Kolaj Institute’s Solo Residencies in New Orleans are designed to provide artists, curators and writers with dedicated time and space to work on projects. The mission of Kolaj Institute is to support artists, curators and writers who seek to study, document, and disseminate ideas that deepen our understanding of collage as a medium, a genre, a community, and a 21st-century movement.
Residents may spend one or two weeks developing a focused body of work, conducting research using the Institute’s archive and collections, exploring New Orleans as a place through collage, working on a book project, creating collage poetry, making a stop-motion collage film, preparing work for exhibition, or documenting and organizing their artistic work. Kolaj Institute is also open to artist-proposed projects with clear goals.
Kolaj Institute provides housing and studio space at its Gallery in the Marigny neighborhood of New Orleans. Residents have a private bedroom with access to shared kitchen and bathroom facilities and work in the Gallery studio with collage-making supplies and a printer. Prior to the residency, Institute staff meet with each resident to identify community partners, local resources, and opportunities that support the project, then work together to develop a plan for their time in New Orleans.
The residency is for self-motivated artists, curators and writers who benefit from uninterrupted time, creative exchange and engagement with New Orleans’s vibrant cultural landscape.
Residency Eligibility
Residency Experience Summary
Application Information
Kolaj Institute Solo Residencies are open to self-motivated artists, curators, and writers who are seeking dedicated time and space to develop a project related to collage, publishing, research, exhibition, writing, or creative practice. Applicants should be prepared to work independently during their residency and should have a clearly articulated project, goal, or area of inquiry for their time in New Orleans. Artists at different stages of their careers are welcome to apply. Residents are responsible for their own travel, meals, materials beyond basic studio supplies, and any additional project-related expenses.
The cost of the residency is $900 US for one week (including 6 nights accommodation) or $1400 US for two weeks (including 13 nights accommodation). If the artist is traveling with a partner or companion, there is an additional fee of $400 US per week.
A limited number of grants of $250 is available in order to offset the fee and reduce barriers to participation to those with a demonstrated financial need. No grants are available to cover travel, lodging or food costs or to offset the companion fee.
All travel to and from New Orleans, as well as food and lodging outside of the Residency, are the sole responsibility of the artist.
A limited number of $250 grants are available to offset the residency fee and reduce barriers to participation for artists with demonstrated financial need. These grants are applied toward the program fee only. Grants are not available to cover travel, food, lodging outside of the residency, materials, or companion fees. All travel to and from New Orleans, as well as food and lodging outside of the residency, are the responsibility of the artist.