Calling All Sculptors, Emerging Artists, Writers, and Everyone Else: New Residencies for You!

Hey Everyone,

I hope you all got a chance to check out my book trailer for my book, The Memory Palace. If not, go here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mE5j8NIrXRg and please go viral with it! Thanks! And my new website is up too, although I am still tweaking it and adding content. I'll have a memory palace book blog on it launched soon too: www.thememorypalace.com.

After you do that little favor for Mirabee, you can read about some new residencies below. And coming soon, very soon, is a great interview with zinester, actress, author and guerilla book marketer Ayun Halliday! So keep your eyes peeled.....
Cheers,
Mirabee

(SCULPTORS) Funded Residencies—SculptureSpace, Utica, New York: Twenty artists are selected every year. Each receives a $2000 stipend toward residency expenses. The selection is made by the Sculpture Space Review Committee and a rotating guest panelist. Artists are notified in March of the panel’s decision. Primary criteria are quality, originality, and potential for growth. Non-New York artists pay a nominal fee toward housing. Free housing and $100 transportation stipend are available for New York State artists. For more info, go to: www.sculpturespace.org. email: info@sculpturespace.org Deadline: December 1, 2010

(ARTISTS) Call for Master Artist-in-Residence—two positions available: The Appalachian Artisan Center located in Hindman, Kentucky seeks to fill the annual openings in their Master Artist-in-Residence Program for artists working in metals and wood. The one-year residencies begin 9/1/2011. Benefits include: a substantial stipend, housing, state-of-the-art studio space, and the opportunity to teach at the Kentucky School of Craft. We define “Master Artist” as someone who has significant experience and skill in their given field, college degrees are preferred but not required. Deadline for application is May 1, 2011. Application: www.artisancenter.net/MAR. Questions: tricia.watts@artisancenter.net

(ARTISTS & WRITERS) HUB-BUB Residency: 11 month residency for emerging artists/writers. The HUB-BUB Artists-in-Residence Program in Spartanburg, South Carolina is an opportunity for three visual artists and one creative writer between the ages of 20 and 35 to focus on their art-making/writing while helping with our organization’s mission to build community through dynamic art and ideas. Each resident is provided their own large studio apartment along with a semi-monthly stipend ($600/month total). Studio apartments are located above HUB-BUB’s Showroom Gallery. In exchange, residents spend up to 20 hours a week working for HUB-BUB or The Hub City Writers Project and getting involved in community based art projects. Work for HUB-BUB includes bartending and setting up for live music, films, and other events in The Showroom Gallery , distributing marketing materials for upcoming HUB-BUB events, keeping a regular HUB-BUB blog, hanging art shows, helping with fundraisers and special events, assisting in gallery maintenance, and more. To learn more visit: www.hub-bub.com/air or e-mail Alix: AiRProgram@hub-bub.com
Deadline: 02/15/11

(ARTISTS) Indigenous African Workshops in Ghana: Cross Cultural Collaborative encourages interaction between creative people from different cultures. They are offering a workshop in Ghana July 11-24, 2011 that was inspired by women in northern Ghana who paint designs on their houses. This is an opportunity to work with traditional African potters. Brochure from: aba@culturalcollaborative.org; www.culturalcollaborative.org. Deadline, 4/05/11.

(ALL) Artist Residency Program call for proposals—AnnmarieSculpture Garden & Arts Center: Annmarie’s residency program provides a serene place on the Western Shore of the Chesapeake Bay for visual, musical, and literary artists to create works that address ecological issues and/or inspire community involvement. Artists have access to a private studio space in addition to a variety of classroom studios and garage spaces, a waterfront, and fifty acres of forest and field. Residencies are meant to focus on merging the arts and the environment and should include the involvement of our local community to some capacity. For more information, visit http://www.annmariegarden.org/annmarie2/artist_residencies. For inquiries, call 410-326-4640 or email gardenprograms@chesapeake.net. Deadline April 30 2011 for Fall Residencies (Sept-Nov).

(ARTISTS) Aferro Studio Residency in Newark New Jersey—Now Accepting applications for 2011 artists in residence: Residents will be awarded studios, each approximately 600 sq ft, for 6 months, with 24 hr access, access to visiting curators and other gallery directors, a solo exhibition in our project space, and inclusion in an end-of-program catalog highlighting their work over the length of the residency. The current Aferro building can accommodate up to 6 artists at a time. Artists will be selected on the basis of quality of work, commitment to their field, demonstrated need, and the ability to interact positively with the community at large. For more info, go to: www.aferro.org submit@aferro.org

(EMERGING ARTISTS/ MEDIA ARTISTS) Open Call: International Artists in Residencies and MiniArtVideoFest, Budapest 2011: Calling emerging artists! AIR/HMC, Budapest, International Artists in Residencies is now accepting entries for 2011. The jurors will select 4-10 artists for each session. Selected artists will exhibit their work, presentation, workshop, etc. Please see details on our web site. This is an excellent opportunity for artists to connect with international art galleries, curators, and collectors! Please add to your bulletins: Call for proposals for AIR/HMC, Budapest, 2011. For more info, go to: http://www.hungarian-multicultural-center.com/id69.html 
 Deadline: 02/06/11

(ARTISTS) Artist Residency at The Luminary / Center for the Arts: The Luminary is an artist-run resourcing institution that provides meaningful support to emerging artists, audiences, and appreciators in the St. Louis area. The Luminary’s Residency Program seeks to promote and support exceptional emerging artists by providing a creative environment in which to work, well-equipped studios, an individually structured professional development program, and dedicated financial support. Applications are accepted year-round for 3, 6, and 12 month residencies. Go to: http://theluminaryarts.com/ or write to info@theluminaryarts.com Deadline: 12/15/10.