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2021 Summer Residency Application

Sunset Art Studios, in partnership with the City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture Community Arts Non-Profit Residency Program, announces our Summer 2021 Residencies. Two artists will each be awarded a $2,000 honorarium for an 8 week residency over June-July and August-September, 2021. Each resident will be asked to work in assigned City Council Districts, either D10 or D12, and respond to environmental issues of our time. Such topics could include environmental racism, access to healthy food, air, and water, the impact of human activity on area ecosystems, equitable engagement with the land, etc. Any artists interested in these issues as well as topics of urban sprawl, access to cultural resources, immigration, concrete development vs. green space, sustainable housing, or gerrymandering are encouraged to apply. Artists will be asked to create new work in response to these issues and actively engage local communities in their processes on a weekly basis. Programming will be coordinated by Sunset Art Studios to partner with area libraries and green spaces. Weekly programs should provide opportunities for Dallas residents to obtain instruction by skilled local artists on artistic and cultural disciplines centered around an ALAANA culture and/or experience. Applications will be juried by Ciara Elle Bryant, a curator and multidisciplinary creative residing in Dallas, TX. She uses photography and mixed media techniques to discuss the identity of black culture and how it exists in the new millennium. Bryant is a 2020 Sunset Fellow and winner of the inaugural CADD x Maddrey PLLC Artist Prize. Applications are due by 11:59pm May 27th, 2021

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Bio
Brief (50 word) bio
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Home Address
Where do you live?
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Link to your portfolio of work
Project Proposal
A detailed project description with your conceptual interest and expected outcomes (material, social, etc.)


Production Schedule
Your production schedule should follow the program engagement schedule outlined below: Week 1: Virtual Artist Talk - Resident 1 Location: Instagram Live from Sunset Art Studios Outcome: Introduction to the artist and their work Activity: Artists will host a virtual artist talk using the Instagram live platform. This talk will include an introduction to the artist, and further details about their work throughout the residency. Viewers will be able to register in advance and the event will be promoted through both partnering organizations. Week 2: Guided walk 1 Location: Green space in assigned District Outcome: Introduce participants to the grounds and specific ecological concerns of the region through the lens of an art-making activity. Activity: Guided hike along the trails. Specific art-making activity TBD by the artists. Participants will be encouraged to use art-making as a vehicle for further understanding of the natural environment. Advance registration available. Week 3: Guided walk 2 Location: Green space in assigned District Outcome: Introduce participants to the grounds and specific ecological concerns of the region through the lens of an art-making activity. Activity: Guided hike along the trails. Specific art-making activity TBD by the artists. Participants will be encouraged to use art-making as a vehicle for further understanding of the natural environment. Advance registration available. Week 4: Artistic Process workshop 1 Location: Green space in assigned District Outcome: Expand participants’ understanding of artists’ own processes through a hands on workshop in the landscape. Activity: Hands-on, instructive workshop where participants learn about the artists’ work. Advance registration required. Week 5: Artistic Process workshop 2 Location: Green space in assigned District Outcome: Expand participants’ understanding of artists’ own processes through a hands on workshop. Activity: Hands-on, instructive workshop where participants learn about the artists’ work. Advance registration required. Week 6: Virtual Studio Tour Location: Zoom from Sunset Art Studios Outcome: Viewers will get a look into the artists’ work environment, process and progress throughout the residency so far. Activity: A working exhibition will be displayed in the Sunset gallery for viewers to see and engage with virtually, along with a firsthand look at the making process of artists’ artworks. Advance registration available. Week 7: Exhibition 1 - Resident 1 Location: Instagram Live or possible on-site installation at Library or park Outcome: Final exhibition of artworks installed. Activity: Exhibition open to the public via advance registration will accompany an artist walk through available via Instagram Live. Week 8: Exhibition 2 - Resident 1 Location: Instagram Live or possible on-site installation at Library or park Outcome: Final exhibition of artworks installed. Activity: Exhibition open to the public via advance registration will accompany an artist walk through available via Instagram Live.


Link to supplemental images relevant to your proposal to best describe your project ideas.
Special considerations
Will you need any specialized equipment or training on studio equipment?
Proposed budget of material expenses
What materials do you anticipate needing for your artwork and for community engagement programs?


Qualifications
Please select all that apply. ALAANA means African, Latinx, Asian, Arab, and Native American. This also includes Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (category as defined by the US Census Bureau)

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