KHN Residency 2027 – Session 1

The Kimmel Harding Nelson (KHN) Center for the Arts offers up to 78 juried residencies per year for visual artists, writers, composers, and interdisciplinary artists from across the United States and around the world. Session 1 of the 2027 programme runs between 4 January and 18 June 2027, with individual residencies lasting 2 to 8 weeks.

Residents receive a private bedroom, bathroom, and studio space (writers and visual artists typically share an apartment; composers are housed in a separate garden-level studio apartment), plus a $175 USD weekly food and living stipend. KHN also covers the taxi fare from Omaha Eppley Airfield or Lincoln Airport to Nebraska City on arrival and departure.

KHN uses a strictly blind jury process — all identifying information must be removed from your statements and work samples. Special consideration is given to emerging artists, recent graduates, and artists living in or originally from Nebraska.

Alumni may re-apply for a maximum of two residencies in their lifetime. Non-Nebraska alumni must wait two years after their original application before reapplying; Nebraska alumni must wait one year.

What you'll need to apply:

• Preferred dates and length of residency
• Anonymous statement about your submitted works
• Anonymous statement of intent
• Anonymous work samples (discipline-specific guidelines on the KHN website)
• Contact details for two professional references
• Professional CV (your name may appear here)

Applications must be submitted through the online portal — emailed or mailed applications will not be accepted. A non-refundable $35 USD application fee applies; this cannot be waived.

Notification of results will be sent by 1 November 2026.