AIR Application

2025 Residencies are for 2 or 4 weeks between mid-May and early August. Arrival dates are Sunday afternoon, and departure dates are Saturday morning. Included in the residency is housing, 3 meals a day, and studio space.

Open to artists working in any medium. Preference is given to artists whose work engages with ecology, science, and nature in unique and collaborative ways. Writers and poets are encouraged to apply for the Iowa Lakeside Lab Writers-in-Residence program

Accepted artists are responsible for their own travel to the Lab and bringing their own tools and supplies.

If you have any questions about the residency or application process, please email director@lakesidelabAIR.org


“Artists and scientists are both asking questions about the world, they’re just doing it in different ways”
Alex Braidwood
Director, Iowa Lakeside Lab Artists-in-Residence Program
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