Tofte Lake Center Residency Programs

We at Tofte Lake Center are incredibly excited to share our 2025 residency programming with you! Applications for our 2025 artist residencies open December 1st. This year, we're offering five distinct residency opportunities, and we hope one of them below speaks to you, a friend, or fellow artist!

Thank you in advance for spreading the word about all of the opportunities we have for artists of all backgrounds, disciplines, and career stages here at the lake!

Please reach out with any questions or if you'd like to connect!

Individual Artist Residency

June 11-17, 2025

September 3-9, 2025

This year we are offering two Individual Artist Residencies. These residencies are focused on individual artists and/or small collaborative teams of all disciplines who wish to create work in community with other artists in all stages of their career.

National Emerging Artist Residency

July 2-11, 2025

Our National Emerging Artists Program is back! This 10-day residency is focused on emerging artists and/or small collaborative teams of all disciplines who wish to create among other emerging artists from around the US.

MN BIPOC Artist Residency

June 2-8, 2025

This week-long residency provides space for 6 BIPOC artists of any discipline to retreat and create in community. The residency balances personal work time with group interaction and optional sharing of work or performance, as well as time for play and rejuvenation.

Arts Educators Residency

July 14-20, 2025

This week-long residency provides space for 6 artist educators to center themselves and their work as artists first and get the well-deserved rest and rejuvenation they need.

Family Artist Residency

August 13-19

This week-long residency for Minnesota parent-artists offers the opportunity for single parent artists and artists who wish to bring their spouse/partner and 1-2 children. The residency enables these artists to focus on their work while the child/ren enjoy age-appropriate, supervised activities onsite and in town.

Applications are open December 1st - December 31st, 2024, at 5:00pm CST.

Programming activities are made possible in part by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.Operating support is made possible in part by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.