Annette LePique, September - October 2026
Annette LePique is a freelance writer based in Chicago. She has contributed to the Cleveland Review of Books, Frieze, Momus, and ArtReview.
Annette LePique is a freelance writer based in Chicago. She has contributed to the Cleveland Review of Books, Frieze, Momus, and ArtReview. Annette writes frequently for Chicago's own NewCity and is a member of the International Association of Art Critics. She was the recipient of a Rabkin Prize for Arts Journalism in 2023 and is a big fan of dream logic.
Visit Annette’s website here.
This residency is supported by The Dorothea and Leo Rabkin Foundation and marks the fourth year of partnership between our organizations. Through this collaboration, the Rabkin Foundation sponsors an annual residency for a Rabkin Prize winner or finalist who remains an active arts writer, recognizing the need for dedicated time for rest, reflection, long-form writing, and deadline-free work.
Read more about The Dorothea and Leo Rabkin Foundation here.
Jori Finkel, September - October 2026
Jori Finkel writes about contemporary art with attention to gender issues. Her work appears regularly in The New York Times and The Art Newspaper.
Photo credit: Vanessa Lubic
Jori Finkel writes about contemporary art with attention to gender issues. Her work appears regularly in The New York Times and The Art Newspaper.
Visit Jori’s instagram here.
This residency is supported by The Dorothea and Leo Rabkin Foundation and marks the fourth year of partnership between our organizations. Through this collaboration, the Rabkin Foundation sponsors an annual residency for a Rabkin Prize winner or finalist who remains an active arts writer, recognizing the need for dedicated time for rest, reflection, long-form writing, and deadline-free work.
Read more about The Dorothea and Leo Rabkin Foundation here.
Stephani Maari Booker, September - October 2026
Stephani Maari Booker is surviving the fire, plague and wrath of 2020s Minneapolis, MN, by creating works for the page and the stage in which she wrestles with her multiple marginalized identities: African American, lesbian, lower-class and nerdy.
Photo by Anna Min
Stephani Maari Booker is surviving the fire, plague and wrath of 2020s Minneapolis, MN, by creating works for the page and the stage in which she wrestles with her multiple marginalized identities: African American, lesbian, lower-class and nerdy.
She is a recipient of a 2024 McKnight Fellowship for Writers Administered by the Loft and a 2024 Minnesota State Arts Board Creative Individuals Grant. She has poetry, nonfiction and science fiction in many publications.
Visit Stephanie’s website here.
This residency opportunity was made possible through the generous support of the McKnight Foundation and Artist Communities Alliance.
About the McKnight Artist & Culture Bearer Fellowships Program
Founded on the belief that Minnesota thrives when its artists and culture bearers thrive, the McKnight Foundation’s arts and culture program is one of the oldest and largest of its kind in the country. Support for individual working Minnesota artists and culture bearers has been a cornerstone of the program since it began in 1982. The McKnight Artist & Culture Bearer Fellowships Program provides annual, unrestricted cash awards to outstanding mid-career Minnesota artists in 15 different creative disciplines. Program partner organizations administer the fellowships and structure them to respond tothe unique challenges of different disciplines. Currently, the foundation contributes about $2.8 million per year to its statewide fellowships. For more information, visit mcknight.org/artistfellowships.
About ACA
Artist Communities Alliance (ACA) is the international service organization for artist residency programs and artist-centered organizations. For 35 years, ACA has centered artists and artist residencies, providing them with tools, knowledge-sharing, resources, and frameworks to create and sustain inclusive, accessible, just, and joyful environments. We work to unite people and inspire the field.
About the McKnight Foundation
The McKnight Foundation, a Minnesota-based family foundation, advances a more just, creative, and abundant future where people and planet thrive. Established in 1953, the McKnight Foundation is deeply committed to advancing climate solutions in the Midwest; building an equitable and inclusive Minnesota; and supporting the arts and culture in Minnesota, neuroscience, and global food systems.