Iris Project Residency in Los Angeles, California offers artists, curators, writers, and creative thinkers from diverse backgrounds and disciplines the space and time to push boundaries in their practices’. We strongly believe that when creativity is freed from the pressure of production or material exchange, new directions and insights will emerge, and that these benefits will extend beyond the creative's time at the residency. Iris Project Residency is a sponsored project of Venice Arts, a non-profit arts service organization.  

Three no-cost residencies are awarded each year. Additional residency are available at a low-cost. All residents are responsible for their travel, meals, and art supplies. There are no publication, exhibition, or performance requirements if granted a residency.

Special events and development opportunities may be arranged by Iris Project Residency as and when appropriate for the artist-in-residence. The residency program varies in purpose (dictated by the artist), duration (between one and two weeks), and selection process (open call or by invitation). Applications for the coming 2023/2024 season will open July 1st - July 15th 2023. Residencies will be announced at the end of August 2023. Referrals are considered on a rolling basis.

Please direct all questions and concerns to contact@irisprojectresidency.com.