Open Call: ArteEast announces a third residency with McDowell Colony

ArteEast is pleased to invite applications for a new residency to take place in the Fall of 2016 in partnership with McDowell Colony. 

ArteEast Residencies are open to artists based in the Middle East and North Africa, including the Arab region and Turkey. In an effort to stay true to our mission of facilitating access to career development for artists from the MENA region, preference is given to worthy applicants who otherwise do not have ready international travel and residency access or opportunities.

All ArteEast residencies provide for living space, round trip travel from the resident’s home country and a stipend. Residencies conclude with an ArteEast CONNECT extension in New York City, which will consist of a curated schedule of meetings with art professionals (curators, gallerists, programmers, etc.), as well as presentation and community engagement opportunities in concert with ArteEast’s various partners throughout New York City.

McDowell Colony Residency

Dates: October 1st-November 12th, 2016 / ArteEast CONNECT November 13-20th, 2016

Application Deadline: April 15, 2016

Decision Announced: June 15, 2016

This 8-week residency takes place in the beautiful rural community of Peterborough, NH, at the renowned MacDowell Colony. This residency will be most suited to: Artists who are somewhat more established in their practice and seeking opportunities to work in a setting that balances opportunities for dialogue with other artists and engagement with the local community with ample opportunities for solitude and independent work. You can find more information on the McDowell Colony Residency here.

To apply, please have the following ready:

• A short statement detailing what you intend to work on during the residency. (3000 Characters Max)

• An up-to-date CV (PDF format)
• PDF Portfolio that includes your works over the past 2 years. (max 8mb)
• If you have a time-based practice, you can send include URLS in the provided fields.
• One recommendation letter from an authority in your field.
• ArteEast Supplement Statement*

CLICK HERE TO APPLY  (indicate that you are applying for ArteEast residency)

*Application Supplement for all ArteEast Residencies: In 2016, ArteEast is endeavoring to forge a variety of community engagement opportunities for all of our artists in residence, from one-day community workshops with local children to panel discussions and presentations with academics and arts professionals. We ask that all residents include a supplementary statement summarizing any experience they may have in arts education, community engagement, and public presentations, along with ideas of how they might like to use the ArteEast residency to engage American audiences in their work and ideas during their time in the United States.