Osage Arts Community
Osage Arts Community is a residency program that provides temporary time, space, and support for the creation of new work in a retreat format. These creative residencies are generally anywhere from one week to one year but average around six months. OAC serves creative people of all kinds – visual artists, video artists, composers, textile artists, ceramicists, poets, fiction and nonfiction writers.
OAC is located on a 160-acre farm in an isolated rural mountainside setting in Central Missouri bordered by ¾ of a mile of the Gasconade River. We provide a solitary retreat to those working alone, as well as welcoming collaborative teams, offering a living space and a country environment, in addition to workspace, to emerging and mid-career artists.
We are committed to a unified belief in the creative process, and we support this by offering dedicated time and space for the creation of new work.”
89 Eagle Ln
Belle , MO 65013
United States
Residency Program Information
Residency Program Summary
Application Information
Osage Arts Community believes that our offer of admission is an award to you, the artist, so there is no residency fee charged.
Your submission will be reviewed by a panel representative of diverse artists and community members. They will select the resident from the applicant pool. All applications will be reviewed on the basis of: seriousness of purpose; harmony with OAC mission; creative use of the time, space and environment; and quality of proposal.
To being the process, please submit your application and residency contract for processing and review. And of course: Thank you for your submission and interest in OAC.
Applicants for the Osage Arts Community Visiting Artist Program must submit a written application and support materials. Residents are chosen by a selection committee of professionals in the arts. The major criteria for acceptance are the quality of work samples and an indication of serious commitment to one’s field of endeavor.
Because space allows for only a limited number of artists, all applications and support materials should be postmarked as soon as possible. We have no application deadlines, and applications are always considered on a space available basis.
OAC provides housing, studio space, Internet access, facilities, and program administration. With special request, OAC can provide limited transportation to and from the facility, although you will find having a car to be quite useful.
Artists must provide their own professional supplies. Artists are also responsible for participation in work exchange program, personal living expenses, health insurance, materials and supplies, telephone charges, and any other expenses relating to the cost of producing work artist-in-residence may incur while in the program. Travel and shipping expenses to and from OAC are also the responsibility of the artist.
No stipends or fellowships/awards are available.
No stipends or fellowships/awards are available.
No stipends or fellowships/awards are available.
Accessibility
Our facilities are located in a remote, rural area and the majority of the land which OAC has access to at the farm is accessible only through unpaved roads and dirt trails. Be aware that the terrain is rolling and sometimes rugged. Artists in wheelchairs or with vision-impairment cannot be accommodated at this time in selected spaces, however can be situated in some of the OAC owned properties in the town of Belle.
Housing & Accomodation
Studio/Work Space
Studio/work space assignments will be coordinated with individual artists’ needs and will be determined upon arrival on the basis of availability.
There are a large variety of living and studio spaces. Not all of them are described here.
In the main residence, there are five rooms with attached bathroom. Of these rooms there is the kitchen, the dining room, two bedrooms for two separate artists, and one 800 sq. ft. studio space. The ceiling in this studio space is a twelve-foot vaulted ceiling with a sink and hot water. There is good light, beautiful views, and studio walls upon which you can easily attach paper, canvas, and other art materials. There is an attic fan, heat, and air conditioning.
And, of course, some of the living/work spaces are located on a 170 acre natural environment is your outdoor studio, along with the Gasconade River that runs along the property.
Sometimes an artist’s dedicated workspace is his / her / they bedroom.
We have no soundproof studio space for musicians, so we ask them to work with headphones or in the vast outdoor space. We have plans for a darkroom, so photographers are limited in the work they can finalize at OAC. We have electric kilns. We have no specific rehearsal space for dance or theater.
Please realize that depending on the facility, we cannot guarantee the absolute tranquility that you may desire. The artists must respect the needs of each other. Also, birds, vehicles on the highway or streets, and the neighborhood dogs bark at strangers who pass on the street. We have limited control over the ambient sounds.
Studio & Facilities
Facilities:
Studio 89: Located within throwing distance of the Gasconade River on the farm, this gorgeous space houses three artists at a time with a shared kitchen and facilities. Each artist has their own studio space.
The Residence: A two-person home on the farm, with a shared kitchen space for the Garage Studio space and studio next door, this gem is a spacious studio for visual artists with stunning natural light. In addition, the almost wrap around deck provides about 2000 sq ft of space for gatherings and celebrations by all residents.
The Garage Studio: A one-person home with private bath and large, air-conditioned, remodeled garage for studio space. Located next to the Residence on the farm.
The Art Center: Located in the heart of the small town of Belle Missouri and inside along with an art gallery, are two delightful studio for visual artists with a private bath. The kitchen is shared.
Studio 100: This quaint house holds two artists and OAC’s ceramics studio, has a shared bath within, but artists walk across the street for a shared studio space and kitchen in the Art Center.
Studio 105: Located a few blocks off main street in Belle is this lovely, one-person house with all the accommodations and no sharing of facilities. A small second bedroom could be used for collaborative teams or families.
Studio 701 (the purple house): Just off Highway 28 is this two-person house. A large separate remodeled garage studio is for one of the artists, while the other has the large living room as studio space.
Studio 700: The backyards of this and the Purple House are shared, although each has its own kitchen and facilities. Two artists can stay in this space, with studio spaces in the finished attic and on the main floor. The shared outdoor space is often a gathering place for in-town artists, communal garden area and maturing fruit trees.
Studio assignment is based on current availability and workspace needs.