The Hundredth Hill Writer and Musician Retreats provide creatives 50 acres of pristine woodlands and four original, upcycled, and finely-crafted residences for week- and month-long retreats in the rolling hills just outside Bloomington, Indiana. The retreat’s mission is to offer quiet, inspirational space for artists and leaders to create, think, reconnect with their work, and make progress on world-changing projects. Artists may apply as individuals or as a 4-person team.

Musician and composer Krista Detor and sound engineer David Weber founded The Hundredth Hill in response to a world in need of imaginative solutions to current social and environmental crises. 

Residences include a refurbished Airstream, a loft featuring a twisting handcrafted staircase built with branches from the property, a wheelchair-accessible cabin, and a cottage filled with delightful, upcycled features. Gathering spaces include a rustic yet comfortable barn with full-kitchen, restroom, eclectic furniture, loft, stage, and room to host 25-30 participants. A professional DIY recording studio is available on the property for an additional charge.

Meals are not prepared for artists, but all units include kitchenettes with refrigerator, sink, microwave, induction cooktop, air fryer, panini grill, coffee maker, and coffee, tea, and spices. Retreats include a fully stocked pantry and fridge in each individual residence for making meals, and access to laundry facilities.

As design's social and environmental implications become more profound, it is more important than ever to write about design engagingly and intelligently.

The Design Research, Writing and Criticism Department at the School of Visual Arts is pleased to offer an online writing summer intensive aimed at those who would like to refine their skills as thinkers, researchers and storytellers. For practicing designers, this is a chance to examine the profession and its impact through writing and publishing. Clear thinking, deep research and engaging expression are vital skills in a contemporary designer's tool kit. For creative professionals, this program offers methods and insights for understanding and writing compellingly about images, objects and spaces.

A range of writing genres and imaginative approaches will be introduced. Working individually and in small groups, participants will experiment with essential techniques such as interviewing, archive research, close observation, analysis and critique, and then to develop and finesse several projects. In addition to personal work, the team will collaboratively produce and distribute a publication.

Through a robust schedule of seminars, lectures and virtual field trips, the intensive offers students and working professionals a unique opportunity to study with a faculty composed of leading writers and editors, and engage in conversation with prominent designers, architects and urban planners.

By the end of the program, participants will have completed several pieces of writing, formulated ideas for stories, and garnered a robust set of tools and approaches for writing authoritatively and imaginatively about design. Faculty and lecturers have included Molly Heintz, Steven Heller, Karrie Jacobs, Jennifer Kabat, Adam Harrison Levy, Robin Pogrebin, Craig Taylor, Rob Walker and Mimi Zieger. Guest speakers and interviewees have included Nathan Adkisson of Local Projects, Interboro Partners, David van der Leer of DVDL Design Decisions, curator Ellen Lupton, Eddie Opara and Natasha Jen of Pentagram, photographer Chris Payne, Quilian Riano, and Damon Rich of HECTOR Designs.

For further information or questions regarding SVA's Artist Residency Programs, email residency@sva.edu.

SVA’s Artist Residency programs are hosted by the Division of Continuing Education.

For additional courses and workshops please visit https://sva.edu/academics/continuing-education

Building Brands With Type 

Type gives form to language and elevates meaning. From the largest corporation to the smallest nonprofit, successful brands harness this power. The Building Brands With Type residency offers design professionals a concentrated study in typography and branding through the lens of type design. Participants will design a typeface attached to a specific brand of their choice. The residency gathers some of the industry's most talented type-brainiacs to teach letter-based critical thinking. Guest lecturers, workshops, and field trips further enhance the depth and breadth of this immersive experience. Mastering typography gives designers access to design's most powerful tool. New technologies provide the opportunity to employ type's expressive capability to shape content and amplify meaning. Participants will increase their typographic competence through the study of letterforms, type history, custom lettering and type design, and then explore this new knowledge through an applied brand identity project that centers on type's impact. Participants will take away an expanded comprehension of type's meaning, functionality, legibility and flexibility, and an amplified perspective of the typographic landscape-past, present and future. Design residency faculty have included Yomar Augusto, Matteo Bologna, Chris Caldwell, Tobias Frere-Jones, Cyrus Highsmith, Jessica Hische, Charles Nix, Stephen Nixon, Marie Otsuka, Daniel Rhatigan, Victoria Rushton, Ksenya Samarskaya, Paul Shaw, Elizabeth Carey Smith and Lynne Yun. Guest lecturers and critics have included Gail Anderson, Matthew Carter, Nadine Chahine, Claudia de Almeida, Louise Fili, Steven Heller, Mitch Paone, Daniel Pelavin, Jeff Rogers, Astrid Stavro, Christian Schwartz and Nick Sherman. Program coordinator: Joe Newton. This residency is intended for experienced graphic designers, type teachers, recent design school grads and typophiles wishing to learn more about creating and using type in graphic design for all media.

