The Wassaic Project’s 2018/19 Winter Residency program

Application Opens: May 14th

Deadline: June 25, 2018, midnight

The Wassaic Project accepts 1 – 4 month proposals for our Winter Residency program: December 2018 - March 2019.

ABOUT THE PROGRAM:

The Wassaic Residency Program cultivates and supports community for emerging and professional contemporary artists, writers and other creatives. Housed in historic, landmark buildings, the residency program offers nine artists each month the opportunity to live and work in the heart of a rural community. The Wassaic Residency seeks artists working in a diverse range of media who want to produce, explore, challenge, and expand on their current art making practices, while participating in a grass roots, community-based arts organization.

STUDIOS + FACILITIES: It’s a different Wassaic in the winter. We
trade swimming holes for bonfires, the Luther Barn for the Old Hotel in Maxon
Mills — where residents work out of 80–100 square foot studios in converted
19th-century hotel rooms. It’s a cozier space, but one with plenty of room to
experiment: residents are free to undertake large-scale projects throughout the
non-winterized mill spaces. While ourhttps://www.wassaicproject.org/artists/print-shop"> print shop closes for the winter,
residents have 24-hour access to their studios, ourhttps://www.wassaicproject.org/artists/wood-shop"> wood shop, and ourhttps://www.wassaicproject.org/artists/ceramics-studio"> ceramics studio. And they live just a short
walk away in one of our two residency houses, the Schoolhouse and the Lodge,
where accommodations include a private bedroom, shared living room/study,
dining room, kitchen, and bathrooms.

The Wassaic
House Hotel, built in the 1850s by Noah Gridley of Noah Gridley and Son
Ironworks, was a direct product of the railroad and functioned as a leisure
location where upper class railroad passengers could rest, dine, and socialize.
The hotel abuts the Maxon Mills and now serves as our winter residency studio
space. Each of the former hotel rooms has been adapted into studio spaces.

PROGRAMMING

Two to three times per month, creative professionals will
visit to givehttps://www.wassaicproject.org/events?category=Visiting%20Artist%20Lecture"> public lectures and make one-on-onehttps://www.wassaicproject.org/artists/studio-visits"> studio visits with creative professionals our residents. Our
embedded critics, Adam Eckstrom and Lauren Was (of Ghost of a Dream), will lead
group studio visits.

All artists are also invited to participate in a monthly
evening of artist’s talks and presentations, and are encouraged to be available
on the last Saturday of every month to participate in ourhttps://www.wassaicproject.org/events?category=Open%20Studio"> Open Studios program.

FEES & FELLOWSHIPS:

The value of the Winter Residency is $1500 per month — which
includes studio space, housing, and extensive programming, performance, and
exhibition opportunities. But thanks to continued support from our donors and
granting organizations, all residencies are offered at $600 per month.

We are, however, able to offer up to $300 in need-based (as
self-reported in their applications) financial assistance to residents for whom
it would be impossible to attend without financial support. Our intention is for financial assistance to be
given to artists for whom it would be impossible to attend without financial
support. If that is not the case for you. Financial assistance is provided to
reduce financial hardship; our allocation is not based on merit.

Accepted
artists will pay their first month’s residency fee + $50 security deposit upon
signing their artist contract. Subsequent fees are due at the first of each
month. There are no refunds.

EDUCATION FELLOWSHIP:

Our expanded
Education Fellowship program awards no fee 2-3 month residencies in exchange
for extensive participation in the Wassaic Project’s education programming,
which connects the local community to contemporary artists and artistic
practices. Recipients will work primarily as Teaching Artists in our Wassaic X
Webutuck program, which builds critical thinking and creative problem solving
skills through collaborations between emerging artists and public high school
students. All Education Fellows will gain extensive curriculum-building and
teaching experience.

For more
information and requirements:

https://www.wassaicproject.org/artists/education-fellowships">https://www.wassaicproject.org/artists/education-fellowships

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Because we're an artist-run organization focused on
strengthening and supporting our community, all residents (except ourhttps://www.wassaicproject.org/artists/education-fellowships"> Education Fellows and Family residents) are required to work
eight hours per month during their time in Wassaic. Residents work alongside
staff members and help us out with installation/de-installation of exhibitions,
thehttps://www.wassaicproject.org/education/art-nest"> Art Nest, our community garden, office organization, and projects in
the larger community. It’s our way of prioritizing community development: we
want artists and Wassaic locals interacting, collaborating, and working
together.

REVIEW PROCESS

Residents are selected by a review committee composed of the
Wassaic Project Co-Directors, Residency Director, and professionals in their
field. Artists and writers will be selected based on the quality of their work,
commitment to their practice, and ability to interact positively with the
community at large.

HOW TO APPLY:

https://www.wassaicproject.org/artists/applications">https://www.wassaicproject.org/artists/applications

CONTACT:

will@wassaicproject.org

INSTRUCTIONS:

Contact info

CV or
publication list (3 pages max)

Brief project
proposal (200 words max)

Work samples
(see below)

Two references

Scheduling
details:

- How many
months are you applying for? Which month(s) are you applying for? Please
indicate your first, second and third choice(s), and any that you cannot attend.

Miscellaneous
details:

- Are you
applying as a collaborative team? If so, please specify if you need separate
beds.

- Will you be
bringing your partner/spouse?

- Will you be
bringing your dog?

Application
fee:

$25
application fee*

WORK SAMPLES:

For artists:

10 work
samples, including title, year, medium, and dimensions.

Size
requirements: images, up to 5MB each; video, up to 250MB each; audio, up to
30MB each; PDFs, up to 10MB each

If your work
is time-based or has video documentation, you may also link to media from
YouTube, Vimeo and SoundCloud.

For
playwriters/screenwriters:

1 or 2 work
samples. 30 pages maximum.

For
fiction/nonfiction writers:

1 or 2 work
samples. 30 pages (double-spaced) maximum.

For poets:

At least 2
work samples. 10 pages (double-spaced) maximum.

For education
fellowship applicants:

- What teaching
experience do you have and why is working with youth important to you? Please
describe your experiences in detail, especially those that deal with connecting
this age group to contemporary art. (500 words max)

- If you were
asked to create a hands-on project that translated some aspect of your own
practice to children, what would you do? (200 words max)

- Why do you
want to be an education fellow at the Wassaic Project? (200 words max)

For family
residency applicants**:

- Are you
bringing a spouse/partner?

- How many
children are in your family? What are their ages?

*Application
fees are non-refundable. Please contact us at residency@wassaicproject.org if
you cannot afford to pay the application fee.

**Apply
through Winter Residency

For more information about the Wassaic Project’s Winter Residency:

https://www.wassaicproject.org/artists/winter-residency">https://www.wassaicproject.org/artists/winter-residency

Website:

https://www.wassaicproject.org/">https://www.wassaicproject.org/

Contact info:

will@wassaicproject.org

The Wassaic Project

37 Furnace Bank Road

Wassaic, NY 12592