ART // WORK // MATTER
2018 RESIDENCY
Kaija J. Xiao
Kaija J. Xiao used her Summer 2018 Residency to continue her work on queer, political, and personal images and dialogue, taking space for both research and producing new work. In just 6 weeks she produced a short film and a zine with dialogue from curators, artists and educators on the ethics of images and representation.
Chelsea Wills
Chelsea Wills is our Fall 2018 resident, and is working on a expanding her practice through publication and research around folk schools.
2017 RESIDENCY
Renee Sills
MATTER'S first artist in residence, Renee Sills, is the founder of Embodied Astrology and co-founder of Sola School of Contemplative Arts. Throughout the 2017 residency, Sills explored new methods for radical business practices. WPA collaborated with Sills to present gallery shows, a series of workshops, and private client sessions, centered around somatics, astrology, and embodiment can be a guide for healing practices within one's life/work path, and business.
RESIDENCY CRITERIA
2019 APPLICATION PERIOD COMING SOON!
We offer:
-Exhibition space
-Space for workshops and events
-Pop-up store space
-Minimum of two consultations with the WPA team
-Shared work time at MATTER
We seek:
Partnerships with people whose work lies at the intersection of two or three of these areas:
- Labor/Work/Business/Practice
- Equity/Social Justice/Engagement/Action/Impact
- Art/Performance/Design/Writing
Socially engaged: artists, writers, designers, activists, or performers at any career stage.
Creative, contemplative, relational, laborers encouraged to apply, including individuals, and collectives.
We are looking for people interested in developing their art practice as a mutually-beneficial, sustainable business, exploring or experimenting with business models, or other related queries.
Residency durations: approx. 3 weeks to 3 months
Applications are accepted by email during open call periods.
Send the following:
Description of your practice: any written format accepted, (250 words max)
What do you intend to do in the space? (500 words max)
Why is your idea/practice a good fit for partnership with WPA? (250 words max)
3 Work samples or projects (any format, links or smaller files preferred)
Link(s) to your website(s)
Preferred duration and dates for residency. (3 weeks–3 months)
2-3 References
Questions? Feel free to email!