Bemis Center For Contemporary Arts

UPCOMING ARTIST RESIDENCY APPLICATION DEADLINES:

JANUARY 2013 - JUNE 2013
Application Deadline: February 28, 2012

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JULY 2013 - DECEMBER 2013
Application Deadline: September 30, 2012

Our application is only online, please follow the link above to complete your application to the Residency program. You will be prompted to:

• * Complete the application. The application will ask for the contact information of three references. Letters of recommendation are not required.
• * Submit a current resume and/or CV. Collaborative teams must submit individual resumes/CV.
• * Upload up to 10 images, video and/or audio clips of your work created in the last two years.
• * Provide image details for each image file (title of work, date executed, media and dimensions). Add any brief narrative necessary to inform the jury about each individual work.
• * Pay the $40.00 (US Dollars) application fee.

Foreign Applicants Please Note:

• * Accepted applicants must be able to speak and understand English.

For more information about the Artist Residency Program please contact Heather Johnson, Residency Program Manager, at 402.341.7130 x 12 or via e.mail at heather(at)bemiscenter.org

[My Bemis Center residency was] amazing! Especially getting a chance to attend the annual auction was superb! I was struck by the passion the art community in Omaha has.
Mayumi Amada, Sculpture/Installation, Minneapolis, MN
Former resident October - December 2009
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The artist-in-residence program is made possible through the support of:
The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts
Clark Creative Group
Gifford Foundation
Sam and Adele Golden Foundation for the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts
Nebraska Arts Council
Phillip and Terri Schrager Foundation
Upstream Brewing Company in Omaha's Old Market
The William and Ruth Scott Family Foundation

The Bemis Center is a proud member of the Alliance of Artists Communities.

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  Courtesy The City Weekly