Art Omi: Artists
Open Call 2027
Apply now! The Open Call for Art Omi: Artists 2027 will run from Friday, August 14 to Monday, September 14, 2026.
2027 Residency Dates: Thursday, June 17–Monday, July 12
Application Fee: $15
Kindly note, the application fee covers the cost of administration to process applications.
Below are the statistics of applicants to attendees for the 2026 Art Omi: Artist Residency Program:
- In 2026, 24 artists attended the Art Omi: Artist Residency Program. Our application pool included 796 applicants from the US and 599 applicants from outside the U.S.
- Art Omi's goal is to invite approximately 75% of our residents from outside the U.S. See our past residents here.
Questions?
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About
Art Omi: Artists invites artists, critics, and curators from around the world - representing a wide diversity of artistic styles and practices - to gather in rural New York to experiment, collaborate, and share ideas. Concentrated time for creative work is balanced with the stimulation of cultural exchange and critical appraisal. Art Omi: Artists Residency nurtures deep creative and professional connections in a vibrant social setting.
Each session, two dozen international artists are invited to the program, along with two critics/curators who participate as Critic Emeritus and Critic/Curator-in-Residence. These two individuals play a pivotal role throughout the duration of the residency session as they facilitate discussions, help connect the artists with art world professionals through the Visitors Program, and conduct individual studio visits with the Artists-in-Residence. The Visitors Program enables residents to have conversations with visiting art critics, curators, gallerists and prominent artists. Direct engagement with the New York City art world is unmatched by similar residency programs. The residency culminates in the Open Studios event, offering the public a glimpse of what artists have created during their time at Art Omi.
Art Omi: Artists welcomes artists from all over the world who have been professionally active for at least the past five years. Disciplines include visual arts, sound art, performance, and social practice. Having studied art is not a requirement: we accept applications from self-taught professional artists.
Accommodations & Facilities
Art Omi is located in the countryside two and a half hours north of New York City in the historic Hudson River Valley. Named for a neighboring village, Art Omi is a fifteen minute drive to the small town of Ghent, and to Hudson, while the city of Albany is 40 minutes away. NYC is a two hour train ride from Hudson. Note, there is no public transportation available from the residency campus.
The facilities, situated on three hundred acres of open land, include a large two-story barn with indoor studios; contemporary residence buildings designed with a vernacular reference to local barns, surrounded by abundant perennial beds, expansive lawns dotted with fruit trees, adjacent to the Sculpture & Architecture Park.
A Federal Period farmhouse serves as a gathering center, providing a full kitchen, communal areas and library; while the front porch overlooks rolling hills and the majestic outline of the Catskill Range. A swimming pool, bicycles, and WiFi access are available on the premises. Art Omi provides all meals.
Columbia County, and the nearby Berkshire Mountains, are popular destinations because of their historical, natural and cultural riches. From bird sanctuaries to modern dance, presidential mansions to farmer's markets, the environs offer a singular blend of rural quiet and cultural stimulation.
Work spaces include: indoor and protected outdoor studio spaces, a kiln, basic hand tools, and some equipment. The entire center is WiFi equipped. In addition, we provide a shared computer with internet access and a couple of black & white printers. Professional color photography labs are located in nearby Ghent. Bikes are available for residents to explore the surrounding area.
The Artists residency program only runs once a year, in June/July.
Available Fellowships
Art Omi fellowships ensure that artists from specific groups are represented in the residency cohort. When submitting an application, you will be asked if you are eligible for any of our fellowships. Those applying for fellowships may be asked to submit evidence of eligibility where applicable. Please note that the Art Omi Fellowship opportunity is open to any applicants, regardless of identity or citizenship.
American Dream Fellowship
Fellowship for an artist from any country in the world who has never been to the United States. Includes a travel grant and a $500 stipend. Please apply through the main Open Call (Aug 14–Sept 14).
Charlotte Street Foundation Fellowship
Fellowship for a Charlotte Street Foundation affiliated artist, living and working in Kansas City. Includes a $500 stipend. Please contact the Charlotte Street Foundation for more information. Please apply through the main Open Call (Aug 14–Sept 14).
