Artist-in-Residence Program
We are currently working on our studio and residence spaces and look forward to accepting our first residents in 2023.
Thank you for your patience with our progress and please sign up for our newsletter (below) to receive information about our upcoming first call for applications.
Thank you for your patience with our progress and please sign up for our newsletter (below) to receive information about our upcoming first call for applications.
Our Artist-in-Residence program is a self-directed residency designed to bring artists and writers from out of town to live and work in the historic center of Padula, immersing themselves in our way of life here and becoming part of the fabric of the community for the duration of their stay. We trust that each resident will use their time in the way that best supports their creative process: whether that be to work/produce, or to experiment, think, explore. While there are no required activities, there are opportunities for more direct contact with the locals and other artists alike through monthly dinners and other events.
Residency periods last for three weeks (18 days), with the possibility for an artist to combine two or more sessions in order to have a longer stay. We host between 4 and 6 artists at a time. We offer each artist private accommodations and a luminous studio space as required. If a studio space is not necessary, a resident may opt for accommodations only. They will also have access to the large common room in our main studio/gallery building.
Accessibility: Please note that our village is on a hilltop: you must walk either up or down stone steps and narrow cobble-stone streets in order to access our main studio and gallery building, housing, and all shops, restaurants, etc. We tend to discourage bringing a car for the duration of your stay as parking is quite limited, but we can help arrange for one locally for occasional longer-range outings during your stay if desired.
Residency periods last for three weeks (18 days), with the possibility for an artist to combine two or more sessions in order to have a longer stay. We host between 4 and 6 artists at a time. We offer each artist private accommodations and a luminous studio space as required. If a studio space is not necessary, a resident may opt for accommodations only. They will also have access to the large common room in our main studio/gallery building.
Accessibility: Please note that our village is on a hilltop: you must walk either up or down stone steps and narrow cobble-stone streets in order to access our main studio and gallery building, housing, and all shops, restaurants, etc. We tend to discourage bringing a car for the duration of your stay as parking is quite limited, but we can help arrange for one locally for occasional longer-range outings during your stay if desired.
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
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.
Pets
Please contact us at artcenterpadula@gmail.com, or +39 (388) 877-4001 to discuss bringing your pet.
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.
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.
Pets
Please contact us at artcenterpadula@gmail.com, or +39 (388) 877-4001 to discuss bringing your pet.
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.
Calender
The Residency program consists of ten 3-week (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.
We look forward to accepting applications beginning early in 2023 and will post our current calendar at that time.
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Fees and Funding
Fees
There is no fee to apply.
Residency fees are as follows:
Single resident, without studio: €600
Single resident with a private studio in our main building: €800
2 residents, shared studio, shared accommodations: €1200
2 residents, separate studios, shared accommodations: €1400
Funding
We currently offer one need-based fellowship each year and are working towards being able to offer stipends for travel, food and materials. Please let us know on your application if you'd like to be considered for a fellowship or stipend.
We will update this page as we establish our fellowships.
There is no fee to apply.
Residency fees are as follows:
Single resident, without studio: €600
Single resident with a private studio in our main building: €800
2 residents, shared studio, shared accommodations: €1200
2 residents, separate studios, shared accommodations: €1400
Funding
We currently offer one need-based fellowship each year and are working towards being able to offer stipends for travel, food and materials. Please let us know on your application if you'd like to be considered for a fellowship or stipend.
We will update this page as we establish our fellowships.
Application instructions
APPLICATION MATERIALS
Submit up to ten high resolution images of your work. Any detail images must be included in that number. Image format: jpg or png; up to 2MB each. If your work includes video, or sound, or performance, you may include video or sound files within your total of ten items. Audio format: link to embedded files (e.g. SoundCloud). Video format: link to embedded files (e.g. YouTube, Vimeo)
Writing
Submit 12 to 15 double-spaced pages of your work. Extra pages will not be reviewed. You may add a synopsis, if necessary. Poets submit 6 to 8 poems or appropriate excerpts from longer works. Include your name on each page of your submission and pages numbers on multi-page entries. For writers who work in languages other than English or Italian, submit both original language examples and English translations. Document format: pdf; up to 10MB total
- Applicant Proposal
A 1–2 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 300-word Bio which includes a brief description of your education, training, achievements and honors. - 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.
Submit up to ten high resolution images of your work. Any detail images must be included in that number. Image format: jpg or png; up to 2MB each. If your work includes video, or sound, or performance, you may include video or sound files within your total of ten items. Audio format: link to embedded files (e.g. SoundCloud). Video format: link to embedded files (e.g. YouTube, Vimeo)
Writing
Submit 12 to 15 double-spaced pages of your work. Extra pages will not be reviewed. You may add a synopsis, if necessary. Poets submit 6 to 8 poems or appropriate excerpts from longer works. Include your name on each page of your submission and pages numbers on multi-page entries. For writers who work in languages other than English or Italian, submit both original language examples and English translations. Document format: pdf; up to 10MB total
