Curatorial Residency Program
Deadline: October 26, 2016
SOMArts Curatorial Residency Program is a unique opportunity for emerging artists and curators to execute their bold vision for our Main Gallery space. The support provided by the Curatorial Residency enables artists to continue their professional development, form new creative partnerships, and engage community residents through programming that serves the mission of SOMArts: to promote and nurture art on the community level and foster an appreciation of and respect for all cultures.
Artists and curators selected for the program receive project grants up to $5,000, exhibition space in the SOMArts Main Gallery, installation, technical and event production support, and community engagement and public relations support from SOMArts’ experienced staff. Three residencies are awarded each season and are designed to support emerging and mid‐career artists, as well as artists exploring new and challenging ideas. This 9-month incubator has supported a wide range of artists, curators and cultural communities ranging from Visions into Infinite Archives (Black Salt Collective, 2016), WorkMORE! #6 (Mica Sigourney, 2014) toMourning & Scars: 20 Years After The War (Roxana Leiva, 2013).
Residency applications for the 2017–18 SOMArts Curatorial Residency season are now being accepted!