BCA Studio Residency
Boston Center for the Arts (BCA) is accepting applications for our next Studio Residency cohort starting in the Fall of 2024, providing work-only studio space in BCA’s Artist Studios Building in Boston’s South End, along with other programmatic benefits. Studio space is located in BCA's Artist Studios Building (ASB) at 551 Tremont Street; maximum studio term is 33 months (2 ¾ years). The group will join a vibrant group of artists already participating in the Studio Residency program.
This year, thanks to generous support from Wagner Foundation, artists selected for the Fall 2024 Studio Residency program will receive fully awarded studio space for a maximum term of 33 months, from September 15, 2024-June 15, 2027. The 2024 BCA Studio Resident cohort, funded by Wagner Foundation, allow us to make real strides in the work of creating greater equity and opportunity to Boston-area artists for whom financial support and artistic community come at a catalytic moment in their practice. Selection of this cohort of artists will be based on artists' demonstration of the financial as well as artistic impact of a fully awarded studio on their practice.
539 Tremont Street
Boston, MA 02116
United States
Residency Program Information
Residency Program Summary
Application Information
We do not accept students currently enrolled in school. A BA, MA, BFA, or MFA is not required.
We do accept collectives, however we ask that you apply by way of a single application and specify that you are part of a collective and will be sharing the space with other artists.
BCA Studio Residency alumni must wait one year to reapply following their last residency. New applicants will be prioritized over alumni.
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Accessibility
The studios building is a four floor, walk-up building, with no elevator and no loading dock.
Please contact Phyllis Y. Smith to discuss accessibility needs - 617.426.5000 or phyllis@bostonarts.org
Please contact Phyllis Y. Smith to discuss accessibility needs - 617.426.5000 or phyllis@bostonarts.org
Please contact Phyllis Y. Smith.
Please contact Phyllis Y. Smith.
Housing & Accomodation
Studio & Facilities
Each artist who is selected for the program will be provided with 24/7 access to an individual, work-only studio space in BCA’s Artist Studios Building at 551 Tremont Street in Boston’s South End for a maximum term of three years. Studios range from 140-540 square feet. Studio space includes free Wi-Fi and heat, and reduced rate access to available rehearsal space at BCA, as well as access to a vibrant professional community, opportunities for public visibility for their work, and support for artistic development through participation in a range of programmatic events and activities.
IMPORTANT NOTES, RESTRICTIONS AND LIMITS:
Overall:
Studios in the building are WORK ONLY, not live-work space;
Studios and common space in the building may not be the site of any public events, which means that any non-residents coming into the building must be entering on the basis of an individual invitation; and
The studios building is a four floor, walk-up building, with no elevator and no loading dock.
In Addition:
We look forward to inviting artists across disciplines to pursue their art through the BCA Studio Residency program, within the realistic constraints and restrictions related to the physical structure itself, which includes a particulate-based fire suppression system, non-sound-proofed walls and floors, sometimes spotty wi-fi and old pipes.
We welcome applications from artists at all career stages, income levels, and geographic locations. We primarily seek applications from visual artists (painters, sculptors, installation artists, photographers, video/new media artists, fiber artists, printmakers, etc.). Our studios are not well suited for artists who do not work quietly (nothing is sound-proofed). In addition, the studios have only light ventilation, so an art practice generating strong fumes cannot be accommodated. We look forward to inviting artists across disciplines to pursue their art through the BCA Studio Residency program, within the realistic constraints and restrictions related to the physical structure itself, which includes a particulate-based fire suppression system, non-sound-proofed walls and floors, sometimes spotty wi-fi and old pipes.
We welcome applications from artists at all career stages, income levels, and geographic locations. We primarily seek applications from visual artists (painters, sculptors, installation artists, photographers, video/new media artists, fiber artists, printmakers, etc.). Our studios are not well suited for artists who do not work quietly (nothing is sound-proofed). In addition, the studios have only light ventilation, so an art practice generating strong fumes cannot be accommodated.
BCA Studio Residency welcomes applicants working in all media, including artists with community-based public art practices, artists interested in further developing curatorial skills and projects, and artists with movement- or performance-based practices.