2009 Woodstock Byrdcliffe Artist in Residence Program, Woodstock, NY

The Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild, located in the Catskill Mountains offers:

* One-month, summer 2009, artist-in-residencies for visual artists, writers and composers.

* One to five-month, May through October 209, ceramics residencies

Goal: providing solitude in community and undisturbed time in which to concentrate on independent, creative work in company of fellow artists.

Applicants: professional recognition is helpful for admission, but is not essential.

Four week sessions (limited to 10 individuals) run:

June 2 - June 28, 2009
June 30 - July 26, 2009
July 28 - August 23, 2009
Aug. 25 - Sept. 20, 2009

Cost per session: $300

Deadline: March 2, 2009

More info: http://woodstockguild.org/byrdclifferesidencies.htm

Cajasol Grants for Visual Arts Projects, 2008-2009

Sponsor: Cajasol - Obra Social
Grants: 5
Award: 25,000 per project for production costs, travel, accommodation, materials, and artist's fee (latter not to exceed 5,000 euros)
Purpose: Development of the visual Arts in Andalusia.
Visual Arts Projects: any media or specialization
Applicants: artists of any nationality (individuals or groups)
Age: no restriction
Deadline: March 31, 2009
Presentation of work: to be exhibited in Cajasol venue in Seville in March 2010

More info.: http://www.cajasol.es

Lower Manhattan Cultural Council Open Call for 2009-2010 Workspace Studio Residencies

LMCC announces it's Workspace studio residency program in Lower Manhattan for emerging visual artists and writers focussed on the creative process.

Addressed to: emerging and early-career professional artists and writers (including international artists and writers and collaboratives pairsof no more than two (2) people working in all disciplines:

Visual artists: can apply in Drawing, Painting, Photography, Sculpture, Film/Video/Installation/Mixed Media, Sound, Performace and New Media/Computer Arts.

Writers: can apply in Fiction, Non-Fiction, Playwriting/Screenwriting, and Poetry.

Benefits: free studio space within a larger, shared space with 24/7 access, a modest one-time stipend (depending on funding), access to a community of peers, meetings and studio visits with arts and literary professionals, and exposure to new audiences through open studios and other public programs.

Period: 9 months (September 2009 - May 2010)

Location: 29th Floor of the historic Equitable Building at 120 Broadway in the financial district.

Application deadline: April 9, 2009 (5 p.m.)

For application instructions: http://lmcc.net/art/residencies/workspace/2009/apply.html