career architects from around the world to develop their work during a two-and-a-half week residency on Art Omi's campus. Architecture Residents are selected on the basis of their individual proposed project and portfolio. Completed projects are presented during the Open Studios event at the end of the residency period.

Applicants must submit and describe a project they wish to work on, on their own, while at Art Omi. Projects may be conceptual or practical, and may be an on-going or existing project that requires completion or a new design scheme to be initiated and completed by the end of the residency. Projects may not be client-based nor directed. In all instances a visual presentation and a final work product is required. This may be in the form of drawings, maquettes, collages, digital images and the like. Written manuscripts and essays are not to be worked on nor initiated while at Art Omi. Each resident is expected to bring their own design tools, with some limited printing and basic materials provided.

Applications are open to architects from any part of the world that have been professionally active for at least the past 5 years since professional licensing or obtaining an M. Arch. degree in the U.S. or internationally. Applications will be accepted from early and mid-career architects in active practice or in academia with an architectural design teaching concentration. We do not accept applications from students currently enrolled in any B. Arch, M. Arch, or PhD program. Please note: having a Master's degree in Architecture and/or an architectural license IS a requirement. Space is very limited and a diverse and international group is sought, consistent with all Art Omi Residency programs and aligning with the mission of the Art Omi: Architecture program.

All completed applications adhering to the submission requirements will be reviewed by a distinguished panel of professionals. Among the jurors will be practicing architects, architects in academia, and architecture curators.

Accommodations & Facilities

Architecture residents receive individual accommodations and dedicated desk space within the campus. Art Omi is located two-and-a-half hours north of New York City in the scenic Hudson Valley. Named for a neighboring village, the hamlet of Omi is close to the small town of Ghent, NY, as well as Albany, Chatham, and Hudson, NY, which offers train connections less than thirty minutes away (we can provide transportation to and from the Hudson, NY train station).

The facilities, situated on 300 acres of open land, include 120 acres dedicated to the Sculpture & Architecture Park and the Benenson Center & Café. A large two-story barn, plus contemporary residence buildings designed with a vernacular reference to local farm structures, all surrounded by abundant perennial beds and expansive lawns dotted with fruit trees, completes the campus.

Ledig House, a Federal Period estate house, serves as a gathering center for residents, providing a full kitchen, library and laundry facilities. The front porch overlooks rolling hills and the majestic outline of the Catskill Range. A swimming pool, bicycles, WiFi access and several computers are available on the premises. Chef-prepared lunch and dinner is served daily for communal meals, and a fully stocked kitchen provides plentiful food for breakfasts and snacks.

Columbia County, and the nearby Berkshire Mountains, are popular destinations because of their historical, natural and cultural riches. From bird sanctuaries to summer performance festivals, presidential mansions to farmer's markets, the environs offer a singular blend of bucolic quiet and cultural stimulation. Staff and friends in the vicinity are often available for excursions of interest to residents.

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Click here to view the Art Omi Alumni Directory, including the full list of Art Omi: Architecture Alumni.

Director & Board

Julia van den Hout (Senior Architecture Curator & Residency Program Director, Art Omi: Architecture) is an architecture and design writer, editor, and curator, and the founder and principal of Original Copy. She previously served as Press Director at Steven Holl Architects, and she was a founding editor of CLOG, an international publication that critically explores one topic at a time from as many perspectives as possible. Van den Hout teaches at Pratt Institute’s Graduate School of Architecture, and is a member of the Exhibitions Committee at the Center for Architecture/AIA NY.

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Art Omi: Architecture Supporters

Art Omi's programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. Additional program support is provided in part by the Mellon Foundation.

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Acción Cultural Española (AC/E)

BANNER IMAGES Photos: Ximena Ocampo Aguilar