2026 Artist Open Call

Residencies & Fellowships at Franconia Sculpture Park

2026 Open Call dates and details will be announced by June 1, 2026! Thanks for your patience. 

About Franconia Sculpture Park

Founded in 1996, Franconia Sculpture Park is the Midwest’s pre-eminent, artist-centered sculpture park. Franconia’s mission is to foster an inclusive community to create and contemplate contemporary art inspired by nature and our ever-evolving world. Located in the scenic St. Croix River Valley of Minnesota, Franconia operates a 50-acre outdoor museum, an active artist residency program, and an impressive schedule of more than 60 public programs each year. We cultivate critical dialogue between artists and audiences; support artists through producing and presenting new, experimental work; and educate artists and audiences of tomorrow. We create programming that is responsive to the wants and needs of artists, and our rural community. Franconia focuses on providing space for underrepresented voices to be heard, leading to the diverse collection of work on display at the park. It is imperative to present these voices in rural Minnesota, and Franconia is able to do so free and open daily to the public.

Accessibility Statement for Artists

In the case that an individual artist with a disability requires ADA accommodations to perform job duties at Franconia Sculpture Park appropriate accommodation and adjustments will be made to the job and work environment to allow the individual to perform job duties.

Franconia complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), as amended by the ADA Amendments Act, the Minnesota Human Rights Act, and all applicable state or local law.  Consistent with those requirements, Franconia will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with a disability if such accommodation would allow the individual to perform the essential functions of the job, unless doing so would create a undue hardship.  If you believe you need an accommodation, refer any such request to the Executive Director.  Franconia will also, where appropriate, provide reasonable accommodations for an employee’s religious beliefs or practices.