Programa de Residência Artística da Floresta de Bernheim 2027

Now in its 47th year, the internationally renowned Bernheim Forest and Arboretum Artist in Residence Program awards up to four residencies each year to visual artists whose work ignites wonder and connects audiences with nature. Selected artists receive a $2,500 stipend, live on‑site at Bernheim for six to eight weeks, and have access to studio space and the natural environment to create site‑specific work. One residency is reserved for an artist residing in Kentucky or nearby Southern Indiana counties, and another is dedicated to an artist whose practice addresses environmental issues and the climate crisis. The program is open to artists of all mediums and backgrounds. Applications are free and must be submitted by midnight EST on November 30, 2026. Successful applicants will benefit from housing, a stipend, and the opportunity to engage with Bernheim’s 16,000‑acre landscape of woodlands, meadows, lakes, and streams.

Furnished, one-bedroom rustic cabin with a full kitchen, bath, and Wi-Fi. Modest studio space with good natural light and heating, situated near a 32-acre lake. Support and guidance from Bernheim’s horticulture and operations departments, as well as staff ecologists, scientists, naturalists, and forest managers, are available for Artist-in-Residence projects.

Applicants may be emerging or established artists at the regional, national, or international level. Applicants must be professional visual artists. Undergraduate students are not eligible to apply. To provide opportunities to a broader range of artists, former Artists-in-Residence are not eligible to reapply. However, alumni are encouraged to submit self-sufficient creative proposals to return to Bernheim to create new nature-based work or continue a project started during their residency.