Residency Opportunities

• All tenured, tenured-track, and NTT faculty (not probational) who are currently teaching in the degree program at SAIC
• All full-time SAIC staff
• Have a current CV on file (not applicable for staff)
• Have completed all SAIC required trainings
• Have fulfilled credential documentation requirements (not applicable for staff)
• Have provided syllabi for each class to the Dean's Office by the first day of each semester and to enrolled students no later than the first class meeting of each academic term

12-Day Residencies, July 2026 through June 2027.

One resident is selected for each 12-day period, with exclusive use of the fully furnished, secluded house, guesthouse, and studio overlooking the Galien River to the east and across the street from Lake Michigan to the west. Architect George Veronda, Roger Brown's partner, designed the modernist glass and steel structure and its furnishings in 1979 as a showcase for Brown's extensive art collection. In 1998, Brown gave the property to SAIC as a gift and it has been used as a year-round residency and retreat center ever since. Located 75 miles from Chicago, it is a 1.5 hour drive or train commute. A car is recommended, but Amtrak's Wolverine Line has daily service to New Buffalo, with a stop about 1/4 mile from the house.

All faculty and staff who receive residencies must consult their department chairs/directors or supervisors to coordinate time off. The School does not underwrite substitute teachers for faculty to attend residencies. Staff must claim PTO in order to attend.

Please note that pets are not allowed on the property in order to preserve the artwork, house, and grounds.

Summer residencies are generally awarded to tenured and tenure-track faculty, while residencies falling between September and May are generally awarded to lecturer and adjunct ranked faculty, full-time staff, and faculty on sabbatical.

Residencies are typically 12 days in length—beginning on a Wednesday and ending on a Sunday. Applicants should identify several potential dates in descending order of preference if possible.

Below are possible residency dates to choose from:

2026 Residency Dates:
Wednesday, July 22 – Sunday, August 2
Wednesday, August 5 – Sunday, August 16
Wednesday, August 19 – Sunday, August 30
Wednesday, September 2 – Sunday, September 13
Wednesday, September 16 – Sunday, September 27
Wednesday, September 30 – Sunday, October 11
Wednesday, October 21 – Sunday, November 1
Wednesday, November 4 – Sunday, November 15
Wednesday, November 18 – Sunday, November 29
Wednesday, December 2 – Sunday, December 13
Wednesday, December 16 – Sunday, December 27
Wednesday, December 30 – Sunday, January 10

2027 Residency Dates: 
Wednesday, January 20 – Sunday, January 31
Wednesday, February 3 – Sunday, February 14
Wednesday, February 17 – Sunday, February 28
Wednesday, March 3 – Sunday, March 14
Wednesday, March 17 – Sunday, March 28
Wednesday, March 31 – Sunday, April 11
Wednesday, April 28 – Sunday, May 9
Wednesday, May 12 – Sunday, May 23
Wednesday, May 26 – Sunday, June 6
Wednesday, June 9 – Sunday, June 20
Wednesday, June 23 – Sunday, July 4
Wednesday, July 7 – Sunday, July 18

Applications are due on or before Friday, March 13, 2026 by 5:00 p.m.

TO APPLY, complete the Roger Brown Residency Application.

You must be logged into your SAIC email account to complete the form and apply. If you have any technical difficulty, including problems accessing the form, please contact the CRIT Department. The application can also be accessed by pasting the link below into your browser:

https://forms.gle/gQvZgQJ7VYdFVy8b9

Please convert all documents into PDFs before uploading. Required files to upload include:

1. Proposal: One- to two-page description of a project and its relevance to your practice, including the potential for completed works or outcomes.
2. Current CV
3. Service to the school over the past three academic years, including the current academic year (for tenured and tenure-track faculty only)

All submissions are reviewed by members of the Dean's Selection Committee, which includes the Deans, and elected full-time and non-tenure-track faculty representatives. 

Selections are based on the strength of the proposal, the applicant's record of creative and scholarly achievements, the length of tenure at the institution, and the candidate's history of awards from SAIC. For tenured and tenured-track faculty, priority consideration will be given to applicants who have actively contributed to the school community. 

Individual recipients are contacted via SAIC email in mid- / late-May.

• All tenured, tenure-track, and NTT faculty (not probational) who are currently teaching in the degree program at SAIC
• Have a current CV on file
• Have completed all SAIC required trainings
• Have fulfilled credential documentation requirements
• Have provided syllabi to the Dean's Office by the first day of each semester and to enrolled students no later than the first class meeting of each academic term

To promote international exchange, the federal state of Lower Austria has established an artist-in-residence program with five studio apartments and a large common room on the top floor of the former carpet factory within the Art Mile in Krems (Kunstmeile Krems). To ensure diversity, a vibrant atmosphere, and the opportunity for both international and interdisciplinary exchange, the program awards its scholarships to artists from many different countries who work in the visual arts, literature, architecture, and music.

