Editions Studio – BLACK & INDIGENOUS PEOPLE’S RESIDENCY
Seattle Print Arts in partnership with Editions Studio is offering year-long residencies to 3 artists, which will provide access for Black and Indigenous artists to create artists’ books, broadsides, posters, and other works on paper at Editions in Seattle, WA.This residency aims to assist underrepresented artists and provide participants with the tools, connections, and support to develop and enhance skills needed to further artistic and professional development. Editions and Seattle Print Arts believe in the radical power of print, and selected artists will be equipped with new ways to contribute to their communities, broader artistic and printmaking communities, and the greater cultural vitality of the region.
Applications are due December 4th, 2020. Applicants will be notified about selection decisions by December 16th. The residency begins January 1st, 2021.
BENEFITS FOR ARTISTS:
This residency will culminate in a show at Editions and…
Artists will have dedicated table space with storage underneath and 2 flat file drawers.
Artists will receive a $750 stipend from Seattle Print Arts.
Artists will have access to a book arts mentor chosen by them from a list of available mentors for up to 6 hours, spread throughout the year.
Artists will receive a one-year Seattle Print Arts membership.
EXPECTATIONS FOR ARTISTS:
Artists will produce a small body of work that falls under the Book Arts umbrella to be featured in a show at the end of their residency.
Artists will produce 2 mini broadsides each for Editions’ Poems in the Mail project.
If this sounds exciting to you, fill out the application below. Due December 4th.
If you would like to support this residency, subscribe to Poems in the Mail and/or make donations to Seattle Print Arts.
