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Arts council launches Creek Parkway artist-in-residency with four spring openings
Summary
Mariposa County arts partners won planning and implementation grants to pilot an artist-in-residency program tied to the Creek Parkway; applications are open for two local and two visiting artist slots through Jan. 11, with $1,000 weekly stipends and studio access.
The Arts Council and county partners announced a new artist-in-residency program for the Creek Parkway, saying the project received a planning grant last year and an implementation grant this year from the Arts in California Parks Program, funded by a State Parks Foundation.
The program has three tracks: a visiting-artist track for those outside the area, a local-artist track, and an Indigenous cultural-arts track being co-developed and led by the Tribe. Speaker 1, who described the program, said applications are open now for the visiting and local tracks and that the committee will accept submissions through January 11 for spring residencies. "We have 2 local artists openings and 2 visiting artists openings with housing attached for visiting artists, studio space for all artists on the creek," Speaker 1 said.
Organizers said no formal public art project is required of residents; the program is intended to be low-pressure creative time with an expectation that selected artists include some form of public program element agreed with staff. Visiting artists will be offered short-term housing; Speaker 1 said the arts council negotiated use of a bungalow through Twist Properties for visiting artists and lined up studio space at a local site described in the meeting as Ava's studio. Stipends of $1,000 per week will be paid to selected artists, Speaker 1 said.
Selection will follow a panel process the Arts Council will convene. "The arts council staff will not be making the selection to protect ourselves," Speaker 1 said, describing a facilitated adjudication approach. The Indigenous track will be led by the Tribe and will not use an open application process; tribal protocols and sovereignty considerations are still being developed, Speaker 1 added.
Organizers asked committee members and local organizations to help circulate the call for applicants and said they plan additional outreach via social media and artist networks. The program is scheduled to run four residencies this spring (two local, two visiting) and organizers said they plan to seek funding for a repeat year if the pilot succeeds.
Next steps: applications close Jan. 11; the Arts Council will convene a panel to review submissions and announce selected residents before the spring residency dates.