Through an exchange program between SAIC and AIR—ARTIST IN RESIDENCE Niederösterreich, SAIC faculty residents are provided a furnished apartment and a shared studio space for two, five-week sessions spanning mid-May through early-August each summer. In exchange, artists from Austria are awarded SAIC-sponsored residencies in Chicago for a 10-week residency from June to mid-August each summer.

While there are multiple international artists-in-residence in Krems at any one time, each is sponsored by a different organization. Consider this an unstructured and independent residency with informal support from the sponsoring agency. SAIC provides a $1,500 stipend per session to assist with travel expenses. Knowledge of German is helpful but not required.

Once selected, recipients are asked to provide extensive documentation of their practice to the sponsoring arts organization in Krems and to submit a final report to be posted on their website.

If awarded, please note the following information regarding accommodation for partners, children, family members, and friends. Additional guests can no longer be accommodated in the residency accommodation during your stay. Our partners at Krems would be happy to suggest possible alternate accommodation in the surrounding area. Day visits would be welcome.

Awardees may elect to receive the $1,500 stipend via a one-time payment (subject to taxes) or through reimbursements via Concur.

Applicants will be asked to prioritize residency dates for the two, 5-week residencies:

First 5-week session—Monday, May 24 to Sunday, June 27, 2027
Second 5-week session—Monday, July 5 to Sunday, August 8, 2027

Applications are due on or before Friday, March 13, 2026 by 5:00 p.m.

TO APPLY, complete the AIR—ARTIST IN RESIDENCE Niederösterreich Residency Application.

You must be logged into your SAIC email account to complete the form and apply. If you have any technical difficulty, including problems accessing the form, please contact the CRIT Department. The application can also be accessed by pasting the link below into your browser:

https://forms.gle/Ji5sdK2f5CGG1hBW8 

Please convert all documents into PDFs before uploading. Required files to upload include:

1. Proposal: One- to two-page description of a project and its relevance to your practice and the region or site, including the potential for completed works or outcomes.
2. Current CV
3. Service to the school over the past three academic years, including the current academic year (for tenured and tenure-track faculty only)

All submissions are reviewed by members of the Dean's Selection Committee, which includes the Deans, and elected full-time and non-tenure-track faculty representatives. 

Selections are based on the strength of the proposal, the applicant's record of creative and scholarly achievements, the length of tenure at the institution, and the candidate's history of awards from SAIC. For tenured and tenure-track faculty, priority consideration will be given to applicants who have actively contributed to the school community.

Individual recipients are contacted via SAIC email in mid- / late-May.

Krems, Austria:
2026: Eia Radosavljevic, Nicholas Lowe
2025: Rebecca Keller, Sarah Ross
2024: Judith Geichman, Pablo Garcia
2023: Sid Branca, Adam Greteman
2020: Josh Dihle, Tom Burtonwood
2019: Tim Parsons, Jessica Charlesworth, Oli Watt
2018: Eric Leonardson, Marlena Novak
2017: Mary Lou Zelazny, Margaret Hawkins
2016: Dan Price, James Yood
2015: Lou Mallozzi, Alison Ruttan
2014: Nic Collins, Mary Patten
2013: Irina Botea, Ruth Margraff
2012: Adelheid Mers, Shawn Decker
2011: Aimee Beaubien, Peter O'Leary
2010: Anders Nereim, Brian Torrey Scott
2009: Calvin Forbes, Mayumi Lake
2008: Simon Anderson, Fred Nagelbach
2007: Rolf Achilles, Michiko Itatani
2006: Alan Labb, Mark Booth
2005: Vince Michael, Michael Ryan
2004 Dan Devening
2003: Ken Fandell, Gordon Powell
2002: Sally Alatalo, Michelle Grabner
2001: Frances Whitehead

Austrian Recipients:
2025: Chris Murzek
2024: Sunny Pfalzer
2023: Michael Heindl
2020: Julia Haugeneder
2019: Veronika Burger
2018 Marie Reichel
2017: Eva Engelbert
2016: Christoph Bruckner
2015: Johann Lurf
2014: Sissi Makovec
2013: Michael Strasser, multidisciplinary artist and photographer
2012: Nina Hoechtl, photographer
2011: Michael Niemetz, interdisciplinary artist and Johanna Braun, painter
2010: Stefan Schuster, painter and interdisciplinary artist
2009: Sebastian Weissenbacher, painter
2008: Philip Haupt, interdisciplinary artist
2007: Felix Malnig, painter
2006: Rainer Spangl, painter Veronika Dirnhofer, painter
2005: Edeltraud Haselsteiner, architectural theorist and historian
2004: Christine Gloggengiesser, interdisciplinary artist
2003: Katarina Matiasek, architect