Open call Vashon Artist Residency

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Vashon Island
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United States

Open call Vashon Artist Residency

The residency on Vashon Island, WA, United States, welcomes (performing) artists, writers and musicians for a 1 month stay in 2022.

Vashon Artist Residency offers artists space and time to create, ponder, imagine and live in a community of artists on spectacular Vashon Island in the midst of Puget Sound/the Salish Sea in Washington state. They offer self-directed residency sessions to emerging and established artists, writers, scholars, musicians and performing artists. The Residency provides lodging and workspace on a sliding scale fee structure to 3 residents at a time for 1 month long sessions all year round.

Open call for 2022
Residencies are open to artists working in all disciplines. Both established and emerging artists from around the world are encouraged to apply. You must be 21 years or older to apply.

Apply for a residency in 2022 before September 9, 2021, 11pm PST. To apply to Vashon Artist Residency, there is a $40 nonrefundable application fee. If you feel this is an obstacle to applying for our residency, please email info[a]vashonartistresidency.com for a waiver request.

Applications are reviewed by a rotating panel of alumni evaluators. Invitation to Vashon Artist Residency is based on artistic merit, ability to be self-directed and feasibility of residency goals. In addition, the selection panel will consider how well applicants align with our mission and vision. Applicants will be notified 30 to 45 days after the deadline of their status.

About the residency
Residencies are self directed. Vashon Artist Residency serves artists in the disciplines of visual art, music composition, writing, theater, dance and interdisciplinary work from around the world. There are three basic, private, well-lit, multi-purpose workspaces. Each studio is approximately 250 square feet, has heat, air-conditioning, high ceilings and natural light. There is a cottage available to writers with a desk and fireplace to work. The residency includes a private room in shared housing, a communal kitchen for meals, 24-hour access to a modest studio and the beauty and tranquility of the Puget Sound environment. Two bedrooms are located in the main house, each with studio space located on-site. The bedroom suite has its own entrance, fireplace and desk to work.

For more information, studio photos and specifications, and how to apply, see https://vashonartistresidency.com/apply

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