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Anderson Center

OVERVIEW: The Anderson Center offers two-week and one-month residency programs to artists working in a diverse range of disciplines.

IP TAKE: The Anderson Center welcomes artists “who are divers in every way” from anywhere in the world to its two-week residency programs in rural Minnesota. Other programs have eligibility requirements that are somewhat more stringent, but creatives working in any discipline or disciplines should sign up for the center’s newsletter to keep up with new opportunities. This is a transparent and accessible organization; contact information for individual staff members is available on its website.

PROFILE: Established in 1995, the Anderson Center is an artistic destination point in the Upper Mississippi River region and based in Red Wing, Minnesota. It is a national registered landmark that occupies the former estate of Alexander Pierce Anderson, famous for creating the “Quaker Puffed Wheat” and “Quaker Puffed Rice” breakfast cereals. According to its mission statement, the center is “a rare, rural oasis, a place that celebrates the imagination and supports the development of new arts and ideas through residencies, studios, and public engagement.”

The Anderson Center serves artists and citizens of Minnesota through its residencies and with retreats and collaborative public programs.

Grants for Performing and Visual Arts

The Anderson Center Runs the four residency programs.

  • The General Artist Residency Program offers a two-week retreat to early-career or established artists working “across all disciplines” from anywhere in the world. The program prioritizes “artists who are diverse in every way” and encourages applications from ” a wide range of creative and intellectual genres, including those that don’t fit neatly into one category.” Retreats typically run in August and October, although dates may change from year to year. Find current application guidelines and due dates here.
  • The Early Career Artists Residency Program supports artists from either the state of Minnesota or the five boroughs of New York City with a one month residency at the center and weekly stipend. This program has typically accepted applications with a due date in January for residencies in September, although dates may vary from year to year. See current application guidelines here. 
  • The Deaf Artists Residency Program runs every other year. It is a one-month residency for five deaf artists “to come together in an ASL-centric environment to create, communicate and exchange ideas for one month.” See current application guidelines and due dates here.
  • Through a collaboration with Stadt-Salzburg, the center offers the Salzburg Exchange Artists. This program is open to Minnesota-based artists and consists of a one-month residency at the the Künstlerhaus in Salzburg, Austria. Find details, application guidelines and due dates here.

In addition to its residency programs, the Anderson Center offers the following programs and resources:

Important Grant Details:

Stipends associated with the Anderson Center’s various residency programs are awarded in amounts set by each program.

  • Anderson’s main residency program welcomes artists from anywhere in the world, while is deaf artists residency supports U.S.-based artists, and its early-career program is limited to artists from Minnesota or New York City.
  • See complete eligibility information, guidelines and due dates here.
  • Information about past residents is available here.

Submit questions to the Anderson Center via the contact form at the bottom of its website or call the center at (651) 388-2009. Contact information for individual staff members is also available at the organization’s directory.

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