Art Omi is a not-for-profit arts center with a 120-acre sculpture and architecture park and gallery, residency programs for international architects, artists, dancers, musicians, translators, and writers, and a thriving arts education program serving their local community.
Art Omi has five distinct residency programs:
- Art Omi: Architecture
- Art Omi: Artists
- Art Omi: Dance
- Art Omi: Music
- Art Omi: Writers.
Through a competitive jury process, residents are chosen, invited to attend at no cost to themselves, except travel. Abundant, catered meals and comfortable, beautiful lodgings are provided in a scenic location in Columbia County, New York.
Accommodation Information
The facilities at Art Omi, 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.
Location
Art Omi is located two and a half hours north of New York City in the historic Hudson River Valley. Named for a neighboring village, Art Omi is close to the small town of Ghent, New York, as well as Albany and Hudson, which offer train connections only thirty minutes away (Art Omi is two hours north of New York City by train).
Duration: 2-4 Weeks
Paid by host:
- Room and studio space
- All meals
- Stipend
Paid by artist: Travel to and from Art Omi.
Application guidelines
Please visit the Omi website to read all the guidelines and criteria per discipline. Applications must be submitted electronically.
Deadline: 15 Oct 2025
Photocredit: Art Omi
Artist in Residence
Dance on Tour
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