Housed in a historic art deco building in West Palm Beach, Florida, the Armory Art Center provides art classes for artist of all ages and abilities, exhibitions, art salons, lectures, and special events. Nearly 100 courses, held in 12 state-of-the-art studios, are offered in ceramics, digital arts, drawing, jewelry, painting, printmaking, fibers, sculpture, welding, and wood turning are offered each year.

The mission of the Armory Art Center is to inspire the creation and experience of art. The Armory’s vision is to become a leading artistic and cultural center.

Armory’s Artist-in-Residence Program
The Armory Art Center invites artists to apply to the Armory’s Artist-in-Residence Program. This highly competitive program attracts a diverse group of emerging artists within varied disciplines who have earned at least a BFA. Artists-in-Residence are responsible for teaching classes to our diverse student/community where they have the opportunity to refine their skills teaching workshops and eight-week classes. They also participate in special events. The Armory provides a studio space which offers freedom to develop their own work. Artists-in-Residence have the opportunity to exhibit work they have created during their residency. Residents are paid for teaching and also receive a generous monthly stipend for departmental assistance and participation in extracurricular events in the community.

The Artist in Residence program at the Armory Art Center supports artists who want to share their creative vision and enrich our community. Our objectives are to:

•   Enhance the diversity and quality of the studio experience provided to the Armory students and community at large
•   Provide Artist in Residence the means to share their work and ideas
•   Encourage public participation and interaction with artists and artwork that the Palm Beach County community would not otherwise experience.
•   Engage the Artist in Residence with the Armory staff and the administrative and   operational sector.
Disciplines
2D: Seeking artists in 2-dimensional media such as digital media, painting, drawing, printmaking, fiber, and/or multi-media. Resident will also be responsible for booking models for open sketch sessions, monitoring open sketch, and assisting with departmental special projects as needed.

Jewelry and Metalsmithing: Seeking a jewelry/metalsmith knowledgeable in advanced soldering fabrication techniques, some forming methods using various stakes/hammers, surface finishes & patinas, centrifugal or vacuum casting, hydraulic press, enameling, stone setting & or 3-D rendering.

Ceramics: Seeking potters or clay sculptors competent in wheel throwing, hand building, firing reduction, raku, soda, and electric kilns.

Sculpture: Seeking sculptors competent in reductive processes, welding (MIG, TIG, SMAW, Oxy/Acetylene gas welding), forging, mold making, and/or casting. Materials relevant to the department include, stone, wood, clay, metal, and mixed media.

All applicants must have at least 25 hours experience teaching in a studio environment, which includes teacher's assistant (TA).

Timeline
Residency Period: August 29, 2022 – May 27, 2023
Residents must be on campus one week prior to the start of the residency period- Monday, August 22, 2022
Application Deadline: Digital submissions must be received by 11:59pm on Sunday, March 20, 2022. Regular mail submissions are to be postmarked by Monday, March 14, 2022.
Interview Schedule: April 4-8 via Zoom
Notification Results: Week of April 18, 2022