Hi-ARTS Residency Open Call

Applications are now open for Hi-ARTS’ 2026–2027 CRITICAL BREAKS and SKY LAB Artist Residencies.

This year, Hi-ARTS is seeking bold solo and duo artists ready to deepen their creative practice, take creative risks, and move their work to its next stage of development.

Hi-ARTS believes artists need more than a production deadline — they need resources, time, space, and community. Rooted in process, experimentation, and artistic growth, Hi-ARTS residency programs provide financial support, dedicated time and space, and opportunities for public engagement.

Through the CRITICAL BREAKS and SKY LAB developmental residencies, artists are supported in advancing new work, experimenting with ideas, and sharing their process with audiences.

Past resident artists include Andrea Ambam, Jay St. Flono, Leah Tubbs, Liza Jessie Perterson, Yang Sun & Poets, Cheri L. Stokes, The Illustrious Blacks, Brian Quijada & Nygel D. Robinson, Curtis Turney, Charlene Jean, Najee Omar, Friday Lynton, and many more.

All residencies take place at Hi-ARTS’ home in the heart of Downtown Brooklyn’s cultural district and culminate in a WORK IN PROCESS [WIP].

Application Instructions

Applications are now open through June 30, 2026. Learn more about each residency at https://bit.ly/residenciespage

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Apply here.