FY2026 SU-CASA Artist Residency
Ends on
Application Deadline: November 21, 2025
REMINDER: Please read full guidelines HERE.
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
SU-CASA is a community arts engagement program that places artists in residence at senior centers across the five boroughs of New York City. The program provides selected artists with a stipend in exchange for creating and delivering arts programming for seniors. The program has two components:
- Artists will engage participating seniors in an art project or series of cultural programs throughout the residency, and
- the residency will include a public program component – exhibits, readings, performances, open houses, or other cultural interactions open to the surrounding community.
Selected artists will work with the senior center, where they are placed to refine project goals and coordinate a schedule for residency activities and the use of facilities.
For FY26, individual artists may apply for SU-CASA through their local arts council; any organization that submitted an eligible FY26 Cultural Development Fund proposal may apply for SU-CASA through DCLA. The program will support residencies for individuals at senior centers across the City’s 51 Council districts in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026.
Bronx Council on the Arts is proud to be part of this program on behalf of the borough of the Bronx. BCA will accept applications from individual artists seeking residencies at participating senior centers in the Bronx only.
Individual artists-in-residence will receive a stipend in the amount of $6000, an additional $2000 materials/supplies budget, and access to materials and supplies from Materials for the Arts.
Individual artists are expected to provide a minimum of 20 contact hours of activity and can apply directly to participate in the program without a fiscal sponsor.
All application components must be received no later than 11:59 PM on November 21, 2025. Applicants will be notified of their application status and, if selected, which senior centers are participating by February 2026. Residencies will take place between March 1, 2026 and June 30, 2026.