12 Month Residency Application

The Steel Yard is committed to diversity and inclusion. It is the policy of the Steel Yard that there shall be no discrimination with respect to the selection of the artist in residence because of race, color, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, gender, age, physical limitations, or military status.

Incomplete or partial applications will not be considered.

Name *

First

Last

What are your pronouns?

He, Him, His
She, Her, Hers
They, Them, Theirs
Other

Check all that apply.

Which are your pronouns? *

Telephone Number: *

Mailing Address: *

Address Line 1

Address Line 2

City

State / Province / Region

Postal Code

Country

Email: *

Website / Portfolio:

Social Media Accounts:

Date of Birth: *

Are you a US Resident? *

Yes
No

How did you hear about the Residency Program at the Steel Yard? *

The Steel Yard is a community based organization that offers shared studio space to Residents, as well as Instructors, Students, Public Projects Artist Fabricators, and Staff. How would you participate in and contribute to a thriving shared studio space? How would working within a shared community space benefit your creative practice? Please speak to any previous experiences you've had working within a community. (250 Word Max) *

Are there specific advantages and/or disadvantages that are actively shaping your work, and your ability to access this opportunity, that you feel is important for us to consider while evaluating your application? How would this opportunity impact your ability to sustain a creative practice? *

Creative Practice

Which department do you intend to primarily work in? *

Metals
Light Metals
Ceramics

Which department are you secondarily interested in? *

Metals
Light Metals
Ceramics

Please provide a short biography, written in the third person (250 word max):

Please include an Artist Statement (250 word max):

Please list the specific tools and resources you'll need access to during your Residency:

Please speak to your ability to work safely and independently within your studios of interest and with the tools and resources you listed above: *

Please list the tools and processes that you utilize in your current artistic process:

Please provide a narrative statement describing how you'll use your time at The Steel Yard to further your practice, and why would you be a good addition to the creative culture of the Residency Cohort (250 word max): *

Are you interested in being considered for a Fellowship? (Check the relevant options.) *

Each Fellowship has specific leadership and work share requirements, and offer stipend amounts according to those requirements. You can read more about our Fellowship opportunities here.

If you are applying for a Fellowship, please provide a written statement outlining your skills and qualifications, and speak to how a Fellowship would support your ability to access this Residency (250 word max): *

Have you reviewed, and understand, the Residency Program Guidebook? *

Yes
No

Review the Residency Program Guidebook before responding.

Document Upload

Current CV *

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Images *

Drag & Drop Files, Choose Files to Upload You can upload up to 10 files.

Images should be labeled as “Surname1,” “Surname2,” “Surname3,” etc (i.e. Smith1, Smith2, Smith3, etc). Standard format @ 300dpi

Image List *

Please provide an Image list for documents you’ve uploaded. This should include title, media, size, and date for all images provided.

Please provide a brief narrative describing this body of work (150 word max) *

Reference

Please provide the name and contact information of one professional reference that can speak to the quality of your work, and your dedication to your practice.

Reference Name: *

First

Last

Reference Phone Number: *

Reference Email: *

Reference Relationship: *

Artist Residency

12 Month Residency Application

Creative Practice

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Reference