Join Artist Communities Alliance and our brilliant faculty of artists and arts leaders for Equitable Capacity Workshops, a values-driven series designed to support artist-centered experiences.
Walking the Walk: Equity in Artist Application and Selection Processes
April 2 + 3, 2025 | 1-4pm ET
This two-day intensive examined the many elements involved in designing a thoughtful invitation, application, and selection process. Participants learned from field professionals about the approaches that have been most effective and hear directly from artists about their experiences. Sessions balanced presentation, informal discussion, and break-out group exercises.
Presentations:
- From an Artist’s Perspective with Salty Xi Jie Ng
- Looking in the Mirror: An Artist Call is a Multi-Step Process with Mariela Acuña, Director of Exhibitions & Residency, Hyde Park Art Center
- Beyond the Artist Call: Shouting From the Rooftops and Seeding Expectations with Asaad Miller, Communications Director, The Steel Yard
- Building to Last: Distribution, Transition, and Relationships with Rebecca Harvey, Executive Director, Archie Bray
- There’s More Than One Way: Artist Selection Processes, Panel Discussion with Asaad Miller, The Steel Yard + Calliope Nicholas, Millay Arts + Victoria Tillotson, Watershed (UK)
Anywhere New is Unfamiliar: Re-assessing Access in Residency Artist Support
May 7 + 8, 2025 | 1-4pm ET
Join us for this two-day intensive, where we will explore the strategies and practices for welcoming, inclusive, and accessible artist residency programs. Learn from field professionals about the approaches that have been most effective in supporting artists of all backgrounds and hear directly from artists about their experiences.
Presentations:
- From an Artist’s Perspective with Nat Decker
- It Takes a Village: Assessing For Equity and Access with Kate Bowen | Executive Director, ACRE
- Cultivating Healthy Soil: Hosting International Artists Over 32 Years with Ruth Adams | Co-executive Director, Art Omi
- Everything Matters: Hospitality and Artist Care, Interactive Workshop with Faythe Levine
- Write Your Own Recipe Book: How to Work With What You Have (Staffing and Amenity Support), Panel Discussion with Asia Freeman | Artistic Director, Bunnell Street Arts Center + Ama Rogan | Managing Director, A Studio in the Woods + Toccarra Thomas | Executive Director, Santa Fe Art Institute
To learn more about 2025's Equitable Capacity Workshops and register, visit our Eventbrite.
*Five Pillars of a Healthy Residency Framework Rubric developed by the Artist Communities Alliance design team: Lisa Funderburke, President + CEO; Edwige Charlot, former Director of Community Learning; and Kate Strater Hogan; with generous support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.