Every Page Foundation Fellowship
Fellowship for a female artist from an underserved community, anywhere in the world. Includes a $2000 stipend. There is no need to apply for this fellowship. All eligible artists will be automatically considered.
Francis J. Greenburger Fellowship for Mitigating Religious and Ethnic Conflict
Fellowship for an artist whose work relates to managing and/or mitigating religious and ethnic conflict. Work made at Art Omi must be in direct relation to this. If you intend to apply for this sponsorship, please submit a one-page statement explaining how your work fits in this category. Includes a travel grant and a $500 stipend. Please apply through the main Open Call (Aug 14–Sept 14).
Larkin Dawn Fellowships
Two fellowships are available each year for international artists. The fellowships include a travel grant and a $500 stipend. There is no need to apply for this fellowship. All eligible artists from outside the U.S. will be automatically considered.
The Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation Fellowship
Sponsorship for an artist living and working in the United States. Includes a travel grant and a $500 stipend. There is no need to apply for this fellowship. All eligible U.S. artists will be automatically considered.
Unlimit Art Fellowship
The Unlimit Art Fellowship aims towards eliminating the limits and boundaries placed by society on people with disabilities. Includes a travel grant and a $500 stipend. Please apply through the main Open Call (Aug 14–Sept 14).
Specific Open Calls for Artists living and working in Australia, Basque Country, Croatia
If you are eligible for any of these three fellowships (Australia, Basque Country, Croatia) but want to also be considered in the main pool, you can submit two applications—one through the general open call and one through the fellowship call. The two submission groups are reviewed by different panels. This will enhance your chance of being selected.
Art Omi Australia Committee Fellowship
Fellowship for an artist living and working in Australia with at least ten years of art practice, as demonstrated in their resume. Includes a travel grant and a $500 stipend. Please apply September 2026 through this link. The application fee for eligible artists is waived.
Art Omi Fellowship for an Artist Living and Working in Croatia
Fellowship for an artist living and working in Croatia. Includes a travel grant and a $500 stipend. Please apply January 2027 through this link. The application fee for eligible artists is waived.
Eremuak Fellowship at Art Omi
Fellowship for an artist living and working in the Basque Country. Includes a $500 stipend. Please apply December 2026 through this link. The application fee for eligible artists is waived.
Other Art Omi Fellowships available through our partners
Hanwha Fellowship
Fellowship for a South Korean artist, living, and working anywhere in the world. If interested in applying for the Hanwha fellowship at Art Omi, please inquire with Hanwha Foundation of Culture at: hculture@hanwha.com.
Rubys Artist Grants (Robert W. Deutsch Foundation)
Funded by the Robert W. Deutsch Foundation, the Rubys Artist Grants provide direct funding of up to $15,000 to Baltimore-area artists to support innovative and significantly impactful projects. If you are a Rubys alum, we suggest you contact the foundation for more information before submitting your application.
For further clarifications on our sponsorship and fellowship opportunities, please email Claudia Cannizzaro, Director, Art Omi: Artists at artists@artomi.org.
Alumni
Visit the Art Omi Alumni Directory to view the full list of past Art Omi: Artists.
Critics/Curators-in-Residence
The Critics/Curators-in-Residence opportunity is open to critics, curators, and art writers, who have been professionally active for the past five years, as demonstrated in their resumes and through their website, blogs, or published articles and reviews, and who enjoy being immersed in community with artists.
Critics/Curators-in-Residence help to host the artists and visitors, and are asked to contribute to an overall sense of community for the three-and-a-half week program. Through the facilitation provided by the Critics/Curators-in-Residence, Artists-in-Residence gain valuable insight into their own work and the field at large. Critics/Curators-in-Residence have an unmatched opportunity to meet and interact with highly talented artists from around the world, and to network with other arts professionals through the Visitors Program.
