The Bell Museum is seeking applications for the 2022-2023 cycle of its Resident Artists program for artists in all disciplines who live and work in Minnesota.
Donor Name: Bell Museum
State: Minnesota
Counties: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 01/10/2022
Grant Size: $4,000
Grant Duration : 18 months
Details:
The Bell’s museum-based artist residencies invite candidates working in all disciplines to investigate artistic practice as a lens for science discovery in a project that draws on the expertise, collections, spaces, and themes of the Bell Museum. These residencies offer the unique opportunity to engage with Bell curators, staff, and collections; University of Minnesota research; and other extraordinary resources while exploring the potential of art to illuminate, inform, and interpret science in the public realm.
Resident artists at the Bell are expected to:
- develop a public installation, activity, or performance that is accessible to a broad audience;
- create opportunities for spontaneous or ongoing public participation;
- participate in a public engagement event featuring their work;
- meet regularly (virtually or in-person) with museum staff assigned to your project, which might include staff, curators or other researchers, students or volunteers, or community partners;
- develop a project budget and spending schedule;
- propose and adhere to an approved timeline for project research, development, and exhibition (or performance, etc.); and
- meet all deadlines set by Bell staff for promoting and showing their work
Funding Information
- Residents receive a $4,000 term stipend plus a $500 materials budget.
- They anticipate hosting four resident artists in sequence over the span of 18 months (April 2022 – September 2023).
Eligibility Criteria
Residencies are open to individual artists, collaborative teams, or collectives working in all disciplines, including (but not limited to) visual artists, writers, poets, storytellers, dancers, designers, musicians, or video and film artists. Artists will work in collaboration with the Bell’s public engagement and science learning team, as well as with the museum’s curatorial, academic, and/or research staff; University of Minnesota researchers and faculty; and potentially one another. These residencies are meant to provide professional development to emerging artists, new audiences to established artists, and a way for Bell audiences to explore the intersection of art, science, and nature.
For more information, visit Resident Artists.