OPEN CALL:Applications open for Culinary Artist in Residency
This opportunity at Ox-Bow supports and celebrates artists working at the intersection of food and art. Open to creators of all backgrounds—not only those with traditional fine arts training—the program invites anyone whose creative practice engages food as material, whether through research, performance, sculpture, social practice, or event-based work. The residency unfolds in two parts: a 10-day winter session on Ox-Bow’s Saugatuck, Michigan campus (dates confirmed with the final cohort) and a culminating public program held in summer or fall of the same year. Up to six artists or collaboratives are selected each cycle.
Residents receive room and board during their time on campus, a 1,500 USD artist fee in support of their public program(s), a 600 USD travel stipend, and a 200 USD materials budget for the winter residency. Additional materials funding and event support are provided for the public program. Throughout both sessions, residents have access to Ox-Bow’s professional kitchen, studio spaces, and the support of staff who specialize in both culinary and artistic production.
As an art school and residency centered around the communal experience of dining, Ox-Bow views the kitchen as a studio and hospitality as an art form. The Culinary Artist in Residency emphasizes collaboration, experimentation, and care—inviting participants to explore how food shapes community, narrative, and creative exchange. The winter session fosters research and dialogue, while the public program encourages residents to share their vision through an immersive event.
Applications for the 2027 Culinary Artist in Residency are due July 5, 2026 and can be found here. Finalists are interviewed prior to final selection. Applications are open to individuals and collectives, with participation determined by panel review.
If you have questions regarding the applications process or the Culinary Artist in Residency, please email oxbow@ox-bow.org.
About Ox-Bow
As an artist-built and run school and residency, Ox-Bow School of Art & Artists’ Residency is dedicated to the time and space for arts education, research, practice, and community-building for artists at all stages of their artistic journey. Founded in 1910, Ox-Bow’s egalitarian and intimate environment encourages all artists, regardless of experience, to find and amplify their impulse to create. Faculty, Visiting Artists, Residents, staff, and students live together in community on our campus in Saugatuck, Michigan, where they share meals, social time, and the exchange of ideas. We actively encourage our participants to engage across differences in age, regional location, race, and gender identity, learning what it means to be a community by participating in one. Ox-Bow is a 501c3 not-for-profit organization.
