RMAR Magazine

For the
working artist

Residency spotlights, alumni interviews, application guides, and dispatches from the field.

Resources

Should You Take This Opportunity?

You got accepted. Now what? A 10-question cosmic gut check for artists weighing residencies, fellowships, grants, and workshops.

By Katrina Neumann · March 11, 2026

Latest

tools

Stop Managing, Start Making: How ArtistTracker Gives You Your Time Back

Artist and founder Yohanna Baez built the tool she wished existed — an AI-powered assistant that handles the admin so you can get back to the studio.

Mar 9, 2026

announcement

The Great Residency Cleanup: Why We're Labeling the "Ghosts"

For years, the residency world has felt like a digital graveyard. At the new RMAR, we're done with zombie listings.

Mar 7, 2026

books

10 Books Every Artist Should Read Before Applying to Residencies

On creative practice, career building, and surviving the emotional gauntlet of putting your work into the world.

Feb 27, 2026

guide

What to Pack for Your First Artist Residency

A practical, tested packing list from artists who've done it — so you can focus on making work, not hunting for supplies.

Feb 26, 2026

travel

East Africa's Quiet Studios: Residencies in Nairobi, Addis Ababa, and Dar es Salaam

Three cities. Three wildly different art scenes. All worth the journey.

Feb 24, 2026

travel

Dakar, Accra, and the New Geography of African Residencies

West Africa is leading a creative renaissance. These residencies put you at the center of it.

Feb 20, 2026

guide

Five Residencies Where the Ocean Is Your Studio

For artists who do their best thinking near water — from the cliffs of County Mayo to the foggy headlands of Northern California.

Feb 10, 2026

travel

Where the Mountains Meet the Sea: Mediterranean Residencies for Artists

A 15th-century castle in Umbria, a modernist villa overlooking the Calanques, and a farmhouse at the foot of Montserrat — the Mediterranean's finest artist residencies.

Jan 28, 2026

travel

Making Art in the Medina: A Journey Through North Africa's Best Residencies

From Rabat's new media labs to Cairo's downtown galleries, North Africa is one of the most exciting — and overlooked — residency destinations in the world.

Jan 15, 2026