Call for Applications - Smack Mellon's Artist Studio Program

Submission Deadline:
November 17th, 2011 - 11.59pm
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SMACK MELLON ARTIST STUDIO PROGRAM

Call for Applications

Application Deadline: Thursday, November 17, 2011, 11:59pm EST

Applications will be accepted through an online process.  Please scroll down for application instructions, and then click on "Begin application" at the bottom.

The 2012 Studio Program will be housed on the lower level of Smack Mellon’s building at 92 Plymouth Street.  The residency will begin May 1, 2012 and end March 31, 2013.

Smack Mellon offers free studio space to eligible artists for an eleven-month period. The program provides artists working in all visual arts media a free private studio space and a $5000 fellowship (dependent upon funding). The program does not provide living space. Artists also have access to shared facilities that include a fabrication shop, 2 Macintosh G5 workstations for video editing, DVD burner and CD read/write capabilities, 2 additional Mac work stations, flatbed and slide scanners, DVD players, video projectors and monitors, wireless Internet access and technical support.

Studios range in size from 250 to 300 square feet. Not all studios have windows. Artists will not be permitted to choose their studio.

Artists who are accepted into the program must be prepared to actively use their studio a minimum of 50 hours a month or they will lose it.

**Please also note that due to the possibility of flooding in our basement studios, we strongly recommend that artists keep anything valuable off the floor at all times; therefore artists accustomed to working on the floor should think carefully about whether our studios will meet their needs. 

Eligibility

All applicants must be United States citizens or legal Permanent Residents of the United States, 18 years or older, may not be enrolled in any degree program, and must be able to demonstrate need for a studio. Applicants may not be a resident artist in another studio program at the same time as the 2012 Smack Mellon residency.

Selection Process

A panel of arts professionals and artists will review applications and select artists for the 2012 season. Artists will be selected based on the quality of their work and their potential for making the most of their time in the program. The selection process will be completed by the end of February 2012. All applicants will be notified by email. Please do not call the office for selection results.

Deadline for applications: November 17, 2011  11:59pm