Phase1

Open Submissions | 8.15.23 - 10.15.23

The call for artists to submit their residency applications begins on August 15, 2023 and closes on October 15, 2023. Studios Inc. management will screen the applications to ensure that all meet the eligibility requirements for the program. Any applications that do not meet the guidelines will be set aside.

Phase 2

Review of Artist Proposals | Oct 2023

The Selection Panel will be comprised of six (6) voting individuals — at least two (2) of whom will be female — with the Studios Inc facilitator serving as a non-voting adviser.  The panel will be composed of:

  • Two (2) Studios Inc Board Members

  • Three (3) Invited members from the regional arts community

  • One (1) Existing Studios Inc. resident artist (preference to be given to an artist about to leave)

The Selection Panel will meet to review the artists who meet all eligibility requirements. The panel will view images of the work submitted by the applicants and will conduct a frank and open discussion about each applicant, with the ultimate goal being to narrow the list of possible studio recipients to no less than twice the number of available open studios. For example, if there are two available studio slots for a given year, the Selection Panel will initially select no less than four finalists, but no more than three times the number of available studios. This will provide at least one primary recipient and one alternate for each available studio slot. At the end of this initial process, Studios Inc Director will notify the list of remaining applicants that they have been moved on to the second round of the process, and will also inform those not included.

Phase 3


Phase 4

Finalist Presentations | Nov 2023

Finalists will meet with Studios Inc management and the Selection Panel for a studio visit and formal presentation. Alternatively, a selected artist can opt to make a formal presentation at the Studios Inc administrative offices. Regardless of method, these presentation or studio visits will last no longer than 30 minutes.




Selection of Resident(s) | Dec 2023

Within two weeks of conclusion of Phase III, The Selection Panel will reconvene to judge the formal presentations. The outcome of this meeting will be the formal selection of an artist for each available studio, plus an equal number of alternate artists in case the primary is unavailable to utilize the studio. Once these final selections are made, Studios Inc Director will notify both the selected artists and those not selected of the outcome of the selection process.