2016 Bunnell Street Arts Center: Artist in Residence

Bunnell Street Arts Center presents an Artist in Residence program for visiting artists to create and share artwork that activates the Arts Center's space and surrounding community. The program is open to Alaska, US, and international artists and explores creative placemaking through strengthening the social, physical, and economic fabric of a community through arts and culture.

Bunnell seeks artist-led projects featuring community engagement through art such as poetry, new media, music, ephemeral art, dance, painting, theater, installation, creative writing, or sculpture. Applicants should submit a one-page statement of intent, a resume, and work samples (visual artists must submit 5 samples; sound artists or video/filmmakers should submit 3 samples; writers should submit 3 to 5 samples). An application fee of $25 is required. The application deadline is October 31st, 2015. Residencies will be awarded by December 1st, 2015 and scheduled for February, March, or April 2016.

The residency is one month in length and is open to emerging and mid-career artists. Selected artists receive a $1,000 stipend, up to $1,000 for round-trip coach travel to Homer, a $250 material budget, and lodging in a private room with shared kitchen and living area. Facilities include wireless internet, a nipping press, small printing press, HD/3D video projector, and HD video camera. The artist's studio is Bunnell's main exhibition gallery, open to the public Monday-Saturday 11am-5pm. Selected artists are expected to provide an artist talk, a workshop, and contribute one work of art created during the residency for installation, exhibit, performance, reading, screening, or other event in consultation with the Arts Center.