Woodstock AIR 2018

Woodstock AIR is a residency program supporting a dialogue around diversity, race, identity and beyond for US-based artists and critics/scholars/curators working in photography. The program provides access to facilities, and financial, critical, and technical support. CPW offers seven residencies for artists and one residency for a curator/critic annually. Residencies are four weeks in duration, with the possibility of two additional weeks, and can occur from May through September. Additional, partially supported residencies may be available throughout the rest of the year, pending funding. Woodstock AIR was listed among the top 20 residency programs in the U.S. by Artinfo and one of the top residencies for photographers in the world by Format Magazine.

Residents are provided with workspace, critical and technical support, housing, stipends for food and travel, and honoraria. Residents working in photography and related media are invited to embark on new work, continue work on existing projects, and/or contemplate their artistic and/or scholarly goals. Residents have 24-hour access to CPW's workspace facilities, including a Digital Lab with iMac workstations, film scanners, flatbed scanners, and inkjet printers; a Black-and-White Darkroom with enlargers and processing equipment for 35mm, 120mm and 4x5 film; photographic equipment including Canon DSLRs, 35mm SLRs, medium format cameras, and large format view cameras; and a library with more than 1,400 photo-related monographs and texts. AIRs reside in a two-bedroom furnished house within walking distance of CPW, with private bedrooms and shared facilities. The Critical Studies Residency invites critics/scholars/curators to complete scholarly research in the photographic arts with the goal of publication or exhibition, with access to CPW's library, archives, and collection.

Woodstock AIR is open to all artists and critics/scholars/curators working in photography and related media who currently reside in the United States. Special consideration is given to work that engenders a dialogue around diversity, race, and identity, and to artists from marginalized groups and/or artists of color. Former Woodstock AIR participants and individuals who will be students in fall 2018 may not apply. Residents are required to donate a finished work to CPW's Permanent Print Collection. Applications require 15-20 digital images and/or up to 3 videos of current work, a residency proposal answering three questions about plans and goals, a bio of 250-300 words, an artist statement of 500 words describing current projects and artistic process, a resume/CV, contact information for two professional references, and a $15 online processing fee. Critical Studies Residency applicants must also submit 2 writing samples of no more than 1,500 words per sample combined into a single PDF. A panel of arts professionals reviews applications with emphasis on the quality of work samples and the practicality and feasibility of the applicant's statement of intent.