Artist Residency Application
We are now accepting applications for the 2024 Artist Residency season.
The application deadline is Sunday 25 February 2024.
Notifications will go out by Wednesday 20 March.
The application deadline is Sunday 25 February 2024.
Notifications will go out by Wednesday 20 March.
For any questions not answered here, please see our FAQs page or reach out to us at
residency.artcenterpadula@gmail.com.
residency.artcenterpadula@gmail.com.
If you would like to apply for a Fellowship, please use the application form specific to that Fellowship. Those forms can be found on the Fellowships page.
Guidelines
Eligibility
Qualified applicants must be working at a professional level in their field. We accept applications from emerging and mid-career creatives, as well as from those who are established with national and/or international reputations.
Applications for residency are judged primarily on the quality of submitted work samples. There are no publication, exhibition, or performance requirements contingent on an Art Center Padula residency.
We encourage creative professionals of all backgrounds to apply for admission. Art Center Padula celebrates varied ideas, world views, and personal characteristics, and are committed to being an organization that welcomes and respects everyone regardless of age, ability, ethnicity, race, religion, philosophical or political beliefs, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, nationality, geographic origin, and socioeconomic status.
Qualified applicants must be working at a professional level in their field. We accept applications from emerging and mid-career creatives, as well as from those who are established with national and/or international reputations.
Applications for residency are judged primarily on the quality of submitted work samples. There are no publication, exhibition, or performance requirements contingent on an Art Center Padula residency.
We encourage creative professionals of all backgrounds to apply for admission. Art Center Padula celebrates varied ideas, world views, and personal characteristics, and are committed to being an organization that welcomes and respects everyone regardless of age, ability, ethnicity, race, religion, philosophical or political beliefs, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, nationality, geographic origin, and socioeconomic status.
Creative Disciplines
We accept applications in the following disciplines:
VISUAL ARTS - including book arts, conceptual art, design, drawing, environmental art, fiber arts, film & video, installation arts, metalworking, mixed media, multimedia art, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, and woodworking
Note: We do not have darkroom, sculpture/woodworking, or printmaking facilities, but provide exploration space for artists working in those disciplines. Those working in wood or metal must bring their own tools.
WRITING - including academic scholarship, criticism, fiction, history, poetry, journalism, nonfiction, philosophy, playwriting, screenwriting, storytelling
We accept applications in the following disciplines:
VISUAL ARTS - including book arts, conceptual art, design, drawing, environmental art, fiber arts, film & video, installation arts, metalworking, mixed media, multimedia art, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, and woodworking
Note: We do not have darkroom, sculpture/woodworking, or printmaking facilities, but provide exploration space for artists working in those disciplines. Those working in wood or metal must bring their own tools.
WRITING - including academic scholarship, criticism, fiction, history, poetry, journalism, nonfiction, philosophy, playwriting, screenwriting, storytelling
Collaborations and Couples
Collaborators may submit a joint application and choose to share studio/living spaces.
Non-collaborating couples who wish to be in residence together must submit individual applications.
International Applicants
Art Center Padula welcomes applicants from around the world. Writers who work in languages other than English or Italian should supply samples of work in translation as well as in the original. A working understanding of either English or Italian is required.
Collaborators may submit a joint application and choose to share studio/living spaces.
Non-collaborating couples who wish to be in residence together must submit individual applications.
International Applicants
Art Center Padula welcomes applicants from around the world. Writers who work in languages other than English or Italian should supply samples of work in translation as well as in the original. A working understanding of either English or Italian is required.
Calendar
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The Residency program consists of nine 18-day sessions per year, taking advantage of the warmer months. Each session starts on Thursday and ends on Monday, giving us a few days between each session to ready our spaces for the next artists.
The application deadline for the 2024 residency season is Sunday 25 February. Notifications will go out by Wednesday 20 March. 2024 Residency Session Calendar Session 1, 16 May- 3 June Session 2, 6 - 24 June Session 3, 27 June- 15 July Session 4, 18 July – 5 August Session 5, 8 – 26 August ~ Break ~ Session 6, 12 – 30 September Session 7, 3 – 21 October |
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Fees and Funding
Fees: There is no fee to apply.
Residency fees for 2024 are as follows:
Single resident--
Private room, shared bath, and a private studio: €975 per resident
Resident pair/couple--
Double room, shared bath, shared studio: €1650 per couple
Double room, shared bath, separate studios: €1950 per couple
All residency fees include a weekly group dinner (for residents and Friends of the Art Center), use of kitchen, sunroom, il salotto verde (the green salon), library room and the extensive gardens at Casa Padula.
We do not accommodate half or partial residency sessions.
Residency fees for 2024 are as follows:
Single resident--
Private room, shared bath, and a private studio: €975 per resident
Resident pair/couple--
Double room, shared bath, shared studio: €1650 per couple
Double room, shared bath, separate studios: €1950 per couple
All residency fees include a weekly group dinner (for residents and Friends of the Art Center), use of kitchen, sunroom, il salotto verde (the green salon), library room and the extensive gardens at Casa Padula.
We do not accommodate half or partial residency sessions.
Please see our Fellowships page to learn about our current funding opportunities.
Application instructions
The application form is available here. Be ready with the following materials:
APPLICATION MATERIALS
- Applicant Proposal
A one-page proposal which addresses the concept and direction of proposed work, a description of your practice, and why a residency here in Padula is important to you or your project. - Bio
A brief description of your personal and professional background. - Resume/CV
This one-page summary should include educational background, teaching, publications, exhibitions, awards, honors and other pertinent experience. Document format pdf, doc or docx. - Work Samples
These should be recent and representative of the best work according to the applicant’s medium and discipline. Visual artists and writers: insert a link to your website or online portfolio. Audio/visual artists: link to embedded audio files (e.g. SoundCloud) or video files (e.g. YouTube, Vimeo).
If you do not have any work samples online, please follow the instructions on the form.
