Resident artists will be embedded with local community organizations during the first week of residency to learn about the mission and goals of the partnering organizations, so as to be inspired with ideas for creative projects which will engage a broader cross-section of the public in those goals and missions. Artists will have the entire six weeks to create finished, or significantly finished works which will be exhibited in the KCA gallery. During the residency, artists will make one in-school workshop presentation in one of seven local schools. Artists will also have one open studio day on a Saturday after the first three weeks – for public community access to the works in process. There will also be two or three (TBD) evening events where artists will present their past or present work to an invited audience of supporters and arts leaders in the region. Exhibits will open the Friday night of the last week of each residency and will run for four to six weeks. Artists are expected to attend the Opening and an Artist Talk the Saturday morning after the opening, travel should be booked for the Sunday of the final weekend of the residency.
Service, is the theme of KCA’s Spring 2027 session and is intended to creatively serve the needs of our communities for which the artwork is made. The Spring 2027 SFW Resident Artist Program will run from March 14 - April 24 in partnership with For All Seasons, Kent County Food Pantry, and Sumner Hall, Chestertown.
