Wildacres Environmental Artist-in-Residence

Associated Residency Program

The Environmental Artist-in-Residence Program at Wildacres Retreat welcomes artists, scientists and other professionals engaging with ambitious ideas and who are activity-focused on current global environmental issues. Candidates will be chosen for their intellectual and creative rigor as well as activism in their creative practice, with a deep emphasis on our climate crisis and its many permutations for society moving forward.

The intent of the Wildacres EAIR program is to support professional individuals and their creative practices from several disciplines, including all areas of art, social practice, writing, research, environmental restoration, natural science and other environmental and creative disciplines.

Qualified applicants will include artists and scientists who focus on climate change, global warming, the extinction crisis, habitat loss, soil degradation, as well as remedies and human adaptations to these and other pressing climate crisis issues. We are interested in artists who understand the cycles of the natural elements they are investigating and how the dynamics of our warming planet play a role in those cycles. For instance, in the local Blue Ridge Mountains the demise of Hemlock forests through infestation by an introduced insect has unbalanced essential elements of local watersheds.

Deadline
Residency Length
1 week - 2 weeks
Average Number of Artists in Residence at a Time
3
Collaborative Residency
May apply as a team
Discipline
Drawing
Interdisciplinary Arts
Mixed Media
Painting
Sculpture
Visual Arts
Blacksmithing
Ceramics/Clay Arts/Pottery
Digital Fabrication
Fine Metals/Jewelry
Installation Arts
Paper Arts
Textile & Fiber Arts/Weaving
Woodworking
Literature
Playwriting
Screenwriting
Writing
Performance Art
Music
Animation
Digital Media
Film
Photography
Graphic Design
Industrial Design
Architecture
Environmental Arts
Landscape Architecture
Social Practice
Storytelling
Urban Planning/Design
Biology
Ecology
Environmentalism/Conservation
Science
Art Conservation
Companions
Pets are not allowed
Country of Residence
Open to artists based anywhere in the world
Family Friendly
N/A
Stage of Career
Any stage of career
Additional Expectations/Opportunities
Other
Accessible Housing
ADA Compliant
Meals Provided
Some meals (at least 2 meals provided)
Studios/Facilities Accessibility
Partially Accessible (50% or more)
Type of Housing
Private housing on campus (individual apartment/cabin/house)
Additional Eligibility Information

Candidates interested in a Wildacres EAIR residency may apply using our online application.  Applications open each April, and completed forms must be submitted no later than midnight on October 31st to be considered for the next season by our selection committee.  There is a $25 non-refundable processing fee to apply for a Wildacres residency.  Other than that fee, Wildacres does not charge residents for their time with us.

Our Selection Committee is comprised of individuals with experience in environmental sciences and residency selection. We ask that candidates who have been awarded residencies at Wildacres to wait to apply for a subsequent residency for two years.

Number of Artists Accepted in Most Current Year
73
Total Applicant Pool in Most Current Year
275
Artist Stipend
Travel Stipend/Material Stipends
Residency Fees
25
US Dollar (USD)
Fee Details

There is a $25 non-refundable processing fee to apply for a Wildacres residency.  Other than that fee, Wildacres does not charge residents for their time with us.

Grant/Scholarship/other Funding Support
Application Fee
25
US Dollar (USD)
Application Type
Open application