Art Omi offers the Critics/Curators-in-Residence a travel grant and a $1,500 honorarium. Critics/Curators are provided with meals and a large private bedroom with a comfortable work space in shared living quarters. Each spring we run an Open Call for Critics/Curators-in-Residence. Please sign up for our mailing list to be notified of the next application cycle.
Visitors Program
The Art Omi: Artists Visitors Program facilitates connections between Artists-in-Residence and industry professionals by organizing visits throughout the course of the residency and maintaining ongoing engagement. Through the Visitors Program, residents meet with art critics, curators, gallery owners, and established artists for meaningful dialogue.
Program Director
Claudia Cannizzaro is an arts administrator with over twenty-five years of experience working in not-for-profit organizations. Born in Sicily, she studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome, followed by a move to New York City, where she stayed for two decades pursuing a career as an artist while employed at well-respected arts nonprofits and starting a family. Cannizzaro has led the visual artists’ residency at Art Omi since 2008, proudly guiding the program through growth and changes fueled by a never ending passion for the mission, the place, and international artists invited to the annual summer residency. Co-founder and director of Akrai Residency in her native Sicily, she undertook this experiment—connecting a small isolated community in inland Sicily with a select group of international creative professionals—from 2013 to 2018. Currently living in the Sicilian countryside, Cannizzaro is curating a series of events in collaboration with her husband, Turi Scalora, a chef and performance artist, on the topic of Art and Food, and is always open to engaging in creative endeavors.
Residency Program Assistant
Arnela Mahmutović is a visual artist and educator who lives in Albany, New York. Born in Hamburg, Germany and child of parents from former Yugoslavia, Mahmutović’s paintings explore the intersections of her traditional upbringing within Western society. A vocabulary of narrative, history, and displacement found in diasporic experience is at the root of her visual language. Mahmutović’s work has been shown in numerous exhibitions along the East Coast, most notably at the New York State Museum and the ICA in Portland, Maine. She is the recipient of the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant for emerging artists. Mahmutović holds her BFA in Painting from Maine College of Art and completed a master’s degree in Studio Art at the University at Albany.
Program Board Committee
Isabelle Autones
Kōan Jeff Baysa
Lawrence Benenson
Heather Bhandari
Isabelle Bosquet-Morra
Victoire Bourgois
Denise Carvalho
Linda Cross
Tarik Currimbhoy
Kinga Czerska
Blaire Dessent
Dan Devine
Amadeo Di Lodovico
Elizabeth Duffy
Margaret Evangeline
Branko Franceschi
Francis J. Greenburger
Terri Gumula
Leslie Horvitz
Monica Herman
Remy Jungerman
Ai Kato
Marc Kemeny
Charlotta Kotik
Jennie Lamensdorf
Dominique Nahas
Julianna Obeid
Odili Donald Odita
Larry Ossei-Mensah
Sara Reisman
Anders Schroeder
Anita Sibony de Adelsberg
Katrín Sigurdardóttir
Franklin Sirmans
Sandi Slone
Gregory Volk
Lilly Wei
Advisory Board Committee
Elisabeth Akkerman*
Holly Block*
Bill Botzow
Dan Cameron
John Cross*
Matt Felton
Rosemary Foot
Fred Holland*
Alain Kirili*
Tadaaki Kuwayama*
David Lebenstein
Robert C. Morgan*
Mimi Poser*
Frances Richard
Raphael Rubinstein
Kushal Sacheti*
Jens Henrik Sandberg*
Frances Schools*
Sen. Charles E. Schumer
Christian Viveros-Faune
Ross Willows*
*In memoriam
Art Omi: Artists 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 Every Page Foundation.
FELLOWSHIPS SUPPORTERS
Fellowships to support participation in Art Omi: Artists are provided by:
Art Omi Australia Committee
Corina Larkin and Nigel Dawn
Croatian Ministry of Culture in partnership with Galerija Umjetnina
Francis J. Greenburger
Unlimit Art
BANNER IMAGES Art Omi: Artists 2024 Open Studios | Photos: Karen Pearson