Welcome to my Homepage Digital Artist Residency Program!

New to the area and need a temporary home while adjusting to cyberspace? Tired of your online persona and looking for a place to try something different? Messy project that your landlord doesn't approve of? Or maybe you're just looking for a vacation...

About The program

Welcome to my Homepage is an international online residency program and non-traditional art venue for the creation and appreciation of new net art. Founded in 2014, Homepage offers artists a low-stakes opportunity to experiment and explore the web as a site for creative production. We have hosted over 100 artists from across the world wide web. Welcome to my Homepage is hosted by The Museum of Human Achievement in Austin, TX.

Residencies occur monthly. Open calls are announced in our community MoHA Discord, Instagram, and newsletter.

No coding necessary! Welcome to my Homepage provides a user-friendly web builder to explore digital studio practice, create a new project, host a durational performance, or whatever suits your hopes and dreams. We also provide a $275 honorarium, individual mentors, virtual studio visits, and a platform for your project online at welcometomyhomepage.net and in-person through partnerships with Austin Public Library Innovate and Games Y'all.

What's net art? Artwork created on and experienced exclusively through the internet. ;)

Apply

Currently accepting applications for 3-week online residencies running September 2025 - February 2026.

You can also read this information on our accessible wiki here.

Timeline

Application deadline - July 1, 2025 11:59pm CDT (UTC -5)

Notification to applicants by August 1, 2025.

Applicant Support Workshops

June 12, 12pm CDT (UTC -5) | online - details & RSVP

About the application

Our application asks for a Statement of Interest or Residency Proposal (300 words or less), brief Artist Statement (200 words or less), brief Bio (200 words or less), and work samples (up to 4 links and/or a PDF of up to 10 images). Don't sweat it! We prefer brief, honest, and you over something fancy, academic, and perfect.

Apply!

Who is this for?

We host all sorts, but we especially like folks who haven't had an opportunity like this before, would benefit from a flexible online residency, want time to experiment, or are stuck in a rut and looking for an excuse to get going again. You don't need to be a net artist or digital artist - we've hosted performers, poets, puppeteers, filmmakers, healthcare workers, musicians, you name it.

Our jurors look for proposals that sound thoughtful, interesting, exciting, fun, or challenging and also reasonable to achieve in the relatively short 3-week time period.

Who isn't this for?

We do not host:

Applicants under 18
Undergrad or grad students who will be in art, design, or media program during the residency period
Full time university faculty in art, design, or media programs
Past Welcome to my Homepage residents
Those who have been a CATS+ resident in the past year

This allows us host more folks who may not already be connected with resources and opportunities. We still think you're cool though! Drop us a line if you'd like to tell us about something you're working on.

Applicant FAQs

> How often do y’all do Open Calls? Typically twice per year with six artists selected per cycle. Occasionally we do an invitational round. > Are there fees to apply? Nope, it's free to apply! > What is the selection process like? Residency Director, Rachel Stuckey leads the selection process by a jury panel which may include 1 MoHA staff, a past resident artist, a member of our advisory board, and representative from our community partners (Austin Public Library, artist collectives, etc). They review and rate all applications individually, then we all meet to discuss the top 66% of applicants and any lower scoring applicants that a single juror feels passionate about to determine our selections. > Are there formal meetings during the residency? How meetings happen is up to the resident. Some artists prefer regular weekly studio visits while others prefer to reach out as needed. Conversations with mentors are scheduled depending on availability, and how many folks the resident would like to be connected with. We’re happy to support you in the ways that make sense for you. > What website host do you use? We offer mmm.page, a user-friendly drag and drop web-builder. No coding skills or programming experience required! If you do want to utilize those skills, you’re also welcome to host a project on your own domain. We also have a heap of easy to learn, open-source, tiny web tools we can recommend for different projects. > Do you host performance artists? Definitely! We’ve had artists in the past who have done live-stream performance during their residency or created performance for video. The performance can also be purely screen-based, such as a live screen recording. All kinds of proposals are welcome. > What kind of proposals aren't as successful? Projects that rely on visitor participation to complete the work can be tough. We don't accept proposals for existing creative projects, or promotional projects like a portfolio website or a page for your band. Projects that are beyond the limitations of the residency (3-weeks, online) are also a tougher pitch.