Artist Residencies • Application • Studios • Lodging

The Aurora Project offers three to six week residencies for up to nine artists and scholars per session. Private studios are open 24/7; simple, comfortable accommodations and three meals a day are provided. Residents are selected based on their applications and support material submitted in July and reviewed by peer panel in August. Announcements are made in October for residencies scheduled from March through December of the following year. The residencies are available to artists at any stage of their career but are not open to students. A waiting list is maintained.

 

Disciplines include Visual Arts (Photography and Media Arts, Drawing, Installation, Painting, Sculpture, Textiles and Fiber Arts and Mixed Media) Writing (Fiction and Literary Non-Fiction, Playwriting, Poetry, Translation and Screenwriting) Performing Arts (Music Composition and Recording, Performance Art and Storytelling) Design (Architecture, Industrial Design, Landscape Architecture and Urban/Rural Planning and Design) Scholarly Research and Writing (Historic Preservation, Art History and Criticism, Ecology and Environmental Studies) New Genres, Interdisciplinary and Environmental Arts. The Aurora Project encourages artists and scholars from a wide range of disciplines to apply, the limitation of available space and equipment being the primary restrictions. Collaborations may be possible with nearby facilities including access to a wood fire kiln, printmaking studio, a commercial glass blowing company and community arts opportunities. Contact us for information.