The Dunedin Fine Art Center is offering an online, four-week residency supporting artists of diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences whose work requires digital expression and digital publication. Unlike a physical residency, artists can live and work anywhere in the United States – a nomad residency – hence the term “nomadency.” The project must be conceived of as digital, and digital presentation is integral to the project’s goals. The final pieces will be permanently displayed online.
Calls are made three times a year, and each call has a theme or focus. Up to four artists will be selected from each call and awarded an honorarium of $500. Unless otherwise specified in the call, the artist must be 18 years old or older and not currently enrolled in any undergraduate or graduate degree program. Artist residents are expected to make a serious commitment for the entirety of their residency and work towards the goals established when accepted.
We are proud to be one of the few art organizations offering a digital residency. We are excited about all of the many directions and tools of digital art, including AI. We know AI is one artist tool among many, and we allow its use. This residency also requires honesty and full disclosure, so we ask you to tell us if you are using AI – the same as you would any other digital tool. Artists from the national and local digital scene, and artists of all disciplines who work with and in digital and web-based practices are encouraged to submit a forward-thinking application addressing the current theme of PLAY by the deadline of 14 June 2023.
About the Residency
- Four-week residency
- $500 honorarium
Artist Resident Expectations
- Complete and provide to the Dunedin Fine Art Center the original digital artwork accepted for the residency for permanent online display.
- Deliver one public workshop, talk, or event planned in collaboration with Dunedin Fine Art Center.
- Share evidence of their progress towards meeting their proposed goals with Dunedin Fine Art Center staff throughout their residency.
- Artist residents may live and work anywhere in the United States.
Eligibility
- Applications are open to artists of all digital mediums.
- An ideal applicant is motivated and able to accomplish their proposed goals in the specified time.
- The Dunedin Fine Art Center encourages and welcomes artists from all backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences and does not discriminate with regard to age, race, gender, sexual orientation, disability, religion, marital status, or nation of origin in its admission policies.
- Artists must be authorized to work in the United States and have a US bank account in order to receive the honorarium.
- Artists may reapply for residency every 2 years.
Application (Complete Form Below)
- Short description of the project (maximum 75 words)
- Project proposal (maximum 500 words)
- Artist statement (maximum 250 words)
- Work samples (maximum 5 images or links)
- Resume or CV
Selection Criteria
- Applicability of project to the current residency theme
- Merit of past work
- Readiness to engage with and benefit from this residency
- Potential to further develop an innovative creative practice that impacts the community