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Tuning Up: A bravura performance by Charleston youth musicians

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"Tuning Up" is a morning post series where The Hub delivers curated, quick-hit arts stories of interest to readers. Sometimes there will be one story, sometimes there will be several. Get in tune now, and have a masterpiece of a day. And now, in no particular order...

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March 3 in the Sottile Theatre, the award-winning Charleston County School of the Arts Sinfonietta performed with virtuoso violinist Francisco Fullana in a program of music by Holst, Shostakovich, Montgomery, and Fritz Kreisler. The performance culminated Fullana's week-long residency with the SOA Sinfonietta, a part of Chamber Music Charleston’s Youth Chamber Music Initiative. Oh, and it was funded in part by a South Carolina Arts Commission Term Arts Education Project grant. That grant category is currently open, closing March 28, to fund like projects. (Hint, hint.) Here's a sample of the finished product, because you simply must watch:
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Jason Rapp

Hub Quick Hits: S.C. State Parks’ 2022 AiR’s review year

Every year the South Carolina State Parks Service hosts an artist-in-residence program.

In return for a week-long stay at a state park cabin, each artist produces an original piece of artwork that is presented to the park. This competitive program attracts outstanding artists from all over the state and beyond, and provides artists with the opportunity to gain inspiration from the natural and cultural resources of the South Carolina State Parks. Today, the parks released a retrospective of all 23 of the 2022 artists, which The Hub HIGHLY recommends you review right here.

Jason Rapp

S.C. State Parks looking for 2023 resident artist

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Wednesday, November 30, 2022


The 2023 South Carolina State Parks Artist-In-Residence program is inviting you to apply!

The Artist-In-Residence program provides artists with the opportunity to gain inspiration from the natural and cultural resources of the South Carolina state parks. The South Carolina State Park Service will provide the use of a cabin to selected participants for a one-week period. Transportation to and from the selected park will be the responsibility of the artist. Artists may also choose to stay in their own camper or RV at the selected park. In return, participating artists in both programs will deliver an original artwork representative of their stay at the park within 90 days of their residency. The original work will be displayed in the cabins and other facilities throughout the park, as deemed appropriate by the park manager. Collaborative proposals will be considered for both programs. These programs are open to South Carolina residents and non-residents.

RELATED: More about South Carolina State Parks

After being selected, the residency date will be determined by the availability of the cabins for their assigned park. Artists will be responsible for contacting their assigned park for their cabin reservation. Each park is hosting only one or two artists for the 2022 season. Placement at parks will be determined by the medium that each park is interested in displaying. Qualified mediums include photography, painting, pottery, textile, mixed media and metalwork. The following parks will be hosting artists for the 2023 season: Learn more and apply here!  

Jason Rapp

Enjoy fall AiR with Richland Library

Richland Library seeks submissions for fall 2022 artist-in-residence

Richland Library’s Artist-in-Residence program aims to connect the community with local working artists and to provide creative and educational opportunities to the community in a way that supports cultural and artistic exchange.

We are looking for visual, performance or media artists who have a direct connection to the local arts community and a desire to help the library improve the livelihood of our creative community. The resident will deliver art-making tutorials, studio tours, creative workshops, and artist meet-ups, and serve as a liaison between artists and the library while enjoying a space of their own to create freely.

Residency Dates

  • July 18-Dec. 16, 2022

Application Deadline

  • June 10, 2022

Candidate Interviews

  • Week of June 20, 2022

RFP Submissions

Artists should attach or include the following:
  • Artist statement/bio
  • CV/résumé
  • Samples of work
  • Brief proposal describing how you can help Richland Library connect our customers and local artists to artful opportunities and experiences that advance the community. Proposals should include specific ideas for special programming, projects, artist talks, or workshops.
  • Submissions should be sent via email to artful@richlandlibrary.com.

Stipend/salary

  • $1,000/month

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2023 Changing Climate residency

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Sunday, April 10, 2022 at 11:59 p.m. MT View of blue planet Earth in space with her atmosphere Europe continent 3D rendering elements of this image furnished by NASA

The 2023 International Thematic Residency, Changing Climate, addresses the most critical issue of our time.

For the Changing Climate open call, Santa Fe Art Institute seeks to support artistic exploration, creative activism, and community art actions related to global warming that inspire individual transformation and inform collective action. We seek artists and activists with proposed focus on research, artworks, and creative actions that:
  1. Connect human health with environmental and planetary health, and increase emotional resilience and adaptation to a quickly changing earth;
  2. Help to imagine social, cultural, economic, and technological futures that reduce or eliminate reliance on fossil fuels and are conjoined with human rights and the rights of all species;
  3. Support Indigenous, traditional, and local land stewardship and sovereignty in solidarity with human and non-human kin, as a means toward carbon capture and community building.
Starting with the 2023 Changing Climate International Residency, SFAI seeks to better support regional BIPOC artists through our Thematic Residency Program. Through the Regional BIPOC Award program, SFAI intends to award a $500 stipend to up to 28 regional BIPOC artists who are selected for a residency. Application due April 10th at 11:59pm MT.

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Residency connects library, Midlands arts community

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Friday, December 10, 2021


Richland Library’s Artist-in-Residence program aims to connect the community with local working artists and to provide creative and educational opportunities to the community in a way that supports cultural and artistic exchange.

