Applications Materials Are Now Available
The application deadline for 2018 residencies is Monday, January 22, 2018.

I-PARK IS AN ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM OFFERING FULLY FUNDED RESIDENCIES IN:

VISUAL ARTS
painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, sculpture, book arts, mixed media, site-responsive art, installation

MUSIC COMPOSITION/SOUND ART
concert music (all genres), sound sculpture, mixed media, architectural sound design, film scoring, instrument design

CREATIVE WRITING
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, playwriting, screenwriting, literary criticism, mixed media

MOVING IMAGE
film, video, documentary, animation, computer art, virtual reality, interactive, installation, mixed media

ARCHITECTURE/LANDSCAPE DESIGN
design projects, competition proposals, dissertations, model building, site-responsive/ecological installations, theoretical investigations

Residencies are offered from May to December. The typical residency lasts four weeks and includes six artists, all of whom arrive and depart at the same time, ensuring a deeply shared experience. Residents are given a private bedroom in a renovated 1840s farmhouse, a private studio, and chef-prepared dinners four nights a week.

Shared amenities include a communal kitchen, common area, library, wireless internet, and a workshop outfitted with tools, materials, equipment and an electric kiln. The music studios are equipped with pianos, digital keyboards, hardware for recording, sequencing and sound manipulation, and a collection of percussion and obscure instruments.

The residency is self-directed and non-judgmental. You decide what you’re going to work on and when. I-Park’s resourceful staff is devoted to providing each artist with a fulfilling, productive and comfortable residency experience. We welcome ambitious installation projects on the I-Park grounds, and will furnish materials, equipment and labor for approved projects.

Each residency concludes with an Open Studios event, in which members of the public are invited to meet the artists, experience their work and explore the I-Park grounds.

Residencies are free of charge, except for a $35 application fee to help defray the cost of the selection panels. Artists must pay for their own supplies and transportation to and from the area.

Complimentary shuttle service to a Connecticut airport or bus/train station is offered at the beginning and end of each session.

Since its founding in 2001, I-Park has sponsored more than 850 residencies, with approximately one-third of the artists coming from outside the United States.