Open Call 2026

Your application must include:

• Resume/CV
• Statement of Intent: "Place” is a pillar of our program, so please tell us how this place will impact your work. How do you plan to use your time at Good Hart Artist Residency? How will a solitary setting in remote but naturally beautiful Northern Michigan affect your work? What about this residency in particular appeals to you? (Recommended 2-3 paragraphs)
• Community Engagement Proposal:  Community is a pillar of our program, and as a nonprofit organization we give back to our community through arts programming led by artists-in-residence. Describe your proposed arts event. What would you like to do? (workshop? nature walk? concert? group project? school program? other?) What partnering organization would you like to work with? How will you use your creativity, perspective, experience, and knowledge to spread creative ideas and/or experiences to local community members? What do you hope your audience will gain from your event?  The applicant should indicate in their proposal if there is a specific partnering organization they would like to work with; otherwise, based on the description of the proposed community event, the Good Hart Artist Residency will try to find a local non-profit partner that aligns. Note: Some time slots are reserved for specific partnerships. Please review our residency partnerships page on our website for further information. (Recommended 2-3 paragraphs)
• Contact information for two references (no letters required)
• Application fee of $35
• Visual artists shall submit images of 6-9 examples of artwork. Images should include the title, medium, and creation date for each work submitted. It is recommended that recent work be submitted.
• Writers shall submit three to five pages from a current work in progress and an excerpt of no more than five pages of a completed work. Samples of previously published work must include a link to the published work or information for accessing the published work.  Projects may be in poetry, short stories, novels, essays, plays, screenplays, and/or creative nonfiction.  Writing submissions must be in English, and easily accessible without fee by the jurors.
• Lakeshore Writer Friends - if you are interested in applying to the Lakeshore Writer Friends Residency June 10-24, 2026, this requires a separate application. Information and a link to the application can be found at https://goodhartartistresidency.org/lakeshore-writer-friends/. You may apply to both programs. 
• Composers shall submit three digital music samples, which may include links to online content and/or live performance videos. Music submissions must be easily accessible without afee by the jurors. 

Note: Collaborating artists must each submit an application. Collaborating artists who are awarded a residency are provided with shared housing and studio space.