Visiting Artists & Scholars Program

The Visiting Artists & Scholars Program is a residency for artists and scholars of all nationalities to live and work at the American Academy in Rome. Participants may rent living and working spaces, access the Academy’s library, archives, gardens and studio facilities, and take part in internal and public Academy events and programming. Stays are offered in defined Fall and Spring sessions with minimum stays of four weeks and options for longer or shorter (three-week) residencies when available. Disciplines encouraged include architecture, design, literature, musical composition, visual arts and a range of humanities fields.

Access to living and working spaces, studios and Academy resources including the Library, Photographic Archive, study collections, gardens and participation in Academy events and Walks and Talks program.

Artists and scholars of all nationalities may apply; encouraged disciplines include architecture, design, landscape architecture, literature, musical composition, visual arts, and various humanities fields. Application materials required include a project proposal and a résumé/CV; supplementary materials are optional.

Apply via the Academy application portal with a project proposal, résumé/CV and optional supplementary materials; applications are reviewed by a committee in Rome and applicants are notified within six weeks of the closing deadline.