Kipaipai Artist Residency Joshua Tree, CA

Kipaipai Workshops, in partnership with Joshua Tree Center for Photographic Arts, announces an artist residency in Joshua Tree, California. This residency is open to English speaking established photographic artists seeking immersion in the Mojave Desert. One artist will be chosen for a three week residency taking place in Fall 2022. The residency offers one artist a respite from their daily life and regular studio practice for introspection, research, conceptualizing, and creation of photo-based work about the unique, iconic and threatened Joshua tree and their fragile ecosystems. Artwork produced during and after the residency will be considered for the exhibition "Survival of the Joshua Tree" at the Museum of Art and History (MOAH) in Lancaster, CA opening September 2024.

The artist will be housed in a private one bedroom home with additional studio room in North Joshua Tree, 4 miles from Joshua Tree Village and 10 miles from National Park entrance. A car is required. No children, pets, or smoking are permitted; vegetarian cooking only in the house. The artist-in-residence is responsible for their own travel expenses, food, materials and other expenses. Wifi is provided. Computer labs, printers and darkrooms are not provided. A modest honorarium may be provided depending on the proposed project. Spouses or partners may join if relevant to studio practice.

Application deadline is July 1, 2022 at 11:59 p.m. MDT. Entry fee is $50. Applicants must submit 5-10 images of previous photo-based work, along with name, address, phone number, email address, artist website, artist statement, and statement of intent including plan for the residency, description of photo-based project, how work fits into practice, and expectations on outcomes and benefits. Preferred 3 week dates of residency during Fall 2022 must be indicated. Three finalists will be selected for Zoom interviews the week of July 11, 2022. Winner will be notified by July 15, 2022.