Eligibility

This is an all media residency. A reliable vehicle (All Wheel Drive recommended) is required. The Chaco Culture AiR is an in-park residency at a fairly remote and isolated location. The park is located in northeastern New Mexico, an hour and a half from Farmington, NM, 3 hours from Santa Fe, and consists of an extensive complex of pre-columbian pueblos or ceremonial structures (at least 11) and a number of other sacred and or preserved sites. The Park is also an UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Number of Participants

This residency is open to Individual Artists or Artist Couples only.

Deadline

September 07, 2018 12:00 UTC

Selection Results (Announcement Dates)

November 01, 2018 12:00 UTC

Duration

April 02, 2019 - May 01, 2019

Funding

• $2,000.00 stipend (one-time)

Costs

• $55.00 application fee

Housing

Apartment

Public Programs

Community Engagement , Exhibition

Disciplines

Acting, Augmented Reality, Ballet, Collective, Composers, Conceptual Art, Dance, Digital Media, Drawing, Fiber Arts, Fiction, Film, Illustration, Installation, Interdiscplinary Arts, Land Art, Mixed Reality, Moving Image, Multimedia, Music, Music Composition, Nonfiction, Opera, Painting, Performance Art, Photography, Playwriting, Poetry, Printmaking, Puppeteers, Screenwriting, Sculpture, Singing, Sound Art, Textile, Theatre, Video Art, Virtual Reality, Visual Arts

Program Description

The resident is given the rare opportunity to live and work for a month in an area that only working professional archeologists and Park Service Personnel normally get to experience. Chaco Canyon is one of the largest prehistoric complexes in the United States. It is an amazing place, filled with all sorts wonders and beautiful landscapes. For ease of coordination and communication with the Park Service, Artists or Artist couples must schedule their arrival between 10-3 on federal work days, and must have their own transportation for the month of the residency.