Rockland Residency: Call to Artists
Thank you for your interest in our offerings for your creative time and space!
Rockland is committed to providing opportunity to traditionally marginalized groups in terms of race and sexual orientation. To do this fairly, our Selection Committee will contain BIPOC and LBGTQIA+ representatives. Rockland requests friends and organizations within those communities to post our Call to Artists. Our residency is free to allow greater access. The application fee is modest and used to pay our Selection Committee of artists for their expertise. If anyone feels this is an obstacle to applying for our residency, please email us for a waiver request. We strive to assemble a cohort of varied backgrounds and disciplines of art to stimulate an inspiring, sensitive and lively communal experience.
Please note: This is a residency for adults only over 25 years of age. No children, spouses or other family will be present on site during the duration of the residency. We do not allow guests.
Expected Work Samples to be submitted:
Visual artists: upload 10 images or 3 video samples
Writers: upload 5-20 pages from one or more pieces
Musicians: upload up to 3 samples
Collaborative groups of 2-3 can be submitted on one application. Sharing studio and/or accommodations is helpful given our limited accepted number of residents due to space. Please include all applicant names and contact information on the application.
Please begin your application by using the "Submit" button or "Guidelines" below. Dates and details to follow.
2025 Black Cohort: Call to Artists
Thank you for your interest in Rockland Residency: Black Cohort!
This application is invitation-only by Rockland Affiliates (Former Residents, Staff, Personal Relations to Founders). Please discuss your interest in this program with one of these members before applying. Thank you!
Our selection criteria prioritizes the following, in order:
- Black identified
- Strength of work samples
- The Need of the Artist
-Group diversity
We are committed to providing opportunity to traditionally marginalized groups. To do this fairly, our Selection Committee will be made of Black representatives within the professional fields of music, writing, performance and/or visual art. Our Residency is free to allow greater access, supported through a combination of funds from the TEW Foundation, Rockland Residency and individual donors. We strive to assemble a cohort of varied backgrounds and disciplines of art to stimulate an inspiring, sensitive and lively communal experience.
Please note: This is an Art Residency for adults only 25 years old and up. No children, spouses or other family will be present on site during the duration of the Residency. We do not allow guests.
Please begin your application by using the "Submit" button or "Guidelines" below. Dates and details to follow.
General Guidelines
Located in rural Bremerton, Washington, USA, in the Pacific Northwest, Rockland Woods hosts several artist residencies throughout the year. This unique program aims to serve artists who identify as Black. Our selection committee members will be experts in the fields of music, writing and visual art. Our Residency provides opportunity to dedicated artists with exceptionally strong work samples. In addition to innovative samples, a successful application will be genuine and thought provoking.
Resumes are not required. We accept emerging and established artists.
Details:
● Application Deadline: Wednesday, May 1, 2024 11:59pm
● Residency is 12 days: January 31-February 11, 2025 (arrive 3:00 pm, leave morning)
● Must be 25+ years of age by January 31, 2025
● Cannot be currently enrolled as a student as a candidate for BFA or MFA degree
● Any artist living in the United States is qualified.
● 7 Residents will work at Rockland Woods. The only regular staff beyond residents is an on-site Facilitator and a Chef.
● Facilities: We provide private live/work spaces when possible, depending on studio needs. Buildings include a Lodge, Barn Studios, The Saddle House apartment, Clean Studio, Lil Shop, furnished Canvas Tents, The Sheds Studio and The Norb 1948 vintage trailer. Studios: woodshop, ceramic studio with 1 wheel and 1 electric kiln (experience required)
● Property includes a lush 20-acre, 100-year old forest with trails, shoreline to a peaceful lake and view of Olympic Mountains.
● Rockland expects its residents to use their time in any way they believe will benefit their creative process. There are no obligations tied to this opportunity. We gather for chef-prepared lunch and dinner followed by informal presentations (optional) in the evening. Rockland expects full commitment arriving on January 31 and leaving on February 11, 2025.
● Residents provide associated costs for their own travel, supplies, and entertainment.
● Rockland provides accommodations, studios, utilities, household staples, chef for prepared lunch/dinner, promotion, guarded creative time and a welcoming community environment. Rockland reserve the right to remove any resident who does not provide an atmosphere of respect and safety for other residents and Rockland Woods. We expect inclusivity.