Founded in 2007--Spiro Arts Artist in Residence (AiR) program features a diverse community of visual artists, composers, and writers from around the world. Spiro Arts AiR program grants residents the opportunity to live and work as a part of a creative & supportive community. The AiR sessions run from April through July each year, featuring residents selected from an applicant pool working in a variety of genres and mediums. Spiro Arts requires that all accepted applicants be prepared to engage the public during their residency term. 

Spiro Arts is dedicated to supporting the residents in the creation of new works by offering an environment that promotes risk-taking and innovation. Each residency term is approximately six weeks in length, with four to five participants per term. The residencies are fully subsidized: each resident receives a private fully furnished apartment, studio space, along with a $600.00 (USD) stipend to help defray the cost of food, travel, and materials. 

Eligibility and Guidelines

• Spiro Arts accepts Artist in Residence applications from emerging and established visual artists, composers, and writers based on the capacity to accommodate the applicant's medium or working style. Residents working with toxic materials, hazardous machinery, ect. will not be considered due to limitations within the central studio building. Please see the facilities page to learn more about the studio spaces, and available tools. If you have any questions or concerns please contact us.

• All applicants must download and complete a current Artist in Residence application, and submit a non-refundable application fee. Spiro Arts does not currently accept online submissions.

• Applications must be received by the requested date/time. Incomplete or late applications will not be reviewed or returned.

• Spiro Arts encourages interactions with the community, and requires that all accepted residents be prepared to engage the public in the central studio building, resident accommodations, or public areas. All residents are required to work in their studio space a minimum of 30 hours per week. The Artist in Residence application includes a Community Outreach section; please make a selection or create one of your own by selecting (other). Each resident must be involved in at least one Open Studio event, and one Community Outreach project of their choice.

• Visual artist studios are semi-private, and provide approx 600 sq. feet of working space per artist in the central studio building. Each resident will receive adequate table and wall space. See the facilities tab for more info.

• Composers, and writers live and work in a two-bedroom apartment. One bedroom is arranged as your designated work space. Each resident will receive adequate table, and storage space. 

• AiR accommodations are newly built deluxe private one or two-bedroom apartments which include: hardwood floors, wool carpet, private bath, fully equipped kitchens with granite countertops. Your spouse, partner, or child along with one small pet may be permitted per resident upon approval from Spiro Arts, however ($150.00 of the $300.00 deposit shall be non-refundable to cover additional cleaning costs & utilities regardless of the length of their stay). One Type-A accessible unit may be available upon request. All AiR's are responsible for their own meals, and transportation. There is no smoking in private living areas, as well as in the studios. Other facilities include coin operated laundry, and an on-site workout room with limited access to the pool/hot tub. WiFi is available in most areas. See the accommodations tab for more info.

• Former Spiro Arts AiR's may apply, however priority is given to new applicants.

• Upon acceptance into the Artist in Residence program, all AiR's must submit a signed contract along with a housing deposit of $300.00 (USD) to be refunded at the end of the residency term.

2012 Artist in Residence Terms:

Term I: April 9th - May 21st 2012

Term II: June 11th - July 23rd 2012

---Artist in Residence applications are now closed for 2012; please check back for 2013---

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