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ARC and Athena Residency Program
Before you begin, read our Residency Application Instructions (PDF).
STEP 1: Upload your images
Select 10 images you will submit. Images of accepted work may be used on ARC web site, social media, and promotional materials for publicity.
Label each image with: Last name, Item # of the image, Title of work, Medium, size and date. Separate with a dash. Example: daVinci-1-Mona Lisa-30x21x2”-1503. Number the images consecutively.
Images must be submitted in JPG /JPEG format
If there is video work, include a still image of the video and the video clip of 2 minutes maximum
Videos must be submitted in MP4 / MOV format
Upload your images. They will go to a Dropbox file for review.
Once you are finished uploading files to Dropbox, close your Dropbox browser window. Then return to ARC’s website.
STEP 2: Fill out the application
Click on “Apply & Pay Fees”
Complete your personal information and address (be sure to enter your country or it won’t go forward)
Provide your proposal in the following sections
Artist Statement. Provide a recent artist’s statement of no more than 125 words that is relevant to the work being submitted. (This is not a bio.)
CV. Copy and paste your professional CV demonstrating at least 4 years of serious pursuit of a career in art. No more 2 pages.
Respond to the following question within the application:
Tell us about your creative process.
Describe your current work-space. Are you able to commit to weekly zoom meetings with your cohort and monthly meetings with the mentorship team? Do you have a dependable computer and internet?
How will you approach a collaborative cohort while simultaneously developing your own body of work.
What do you hope to explore during this residency?
How would you use this residency to expand your current practice? Include material and conceptual exploration.
Have you worked in a collaborative style of artistic creation in the past? If so please tell us about what worked and didn’t work for you.
The residency will require an element of community engagement with a demonstration or workshop, what would you like to explore to satisfy this requirement?
How would you see this residency as advancing your career?
Why do you want to work with ARC as a place to focus for the 10-month period during this residency?
Will you be available for installation / deinstallation, opening and closing receptions, and additional programming in November 2027?
References. Please provide the name, position/title, and email address of two professional references who can speak to your artwork. These references will not be contacted unless you are selected for an interview.
Confirm you uploaded your images to Dropbox by tapping “I uploaded my images”
Enter a label for your images. Each should include: (a) item number; (b) title, (c) dimensions: height x width x depth, (d) mediums / materials, (e) date produced, and (f) price. Make sure you itemize your list to correlate to the #s on the images you submitted.
If you submitted video work, identify your artwork by listing: (a) item number; (b) title, (c) date produced. Make sure the item number in your image file name matches the item number you list in your description here.
If you submitted video work, you may also supply a link to a full length video
Click “Apply & Pay Fees”
STEP 3: Pay Fees
Click: “sign in”
Click either: “Apple pay” or “credit card”
Enter requested information
Click “continue”
Review information and click “Purchase”
Your application will not go through until you have clicked purchase.
If you have any payment issues, send an email message to the gallery: info@arcgallery.org. We will sort it out for you. (Also we can refund payments that have gone awry, so don’t panic!).
An email receipt will be sent by ARC Gallery after application and payment is completed
Submissions will not be reviewed until payments are received
QUESTIONS: Please feel free to email the gallery with any questions. We are here to help. Our email address is: info@arcgallery.org.
Before you begin, read our Residency Application Instructions (PDF).
STEP 1: Upload your images
Select 10 images you will submit. Images of accepted work may be used on ARC web site, social media, and promotional materials for publicity.
Label each image with: Last name, Item # of the image, Title of work, Medium, size and date. Separate with a dash. Example: daVinci-1-Mona Lisa-30x21x2”-1503. Number the images consecutively.
Images must be submitted in JPG /JPEG format
If there is video work, include a still image of the video and the video clip of 2 minutes maximum
Videos must be submitted in MP4 / MOV format
Upload your images. They will go to a Dropbox file for review.
Once you are finished uploading files to Dropbox, close your Dropbox browser window. Then return to ARC’s website.
STEP 2: Fill out the application
Click on “Apply & Pay Fees”
Complete your personal information and address (be sure to enter your country or it won’t go forward)
Provide your proposal in the following sections
Artist Statement. Provide a recent artist’s statement of no more than 125 words that is relevant to the work being submitted. (This is not a bio.)
CV. Copy and paste your professional CV demonstrating at least 4 years of serious pursuit of a career in art. No more 2 pages.
Respond to the following question within the application:
Tell us about your creative process.
Describe your current work-space. Are you able to commit to weekly zoom meetings with your cohort and monthly meetings with the mentorship team? Do you have a dependable computer and internet?
How will you approach a collaborative cohort while simultaneously developing your own body of work.
What do you hope to explore during this residency?
How would you use this residency to expand your current practice? Include material and conceptual exploration.
Have you worked in a collaborative style of artistic creation in the past? If so please tell us about what worked and didn’t work for you.
The residency will require an element of community engagement with a demonstration or workshop, what would you like to explore to satisfy this requirement?
How would you see this residency as advancing your career?
Why do you want to work with ARC as a place to focus for the 10-month period during this residency?
Will you be available for installation / deinstallation, opening and closing receptions, and additional programming in November 2027?
References. Please provide the name, position/title, and email address of two professional references who can speak to your artwork. These references will not be contacted unless you are selected for an interview.
Confirm you uploaded your images to Dropbox by tapping “I uploaded my images”
Enter a label for your images. Each should include: (a) item number; (b) title, (c) dimensions: height x width x depth, (d) mediums / materials, (e) date produced, and (f) price. Make sure you itemize your list to correlate to the #s on the images you submitted.
If you submitted video work, identify your artwork by listing: (a) item number; (b) title, (c) date produced. Make sure the item number in your image file name matches the item number you list in your description here.
If you submitted video work, you may also supply a link to a full length video
Click “Apply & Pay Fees”
STEP 3: Pay Fees
Click: “sign in”
Click either: “Apple pay” or “credit card”
Enter requested information
Click “continue”
Review information and click “Purchase”
Your application will not go through until you have clicked purchase.
If you have any payment issues, send an email message to the gallery: info@arcgallery.org. We will sort it out for you. (Also we can refund payments that have gone awry, so don’t panic!).
An email receipt will be sent by ARC Gallery after application and payment is completed
Submissions will not be reviewed until payments are received
QUESTIONS: Please feel free to email the gallery with any questions. We are here to help. Our email address is: info@arcgallery.org.