• Please note that Residents will need a Mac computer as they will be using the Glyphs type design app for this program.
  
  Note: A portfolio is required for review and acceptance to this program. A solid knowledge of vector-based drawing (e.g., in Adobe Illustrator) is highly recommended. All participants with an active registration in this residency will be given free access to the Adobe Creative Cloud and receive a 30-day trial version of the Glyphs type design app (with the opportunity to buy a full version at 50% off).

For further information or questions regarding SVA's Artist Residency Programs, email residency@sva.edu.

SVA’s Artist Residency programs are hosted by the Division of Continuing Education.

For additional courses and workshops please visit https://sva.edu/academics/continuing-education

From anatomical studies to landscape painting to the biomorphism of surrealism, the biological realm has historically provided a significant resource for numerous artists. More recently, bio art has become a term referring to intersecting domains of the biological sciences and their incorporation into the visual arts. Of particular importance in bio art is to summon awareness of the ways in which advancing biotechnologies alter social, ethical and cultural values in society.

This interdisciplinary residency will take place in the SVA Bio Art Laboratory, a fusion of a centuries-old cabinet of curiosities with a state-of-the-art biotechnology laboratory, which houses specimen collections, aquariums and a variety of microscopes, as well as an art and science library. Students will be introduced to the emerging field of biological arts through hands-on laboratory practices and discussions. Demonstrations include microscopic imaging, growing 2D and 3D biomaterials, painting with bacteria, culturing organisms and designing micro-ecosystems, working with bioluminescence, bioplastics and molecular gastronomy techniques. Discussion topics range from bioethics, genetic manipulation, climate change and sustainability.

Each participant has a private studio space located in the heart of New York City's Chelsea gallery district, and access to various sculpture and printing facilities in the BFA Fine Arts Department. The residency culminates in a public exhibition. Students may work in any media, including the performing arts. The program is led by artist and chair of the BFA Fine Arts Department, Suzanne Anker, and Tarah Rhoda, manager of the Bio Art Laboratory. Faculty and former visiting speakers include artists, scientists and museum professionals such as Heather Dewey-Hagborg, Oron Catts, Thyrza Goodeve and Francois-Joseph Lapointe.

Note: A portfolio is required for review and acceptance to this program.

For further information or questions regarding SVA's Artist Residency Programs, email residency@sva.edu.

SVA’s Artist Residency programs are hosted by the Division of Continuing Education.

For additional courses and workshops please visit https://sva.edu/academics/continuing-education

This studio residency offers artists the opportunity to explore the wealth of resources available to professional illustrators in New York City while developing a portfolio of work that embodies personal vision.

With guidance from award-winning illustrators, participants will complete a body of work composed of images created from assigned projects, as well as those self-directed by the artist, with the aim of showcasing personal style and aesthetic direction. The goals are to advance to the next level of artistic practice and to attain an enhanced position in the illustration marketplace.

A rigorous instructional program, including sessions in portfolio development, sequential illustration and painting from life, and visits to professional studios will complement independent work. Together these initiatives form an intense program that fosters professional growth and an expansion of personal voice. Special lectures by guest artists, gallery directors, publishers and art directors are designed to provide additional insight regarding the realities of a career in illustration.

Participants have access to a digital facility, as well as the opportunity to work in a variety of mediums. The program culminates in an open studio exhibition.

Faculty and lecturers have included Maëlle Doliveux, Tim Hamilton, Paul Hoppe, Viktor Koen, Aaron Meshon, Anna Raff and Andrea Tsurumi. Lecturers and portfolio reviewers have included Marshall Arisman, Paul Buckley, Martin Gee, Karl Heine, Charles Hively, Kat Irannejad, Francesca Messina, Yuko Shimizu, Sara Varon and Alexandra Zsigmond. Program coordinator: Viktor Koen.

Note: A portfolio is required for review and acceptance to this program.

For further information or questions regarding SVA's Artist Residency Programs, email residency@sva.edu.

