FAWC Named One of Top Three Artist-run Residencies in the World
Artist-led and founded residencies have a rich history and can be a major boost to a resume. Here is a top-notch, small selection, many of which also emphasize communal interaction.
Excerpted from Artnet article:
Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture, Maine
One of the U.S.’s most sought-after artist residencies founded after World War II, the program is still run by artists and accepts some 65 emerging artists out of some 2,000 applicants. Located on 330 acres of land near Lake Wesserunsett, the intensive, nine-week residency draws visiting artists, who, along with resident faculty, make studio visits and give lectures that have been cataloged in the iconic Skowhegan Lecture Archive, which can be found in several U.S. museums.
The program also has close relationships with schools and institutions outside dominant art-world centers. A $6,000 tuition fee can be largely offset by financial aid opportunities, and housing in converted lakeside cottages, food, and studio space is provided. The campus includes a library, a media lab, as well as a large wood and metal shop with basic ceramic facilities.
Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts residency, Omaha, Nebraska
Founded in 1981 by artists, this acclaimed international residency and exhibition space for artists and curators offers a fully subsidized live and work program. Artists enjoy generous studio and living spaces, a monthly stipend and travel expenses, plus access to facilities such as the Okada Sculpture & Ceramics Facility for large-scale production, and a sound studio. Presentations and open studious are optional to artists, and the program is a great place to meet and network with fellow arts professionals.
Fine Arts Work Center, Provincetown, Massachusetts
This acclaimed artist-led organization founded in 1968 offers seven-month residencies for emerging artists and writers, a summer workshop program, an online writing program, plus studio visits and manuscript reviews with artists and writers, as well as events and exhibitions. There are 20 fellowship residency spots, with many having gone on to win prestigious prizes such as MacArthur and Guggenheim Fellowships, the Nobel Prize, or exhibiting their work in the Venice Biennale, the Museum of Modern Art, and many more. Fellows receive an apartment, a studio for artists, and a monthly stipend of $1,250, plus an exit stipend of $1,000.
