The Art Omi International Artists Residency is a three-week residency program for visual artists in upstate New York at the Omi International Arts Center, located approximately two hours north of New York City in the historic Hudson River Valley.

The residency takes place during the month of July.

The program is handled each year by a different critic-in-residence and gathers a group of artists from different countries and nationalities.

For this program, the Dena Foundation has set up a scholarship dedicated to an artist from central and/or southern Italy. The Foundation and a representative of a partner organization make the selection. The scholarship covers the travel costs and the costs related to the stay of the artist.

Because of the proximity to New York City, participants benefit from the advice and feedback of renown art critics, gallery owners and prominent artists who are invited to visit, while in the evenings the group gathers for lectures, slide presentations and panel discussions.

At the end of the residency, the organization of the Open Studios day is the occasion for the artists to share the work done during their stay with a broader audience composed of professionals from the art world.

The Residency combines uninterrupted time to create with a stimulating atmosphere of exchange, and valuable contacts are made through all these encounters.