The program, created in 2015, gives artists, performers and makers of all types and disciplines the ability to work freely in their own studio space, share their works and artistic process with the community, and provide learning opportunities and programs for library customers. Richland Library is trying to connect with visual, performance, or media artists "who have a direct connection to the local arts community and a desire to help the library improve the livelihood of our creative community." Its residents are expected to deliver art-making tutorials, studio tours, creative workshops and artist meet-ups, while serving as a liaison between artists and the library. The library provides its residents' program-related supplies and—oh yeah!—offers a $1,000/month stipend. For more, visit the residency page on the library's website.

Jason Rapp

Artist residency available in Minnesota

Immerse yourself at New York Mills Regional Cultural Center

APPLICATION DEADLINE: October 1, 2021

Applications for the Artist Residency Program at the New York Mills Regional Cultural Center in New York Mills MN are now being accepted.

Information and application can be found on the website: https://www.kulcher.org/programs/artist-retreat/. The deadline is Oct. 1. The residency program is open to artists of all disciplines:
  • writers,
  • poets,
  • playwrights,
  • visual artists,
  • musicians
  • and dancers.
Its big draw is obviously time and space to create without distraction. Artists are responsible for their own transportation to and from New York Mills, Minnesota and food while in residence.  The Cultural Center provides a one bedroom home, all linens, dishes etc.  The center requests that artists perform an outreach project, usually within the schools. For more information check the website: www.kulcher.org or contact cheryl@kulcher.org.

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Richland Library looks for first 2021 Artist-in-Residence

Residency runs January through May

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Thursday, December 31, 2020

In an effort to showcase the talents of area artists and provide a direct connection to the local arts community, Richland Library is currently accepting applications for our next artist-in-residence.

The focus of this residency, which runs January-May 2021, is to address the needs of local professional and emerging artists who are impacted by racial, gender, and socio-economic inequities and biases. Responsibilities consist of:
  • serving as a liaison between the library and area artists
  • curating digital content, such as art-making tutorials and studio tours
  • working closely with our arts librarian to offer online programs, which are free and open to the public
  • hosting online office hours to share expertise with others and answer questions
The residency also includes an online gallery exhibit of the artist's work on the library's website as well as a monthly stipend. We encourage artists spanning all mediums (traditional/fine art; sculpture; performance; filmmaking; musical; etc.) to apply. The deadline is Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020. Applications and additional information are available here: https://www.richlandlibrary.com/services/become-artist-residence Initially developed in September 2016, the concept behind Richland Library's artist-in-residence is to establish partnerships with local, working artists and to provide creative and educational opportunities to local residents in a way that supports cultural and artistic exchange. For questions, please contact Emily Stoll at 803.587.3637 or email estoll@richlandlibrary.com.
Awarded the National Medal in 2017 by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, Richland Library is a vibrant, contemporary organization that provides resources and information that advance the Midlands. Offering state-of-the-art technology, a variety of literary and cultural programs and 13 bustling facilities located throughout the county, Richland Library provides a truly customizable, modern library experience for residents and visitors alike.

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Apply to become Richland Library’s Artist-in-Residence this fall

Application deadline: Tuesday, September 1, 2020


In an effort to provide continued support to local artists and share their talents with the community, Richland Library is accepting applications for our next artist-in-residence in fall 2020, starting Saturday, August 1.

The focus on this particular residency, which runs from Sept. 20-Dec. 18, 2020, is for the artist-in-residence to serve as a liaison to the local arts community and help the library assess the needs of other artists during the COVID-19 pandemic. Responsibilities consist of:
  • curating digital content, such as art-making tutorials and studio tours
  • working closely with our arts librarian to offer online programs, which are free and open to the public
  • hosting online office hours to share their expertise with others and answer questions
The residency also includes an online gallery exhibit of the artist's work on the library's website as well as a monthly stipend. We encourage artists spanning all mediums (traditional/fine art; performance; filmmaking; musical; etc.) to apply. The deadline is Tuesday, September 1. Applications and additional information are available at www.richlandlibrary.com/services/become-artist-residence. Initially developed in September 2016, the concept behind Richland Library's artist-in-residence is to connect the community with local, working artists and to provide creative and educational opportunities to local residents in a way that supports cultural and artistic exchange. For questions, please contact Emily Stoll at 803.587.3637 or email estoll@richlandlibrary.com.
Awarded the National Medal in 2017 by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, Richland Library is a vibrant, contemporary organization that provides resources and information that advance the Midlands. Offering state-of-the-art technology, a variety of literary and cultural programs and 13 bustling facilities located throughout the county, Richland Library provides a truly customizable, modern library experience for residents and visitors alike.

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701 CCA seeks summer resident artists

Shelter in place + create in Columbia


For more information and to apply, click here.


[caption id="attachment_44775" align="alignright" width="225"]Kymberly Day painting High Plain, Lo Mein, oil on canvas. Cowboy feeding a reclining horse lo mein noodles. Kymberly Day. High Plain, Lo Mein, oil on canvas.[/caption] To help artists affected by the coronavirus pandemic, CCA will offer several paid residencies of four to six weeks. Artists will be invited to shelter in place at CCA’s live-work loft apartment and create art. The center's artist-in-residence for the month of May will be Greenville #SCartist Kymberly Day. Day's studio space temporarily closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, and Day faces loss of income due to the cancellation of several upcoming art festivals where she could have sold her work. We are excited to welcome such a talented emerging artist as our first participant in our Summer 2020 artist residency program. Day will be hosting a social media takeover on CCA accounts from May 6-13. She will share her process and progress so you can follow along during her residency.

Jason Rapp