The Museum of Glass in Tacoma is accepting applications for four Visiting Artist slots in 2017. The program offers a short (up to 5 days of hotshop time) but intensive opportunity to work with the museum's crew, as well as two days of basic cold-working. While work made during the residency remains the property of the artist, residents are "encouraged to donate two works" — one chosen in consultation with the artistic director for the museum's collection – and the other donated to the annual fundraising auction. Artists are also responsible for their own travel, accommodations, color powders, as well as packing and shipping of all work after the residency.
One of the residency slots — named in memory of the museum's longtime emcee of its "Thursdays in the Hot Shop" event — celebrates the connections between art and science. The Sheldon Levin Memorial Application Visiting Artist Residency encourages proposals for work that involve a scientific approach to a glass art project.
All residencies also require a public lecture called "Conversation with the Artist" on Sunday from 2 PM to 3 PM, and all work is done in full view of the public visiting the museum from Wednesday through Sunday.
The deadline for applications is Thursday, December 1, 2016 at midnight (Pacific Standard Time).
To apply, you can download the full Visiting Artist Residency application instructions, which includes information on where to mail or how to submit electronically. But sure to also the Visiting Artist Residency application form itself.
Application materials include:
- Concept sketches and images
- Resume (saved as a Word document)
- 2 images of the artist at work (as a 300-dpi .jpg)
- 6 images of recent work (as a 300-dpi .jpg)
- A Microsoft Word file that includes complete credit information for all images in the following format: title, year made, medium, dimensions, credit line
More information is available at the Museum of Glass Visiting Artist Application page.