The Alaska AIR artist residency program seeks international, US & Alaska artists to create new work and deeply engage Bunnell Street Arts Center’s community.
The Alaska AIR program selects artist residencies that strengthen Bunnell's community and address pertinent themes such as accessibility, inclusion, sustainability, stewardship, skills sharing and exchange, connection, joy, and enhancing community well-being. Community engagement strategies might include collective art-making, performances, Artist in Schools programs, workshops for general or specific audiences (i.e. seniors, youth, etc), or other artist-driven visions.
Mediums include (but are not limited to) social & civic practice; moving image; movement & dance; audio art; music composition and performance; and visual, literary or performing arts.
Alaska AIR residencies are generally scheduled for one month, October through May, and provide $2000, travel, lodging, & studio/gallery space. There is a $25 application fee. (Needs-based waivers are available).
One to four fully-funded Alaska AIR residencies are awarded annually. Additional or partially-funded residencies may be awarded as funding and scheduling permit.
Residency Eligibility
Residency Experience Summary
Application Information
Applications for Bunnell Street Arts Center's Alaska AIR program should include:
- An artist statement
- A statement of intent and residency proposal.
- Preferred months of residency and any special needs.
- A resume
- $25 application fee (Needs-based Waivers available)
- Work samples (see below)
Work samples will differ according to each artist's work.
- Work samples** may be images, audio, video, or a combination thereof.
- Up to 5 work samples may be images.
- Up to 3 work samples may be audio. (Total audio time should be no more than 15 minutes)
- Up to 3 work samples may be video. (Total video time should be no more than 15 minutes)
- **Writers may include up to 10 pages of written work as a PDF.
**Please note, the Alaska AIR application on CaFE will require a minimum of 3 work samples of audio/video/image. Writers may submit .jpgs of pages, audio/video clips of readings, or other solutions to meet this requirement.