Fall 2026 Residency Call

Mineral Arts & Residencies is an artists residency program near Mt. Rainier, in Mineral, Washington. During fall 2026, we'll host 18 creative people during three sessions ranging from one to two weeks in length, providing them with time, space, nutritious food, community, and access to the outdoors as well as the wild and wonderful energy of the region. We provide accepted applicants space and time to create new work without the interruptions of normal life and with the bonus of healthy meals. During each session, six residents will live at the historic and low-key haunted Mineral Lake Lodge, which offers views of Mineral Lake and Mt. Rainier and boasts lots of history. Each artist will have a private bedroom in the lodge, with linens provided. For writing workspace, each writer's room will offer a small desk area, and we will also set up private out-of-room space at the lodge for writers to work solo (including the second-floor sunroom and ground-floor den) as well as spaces at the church. Up to two visual artists may work in the lodge's 750-square foot "conference center" directly facing the lake and The Mountain (and which has two bathrooms and a kitchenette as well as an 1150-square foot deck), free-range around town, or set up shop at the church in its sanctuary area. At the lodge, four bedrooms have ensuite bathrooms, while two bedrooms share a hall bathroom. Residents are provided box breakfast and lunch each morning and will dine together nightly at the church -- they will also have 24/7 access to a snack fridge and coffee/tea in the lodge as well as at its conference center and at the church. Meals will be prepared by a caterer who cooks with regional organic produce and eggs wherever possible; all residents are issued a food survey on acceptance so we can build menus that accommodate food allergies/exclusions as well as preferences. Accessibility notice: During fall 2026, all residents will stay at the Mineral Lake Lodge which requires the use of stairs (both to enter the lodge and to access the bedrooms which are on the second or third floor). We are working to find partner accessible spaces for 2027 and beyond so that artists who are unable to use stairs may join us. Visiting authors and artists: During each residency, special guests will visit and present work. Typically, alumni presenters visit and in some cases bring with them a special guest artist they've chosen to introduce to Mineral. These events are free and open to the public, and are casual dessert potlucks held after dinner. Resident presentations: If they wish, residents can share with one another and the public at each session's "show and tell" held during residency. These presentations are typically held after dinner and are dessert potlucks.