DCASE Studio Artist and Curatorial Fellows Residency Program

The Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) announces the Chicago Cultural Center Studio Artist and Curatorial Residency Program for professional and emerging Chicago-based artists and curators over 18 years of age. The program aims to support Chicago's artists and curators in their creative process and to increase the diversity of expression and representation in the larger artistic community. This program is supported through a generous grant from The Joyce Foundation.

The program will award six residency opportunities across four categories: Category 1 - Artist in Residence - Private Studio (3 awards) provides support for practicing artists to dedicate time to their creative practice in a private studio that may be shared by up to 2 artists, with at least one monthly public interaction required; Category 2 - Artist in Residence - Public Studio (3 awards) is ideal for individual artists or teams to engage in creative interactions with the public at the Chicago Cultural Center; Category 3 - Curatorial Fellow - Exhibitions (1 award) provides a stipend and workspace to conduct research and prepare an exhibition of Artists in Residence work in Spring 2017; Category 4 - Curatorial Fellow - Art Criticism (1 award) provides a stipend and workspace to conduct research and produce written documentation supporting the visibility of Artists in Residence programming. Each individual may only apply for one residency category per year. All residents are expected to participate quarterly in studio visits, critiques and salons. Strongest curatorial applicants will have a BA and preferably an MA in studio art, art history, arts administration, museum/curatorial studies, or journalism.

Application opens April 4, 2016 and closes May 30, 2016 at 11:59 PM MDT. Work sample requirements: 1-10 images, 0-1 audio file, 0-1 video file. Application assistance workshops are held at the Chicago Cultural Center (78 East Washington) and various community locations. Applicants will be notified of results in late June. The residency period runs July 2016 through June 2017. Contact: [email protected] or [email protected].