Navigating Residency Applications: A Mock Panel Discussion & Resource Share for Artists

In this engaging session, panelists will review and provide feedback on mock artist residency submissions, sharing their insights and reasoning behind selection decisions. Representatives from Dance Source Houston, Galveston Artist Residency, Project Row Houses, Fresh Arts, and HCCC will present their residency programs. This event is free to attend with registration.

Attendees will have the valuable opportunity to gain expert insights and practical advice on navigating residency applications and understanding different program offerings. Participants will have the chance to ask questions in a Q&A session and seek guidance on the application process and program expectations.

The event is organized in conjunction with Fresh Arts’ and HCCC’s upcoming artist residency applications. Fresh Arts’ Space Taking Artist Residency (STAR) application opens in September, and HCCC’s application opens in December. The panel is co-hosted by Fresh Arts and Houston Center for Contemporary Craft and generously funded by the National Endowment for the Arts.

Refreshments in the HCCC lobby begin at 5:30 PM, and the panel begins at 6:00 PM. Visitors will have the opportunity to explore HCCC’s artist studios before the panel begins.

ABOUT OUR HOSTS

Fresh Arts empowers local artists through programs designed to build knowledge, amplify local resources, and connect communities. Our programs and resources are designed to engage artists across all disciplines and include fiscal sponsorship for artist-led community projects, artist residencies, workshops, toolkits, and other hyper-local online resources.

The Space Taking Artist Residency (STAR), powered by Fresh Arts, continues the organization’s legacy of empowering traditionally underrepresented local artists to experiment with and transform public spaces in innovative ways.

Houston Center for Contemporary Craft (HCCC) is a nonprofit visual arts center dedicated to advancing education about the process, product, and history of craft. For more than 20 years, HCCC has showcased emerging and acclaimed artists in exhibitions; introduced visitors of all ages to contemporary craft through lectures, workshops and hands-on activities; and supported the development of working artists through its artist residency program.

HCCC’s Artist Residency program supports emerging, mid-career, and established artists working in all craft media, including but not limited to clay, fiber, glass, metal, wood, and mixed media. The program is designed to offer time and space for craft artists to focus on their creative work and interact with the public.