SVA’s Artist Residency programs are hosted by the Division of Continuing Education.

For additional courses and workshops please visit https://sva.edu/academics/continuing-education

This residency program supports artists working with photography or video who are interested in fostering a studio practice through critical engagement, while also accessing state-of-the-art photo and video equipment and facilities. Practices of all kinds are welcome, including multimedia, interdisciplinary and experimental modes of work. Through the support of SVA's distinguished faculty and network, participants are encouraged to push their practice to the next level-aesthetically, conceptually and technically.

Hosted by the BFA Photography and Video Department, the residency offers artists the opportunity to utilize an array of professional photography and video resources, both digital and analog. Amenities include full frame, medium- and large-format cameras; digital labs with professional large-format printers and high-end film scanners; analog black-and-white darkrooms and an alternative process lab; fully equipped photo studios and industry-standard lighting equipment; and video and sound recording equipment, along with a dedicated video editing suite.
 

The program is taught by a distinguished faculty who work in photography and video from a variety of perspectives, including those that are interdisciplinary and intersect with other media. Faculty will discuss each participant's work on an individual basis, as well as facilitate group critiques. Guest lectures from artists, curators, critics and industry professionals will provide additional insights. Faculty and lecturers have included Vince Aletti, Ellen Brooks, Elinor Carucci, Jessica Craig-Martin, Barbara Ess, Joseph Maida and Penelope Umbrico. Practical workshops on using specific facilities and equipment will be offered, and staff technicians are available for assistance and technical support. The program culminates in an exhibition.

For a full list of facility equiptment available to artist residency participants in this program please visit here.

Note: A portfolio is required for review and acceptance to this program.

For further information or questions regarding SVA's Artist Residency Programs, email residency@sva.edu.

SVA’s Artist Residency programs are hosted by the Division of Continuing Education.

For additional courses and workshops please visit https://sva.edu/academics/continuing-education

Housed in SVA's BFA Fine Arts Department's state-of-the-art facility, this residency gives sculptors and new media artists an opportunity to experiment with the latest technologies in an environment that is conducive to intermedia exploration and critical dialogue. This program is intended for practicing artists who work in sculpture and installation, as well those engaging in other new media. 

Our sculpture facilities include a fully equipped wood shop, metal shop, plaster studio and ceramics studio. Artists may work with our Fine Arts Digital Lab to use high-end digital equipment, 3D graphics and a sound production booth. Prior experience is required for residents to have access to our FabLab furnished with 3D printers, laser cutters, CNC routing technologies and 3D ceramics printers. The space is designed for fluid workflow between digital and traditional media and is equipped to support intermedia installation and performance work. Artists who are interested in hybrid forms and new media in two, three and four dimensions will find the environment with an experimental approach to art-making. Each artist will be assigned a private studio located in New York City's Chelsea gallery district. Residency participants will have the opportunity to meet with faculty members from diverse perspectives for critiques, studio visits and professional development. Guest lecturers include visiting artists, critics, curators and gallery directors. The program includes demonstrations, lectures, site visits and gallery walks. The program culminates in an open studio exhibition, which enables participants to present their work to the SVA community and public. 

Participants will have access to SVA's shops daily from 9:00 am to 10:00 pm Monday through Friday and 12:00 noon to 6:00 pm Saturdays and Sundays. Overnight stays are allowed with entry to the building prior to 11:00 pm. Residents are suggested to have some basic skill sets. Technical and safety workshops are mandatory and will be held at the beginning of each residency. Staff technicians are on site for consultation only, not fabrication of artwork. 

Faculty and guest lecturers have included Suzanne Anker, Ofri Cnaani, Steve DeFrank, Frank Gillette, Kate Gilmore, Michael Joaquin Grey, Alois Kronschlaeger, Saul Ostrow and Michael Rees.
 

A portfolio is required for review and acceptance to this program. Residents who wish to borrow equipment from the Fine Arts Digital Lab are required to provide proof of insurance with rental endorsement, listing SVA as a co-insured. Participants will be held responsible for payment of any loss, theft or damage incurred to the equipment. SVA provides information on affordable insurance plans.
 

Note: A portfolio is required for review and acceptance to this program.

For further information or questions regarding SVA's Artist Residency Programs, email residency@sva.edu.

SVA’s Artist Residency programs are hosted by the Division of Continuing Education.

For additional courses and workshops please visit https://sva.edu/academics/continuing-education