Artist Residencies
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ARTIST RESIDENCIES
In residencies ranging from 10 to 290 days, artists have in-depth contact with one or more target groups of participants. In addition, other participants may be involved in the residency through workshops, readings, performances, exhibits, or other activities.
In schools, each artist is scheduled 20 hours per week. The artist's remaining time is for his or her own artistic endeavors. In community residencies, the artist may work with any age group in an appropriate facility, with sessions scheduled over a number of weeks. The minimum community residency is 18 hours.
Every residency includes a community event to which the public is invited and, for schools, a teacher in-service, which centers on methods of instruction in the arts core curriculum required by the State Board of Education. In this workshop artists are required to provide instructional activities which teachers can implement after the residency ends.
Artist residencies are distinguished from single performances or exhibitions because the artists integrate their work into the learning life of students, schools, and communities over a sustained period of time.
Participants in residencies fall into two types of groups, target groups and workshop groups.
Target Groups
Target groups, with a maximum of 35 students, are the primary participants, and meet with the artist a minimum of four times each week throughout the residency. Target groups are those participants the sponsor wants to have maximum exposure to the artist. At least one target group is required for schools and community sites.
Workshop Groups
In addition to the target groups, workshop groups meet with the artist at least three times in a ten-day residency. Target and workshop groups together must constitute the bulk of the residency. There is no required number of workshop groups. Sites are encouraged to schedule all their sessions as target groups to achieve maximum effectiveness from the residency. However, a sponsor with a large population will be able to include a larger number of direct participants by striking a balance between target and workshop groups.
How to:
Obtain a Residency
Plan a Residency with a Sponsor (school, district, nonprofit organization)
Plan a head with the Residency Checklist
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