The University of Michigan has opened proposals for the 2027-28 Roman J. Witt Residency, a year-long programme that gives one artist or designer 20,000 dollars, housing, studio space and a culminating exhibition at the University of Michigan Museum of Art. The residency is run by the university's Stamps School of Art and Design in partnership with the museum, known as UMMA, and is open to established and emerging artists and designers working in any medium or subject.

The selected resident will develop a new project for UMMA's Irving Stenn Jr. Family Gallery, a 1,200-square-foot glass-walled space on the museum's ground floor that faces the street. The exhibition is scheduled to open in March 2028. Because the gallery is highly visible to passers-by, applicants are asked to explain how their project would respond to its setting and scale, and to identify campus connections or resources that could support the work.

The residency runs from September 2027 through June 2028, with the artist spending up to twelve weeks in Ann Arbor. During that time the resident is expected to engage with students, faculty and the public through teaching and public programmes developed with university staff. Recent holders of the residency include Conrad Egyir, Holly Bass, Stacey Kirby and Machine Dazzle, whose Ouroboros filled the Stenn Gallery in 2024.

Proposals for the 2027-28 residency can be submitted through 25 January 2027 via the SlideRoom system. A 15-dollar submission fee applies, which goes directly to SlideRoom for hosting. The programme awards one residency each academic year with the aim of supporting the production of new work at the university.