100 West - Corsicana Artist & Writer Residency
Corsicana Artist and Writer Residency advances the production and presentation of new work and ideas by an international community of artists and writers by providing an arena of generous support and historic space.
Fifty miles south of Dallas, this residency takes place in the historic downtown of Corsicana, where two oil booms in the 1890s to 1920s produced an exuberant architectural setting. Historic buildings declined in care and use by the late-20th century, alongside the general compromise of small-town America. Corsicana Artist and Writer Residency affords creative re-use of these preserved sites, soaked in their unaltered space, light and proportion. Anchored by 100 West, a former Odd Fellows Lodge, this collection of sites becomes a cultural campus providing artists and writers meaningful interaction with the community and its history as a springboard for research and creative production. We champion innovative and engaged studio practices and writing, while facing outward in partnerships for education, exhibition and publication designed to develop transformative dialogue with audiences near and far.
The unique history and cultural landscape of Corsicana lies at the intersection of economic change and the collection of diverse races and religious histories throughout that change. This residency is uniquely positioned to engage and respond to this landscape through its support for creative production.
203 N. Commerce St.
Corsicana, TX 75110
United States
Residency Program Information
Residency Program Summary
Application Information
Applications are open to artists and writers from the United States and international origins.
Collaborative applications welcomed, maximum 2 residents / studio. Complete one application.
Alumni residents are not eligible to reapply (please contact residency director for off-season options).
Ceramic and aerosol-based work is not accommodated.
Artist Applicants submit 5 examples of work.
Writer Applicants submit 2 examples of work, max 2000 words each.
Accepted applicants who commit to a residency term are responsible for a one-time, non-refundable $200 Administration Fee paid to the residency before November 1, 2022. Residents incur no additional costs to attend.
Travel, meal and research expenses are not covered.
Funding is extended to all accepted applicants and satisfies all studio and housing accommodations, following the paid $200 Administration Fee. Residents do not receive funding in the form of direct payment. Instead, funding is absorbed by the residency, and granted to residents by providing generous accommodations for studio and domestic space and residency programming. The value of funding per resident per two-month term is estimated between $4,000 and $6,000, depending on writer or artist studio accommodations and programing.
Accessibility
Only the residency's Storefront is ADA Compliant, for public programs, gallery, bookshop and administration office. The residency studios at 100 West are not ADA Compliant, sited in a preserved historic structure with studios and living space on the 2nd and 3rd floors, accessible only by staircase.
Options exits for writing retreats in the neighborhood adjacent to 100 West and downtown Corsicana, inside a single-level cottage.
100 West is the studio and living site for artist and writer residents. This 1890s Odd Fellows Lodge is a preserved historic site without alteration since construction. The studios and domestic spaces on the 2nd and 3rd Floors are only accessible by staircase.
Housing & Accomodation
The kitchen, dining living rooms and shower room are shared between three residents on the 2nd floor of 100 West. Each resident has a private bathroom adjacent to their studio with sink and toilet. The writing studio has an additional, private bathtub. The kitchen is fully equipped with standard appliances, basic spices and utensils. Residents are provided extra-long twin beds, pillows, sheets, blankets, bath towels, and necessary closet space for personal belongings and clothes.
Studio & Facilities
Complete details for all 100 West studios are outlined with photos on the residency's website under 100 West and on the Apply page.
Artists and writers coming to Corsicana escape compact, urban centers to make work without distraction. It's quiet here. Long hours are clocked in the studio with a focus stimulated by small-town atmosphere and big, open windows. Fixtures like easels, worktables, seating, bed frames and the spiral staircase accessing our roof are all made within the building, for the building.
Occasionally guests from Texas’ creative community, galleries, museums and friends are invited for studio visits and to expand dinner conversation.
Corsicana’s historic downtown offers diners, coffee shops, parks, grocery stores and hardware shops in safe walking distance, so cars are not necessary - although bicycles are available. Our local community extends across the street from 100W and throughout downtown Corsicana with several private live-work studios of this program’s founders. Transportation is generally accommodated with complimentary drives to and from the nearest airports like Dallas’ Love Field Airport one hour north of Corsicana, and Dallas-Fort-Worth International Airport one-and-a-half hours northwest of Corsicana.