Texas Art Residency

PROGRAM DETAILS

A Residency Includes:

• An honorarium of $2,000/month to help cover residency-related costs including travel and day-to-day living expenses

• $500/month art materials stipend + $500 food allowance

• Housing in the Guesthouse (which has one large bedroom, one full bath, a loft space, and a living area with a full kitchen). Partners/Children are welcome and encouraged.

• 24/7 access to private studio. While residents enjoy a private studio, there are 9 other working studios in the same space. If complete isolation is desired, resident artists can request to use the residence as the studio space.

• A bicycle for commuting the 1-mile from residence to studio/gallery.

• An opportunity to engage with the community in both a private or public setting

• Professional documentation of works and process (if desired)

• Access to Center for Contemporary Arts staff

• Opportunities to engage with Center for Contemporary Arts local + regional network of people in the arts

• Promotion of your work via Center for Contemporary Arts social channels and website during and after the residency

• 5 week exhibition following the residency period (variety of gallery/installation options)

• Consideration for possible traveling exhibition

Program Requirements

1. Since part of Center for Contemporary Arts’ mission is to support the local artistic culture, artists are highly encouraged to engage with the regional arts community when in residence. We look at this as a form of giving something back to the artistic culture in our region. The context and form of this engagement are very flexible and can be worked out with our staff after acceptance of the residency. We would love to discuss your ideas including programs such as a private workshop or studio visit, or public presentation or performance. The Center for Contemporary Arts welcomes proposals from the artist prior to and/or during their residency for this public engagement opportunity. Our staff will work in close collaboration with residents to coordinate all aspects of the engagement.

2. Artists should be willing to share their work, processes, and experience with audiences through the Center’s website, social channels, and printed publications. During their time here, residents will be encouraged to experiment with new ideas and materials, drawing inspiration from the local landscape, history, and community.

3. In collaboration with the Executive Director, artists are asked to donate one work to the Residency collection. This piece will be added to the Guesthouse for future residents to experience while in residence.