Artist Residency

What is an artist residencY?

An Artist Residency is an opportunity to have space and time to create artwork. It can act as a place of reflection just as much as a place of production. Sometimes residency programs cost money, sometimes they provide money. Sometimes they offer housing, and sometimes they provide studio space. Whatever shape they take, residencies are often pivotal experiences in an artist’s career that allow for introspective discovery and new creation, while helping propel an artist’s practice personally and professionally.

The In-Sight Residency offers work space, equipment, and instructional assistance for 10-days culminating in a portfolio of artwork and gallery show at In-Sight. Our goal is to provide a creative experience (typically reserved for adult professionals) that allows for youth to curiously explore an idea, project, or skill that they may not otherwise have the time, resources, or guidance to tackle on their own or in the In-Sight core classes. We hope to instill self-determination, accountability, and affirmation in our residents and their goals while giving them the freedom to create and be expressive!

Applicant rEQUIREMENTS:

• Must be 16-18 years old, rising high school juniors and seniors

• Have a passion for art and photography

• Completed an Introduction to Photography Class (at In-Sight or their high school)

• Students should have an independent project in mind that could benefit from the time, resources, and support staff that In-Sight offers

  • Some examples include (and are definitely not limited to!): retrofitting and photographing with a vintage camera, creating 3D photographic assemblages, printing images and learning how to mat and frame them, creating a lighting studio photo essay, researching indigenous representation in photography, hosting a cyanotype workshop

  • Options are abundant! We want to help YOU find what you’re curious about! Let us know if you need help drafting an idea.

• No In-Sight experience required

DETAILS:

• The Artist Residency will run July 15th through July 26th, Monday-Friday, 9am-3pm.

• Work made during the residency will be displayed for the month of August in our with an Opening Reception during Gallery Walk on August 2nd, 5-8pm

• In-Sight’s Artist Residency, like In-Sight’s other opportunities, uses a sliding scale scale fee structure to help pay for the cost of instructors, materials, and the facility

• Each resident will be awarded a $100 budget for project production and display costs

• Residents will have access to the In-Sight darkroom, digital lab, classroom, and library. They will also have the ability to borrow equipment such as DSLR, film, waterproof, or point and shoot cameras–many of which can be taken home with them for after-hours work during the residency period

• Students will work with local artists Davida Carta (Vermont Center for Photography and Landmark College) and Laisa Bellomo-Johnson

• Special guest visitors and field trips

• Mid-residency, students will “takeover” the In-Sight Instagram to share their work-in-progress and gain community exposure and support

• Participants will create a body of work and images to take home

• Residency participation is great for self-discovery & determination, provides a great opportunity to both focus and play, and looks great on a resume!

  
  

How to Apply

Each student will complete an application process that describes their project, how it benefits them, and how they would spend their time and budget (with 100-200 words).

The members of our jury panel will value potential (over experience), evidence of curiosity and exploration, noticeable energy around clear goals, and a history of self-motivation. Decisions are also made based on the resources we can provide, how the multiple residents may complement each other, and the practicality of a project in the limited time given. Applicants who haven’t participated in an In-Sight class will need to join us for a brief interview.

Need help applying? Our staff wants to help! Reach out to michael@insight-photography.org

Applications are due 5/19/24

Residency Alumni

From February 21-25, 2022, we hosted our first In-Sight Artists-in-Residence, Emma P. and Sora B.! Ideas were hatched, technical issues overcome, and a lot of tea was brewed. We’re proud of the work that our residents accomplished in this first iteration of the Artist Residency program.