Eligibility

Applicants must be professional visual artists. Students may not apply. In order to give as many artists as possible the chance for a residency at Bernheim, former artists in residence are not eligible to apply. However, we encourage alumni artists to submit self-sufficient creative proposals that bring them to Bernheim for the purpose of creating new nature-based work or the continuation of a project started while in residence. Proposals are staff reviewed as received with limited lodging availability. Contact Bernheim for more information. Bernheim is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination and equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, sex, color, religion, creed, national origin, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other personal trait or characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. All buildings and main roads in Bernheim’s arboretum meet the standards of ADA compliance. Cabin not wheelchair accessible.

Number of Participants

Established in 1980, this program annually awards up to four artists the opportunity to live and create site specific work inspired by their total immersion experience at Bernheim. Partners and children of artists-in-residence may stay in the provided lodging during the residency term as long as they do not interfere with the goals of the residency. Pets are not allowed in lodging facilities but exceptions are possible upon request. Collaborations or collectives are allowed to apply and must submit a single application with appropriate work samples that show artwork made by the group, not its individual members. Lodging options are available if several artists work as a team, but the stipend would apply to the team as a whole.

Deadline

January 21, 2019 05:00 UTC

Selection Results (Announcement Dates)

March 31, 2019 04:00 UTC

Duration

April 01, 2019 - February 01, 2020

Funding

• $2,500.00 stipend (one-time)

Facilities

Conference Rooms, Gallery, Individual Studio, Installation Space, Library, Stage

Housing

Cabin

Public Programs

Community Engagement , Exhibition, Open Studios, Workshops

Disciplines

Architecture, Biotech, Book Arts, Collective, Conceptual Art, Design, Drawing, Fiber Arts, Film, Illustration, Immersive Experiences, Installation, Land Art, Moving Image, Multimedia, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Public Art, Sculpture, Textile, Visual Arts, Wearable Technology

Languages

English

Program Description

The Artist in Residence Program at Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest is awarded on an annual basis to artists who are selected to live at Bernheim and create works within the forest and/or arboretum that are inspired by and potentially installed in the natural world. This program enhances the visitor experience through interaction with art and artists, while fulfilling Bernheim’s mission of connecting people to nature. Bernheim is most interested in work that furthers expands the artist’s practice and the interplay between visual art and the natural world. Up to four artists a year will live in residence at Bernheim for 6 weeks to 3 months where they create, explore and challenge our notions of nature-related art, experimenting through discovery and research. Bernheim provides living quarters, an honorarium and studio space in exchange for a site-specific artwork left to the Bernheim Foundation and participation in one form of public engagement.