About our residency program:
Art Produce is a multi-disciplinary space that includes artist studios, a community room, edible garden, on-site restaurant, and gallery- all of which are utilized for public and private events, workshops, and pop-up exhibits. Designed for community engagement experiences and social practice arts, the AiR program furthers our mission to build community and foster civic engagement through arts, education, and public culture.
Residencies are project based, intended to support development of new work or on-going works and to expand artistic practices. Artists in any discipline and at any stage of their careers may apply.
We do not provide artist stipends and the residency does not include living accommodations. There is no application fee.
With the outbreak of Covid-19 we have pivoted to online and remote engagement activities. We are able to continue supporting residencies utilizing safety precautions and CDC guidelines, use of masks indoors and separate entrances for studio spaces. We encourage residency applicants to consider how you might share your work with the public if physical access is not an option.
If you are interested in proposing an event or exhibition that is not affiliated with a residency, please see guidelines HERE.
We are not accepting proposals for onsite pop-up events, performances and interactive engagement activities that do not comply with CA safety guidelines. We ARE accepting proposals that activate the storefront windows along University Avenue, employ remote and virtual engagement, and utilize the building exterior and Garden.
Residency Overview/Application Process:
We encourage applications for all artistic disciplines, including but not limited to, visual artists, dancers, poets, writers, filmmakers, art educators, curators, and musicians. We provide indoor studio and outdoor work space, work tables, and some limited shared equipment.
Up to 6 artists will be selected for residencies in 2021. Residencies are scheduled from March-September 2021 and vary in length from 2 to 6 weeks. Art Produce will co-host a culminating exhibit/event/celebration to showcase the work created during the residency. This might include a gallery exhibition, a virtual exhibit, a performance or other temporal event in the storefront gallery space or video/media presentations. Exhibitions range in length from 1 evening to 8 weeks.
Artists-in-residence are expected to host, at minimum, 1 community engagement experience, public workshop, reading, lecture, open studio or other public event. Depending on the health and safety precautions regarding COVID, this will likely need to be hosted remotely.
Artist studios have separate entrances, access to outdoor sink, and 2 shared bathrooms. The outdoor garden is a shared area and artists are allowed access during their residency. In compliance with CA safety guidelines masks must be worn when in all common areas. Visitors are not allowed into studios unless they are from the same household.
We at Art Produce are passionate about supporting the production of and accessibility to public culture. We strongly encourage you to learn about our mission and what we do and consider how your practice might be a good fit. In your application please consider how your work might be shared with the public and what kind of alternative engagement possibilities you might employ.
To find artists whose practice is in keeping with our mission and values, we ask our applicants to answer the following prompts. Please feel free to include links and other relevant information, projects or collaborations.
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AIR Application Questions:
1. Tell us about yourself and your artistic practice.
2. Describe your proposed project, how it would be developed through this residency, how it aligns with our mission, and why you desire the AiR opportunity. Describe the kind of space you need for your work.
3. Describe your experience with collaborations, community engagement, or social practice. What other arts organizations, non-profits, galleries, or schools have you been involved with? What will you bring to the Art Produce community?
4. What is your preferred start date between March and September as well as length of residency? Also, please let us know if there is a period of time within that window that you are NOT available to be scheduled. (We will do our best to consider preferences but cannot guarantee them.)
5. How did you hear about Art Produce and this residency opportunity?
Include with your application questions:
AIR Application Questions:
1. Tell us about yourself and your artistic practice.
2. Describe your proposed project, how it would be developed through this residency, how it aligns with our mission, and why you desire the AiR opportunity. Describe the kind of space you need for your work.
3. Describe your experience with collaborations, community engagement, or social practice. What other arts organizations, non-profits, galleries, or schools have you been involved with? What will you bring to the Art Produce community?
4. What is your preferred start date between March and September as well as length of residency? Also, please let us know if there is a period of time within that window that you are NOT available to be scheduled. (We will do our best to consider preferences but cannot guarantee them.)
5. How did you hear about Art Produce and this residency opportunity?
Include with your application questions:
- Portfolio/Work Samples - 10-20 representative images of your work, up to 10 minutes of video, publications, favorite recipes, etc.
- CV/Resume
- Professional website or links to recent work
- 3 professional or academic references. Include email, phone number, and relationship
Please save all files as 1 PDF and all images as jpegs. Email your completed application to Lynn Susholtz.
