Social Practice and Community Engaged Artist Residency

The Social Practice And Community Engagement Artist in Residency program (SPACE AIR) at Franklin and Marshall College seeks emerging and mid-career artists with demonstrated experience or commitment to social practice and/or community-based projects. Prospective residents must be from or currently living, working, or studying in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Experienced artists are defined as individuals with a regional or national exhibition record, public speaking experience, and openness to collaboration.

The 25-week (6-month) residency includes scheduled programming on campus with five Labs led by interdepartmental faculty, staff, and local experts covering topics such as trauma-informed practice, cultural competency, and effective community communication. Residents must conduct a minimum of three community-based engagements open to the public, participate in monthly open studios, hold office hours for students and staff, and present an artist talk at their closing exhibition in the Winter Center for Visual Arts galleries.

Residents receive a $20,000 stipend (including supplies and travel), 24/7 access to a private studio space, access to darkroom, printmaking, digital, sculpture, painting, and drawing studios, access to college libraries and the Phillips Museum of Art archives, and emotional/trauma-informed support via on-campus health services. Work sample requirements: minimum 10 images, maximum 15 images; 0-5 audio files; 0-5 video files; total 10-20 samples. Residency dates: August 1, 2020 - February 1, 2021.