— Bunnell Street Arts Center —

https://www.bunnellarts.org/artist-in-residence/

https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=14005

Location: Homer, AK

Length: Short Term: about 1 month (October-April)

Housing: A private bedroom with private bath in a shared housing facility at the Old Town Bed & Breakfast upstairs from Bunnell Street Arts Center or elsewhere in Bunnell’s Old Town neighborhood.

Kilns: *

Expenses: *

Funding/Stipend:

  • 1-4 fully-funded Alaska AIR residencies are awarded annually. Additional or partially-funded residencies may be awarded as funding and scheduling permit

  • $2,000 stipend

  • Round trip travel to Homer (up to $1,000 value)

  • $250 materials stipend

Workspace: The residency studio is Bunnell’s spacious 1,000 sq. ft. main exhibition gallery, open to the public during regular gallery hours Monday-Saturday

Responsibilities: Engage the community and impart a lasting effect by providing an artist talk or presentation and a workshop, outreach event, or presentation of work created during the residency in an installation, exhibit, performance, reading, screening or other event upon consultation with Bunnell’s Artistic Director.

Number of Residents: average of 1-5 artists at a time

Additional Opportunities:

  • Bunnell seeks artists to strengthen the social, physical and economic fabric of Homer through the arts by addressing pertinent themes. These may include accessibility, inclusion, sustainability, skills sharing and exchange, enhancing community well being, joy, or artistic strategies to build community connection

  • A premier exhibition and performance space with historic charm on Bunnell’s main floor doubles as an open studio for artists in residence

  • Studios/special equipment available: piano, sound system (mixer, monitors, mains, mics, cables), light board and theater lights, HD/3D video projector, HD video camera, tripod, nipping press, small printing press, workshop furniture (tables, chairs), reception inventory (tables, chairs, bowls, cutlery, etc.), and office equipment. Bunnell also draws on its active and engaged community to meet artists’ needs for space, equipment, collaboration or other.

  • Bicycle available for use. Occasional use of vehicles may be found

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