solo show & residency fellowship
Field Projects (NYC) is teaming up with In Situ Polyculture Commons, an arts residency and eco-cultural catalyst (Southeastern Vermont) to offer our inaugural 2025 Solo Show & Residency Fellowship.
This opportunity includes a 2-4 week art residency in Vermont, plus a 5-week solo exhibition for an individual artist or collaborative group of up to 4 people, as well as a stipend of $1000 to be used as the artist sees fit.
We are two artist-run organizations, and for our first-ever collaboration, we have created a fellowship opportunity that we would want!
Awardee responsible for:
- Any travel to and from residency or gallery
- Attending the residency
- Grocery / self-catering expenses at residency (kitchen is fully stocked with all cookware and appliances on has many staples on hand)
- Participating / working with Field Projects to install the show
- Exhibiting at Field Projects
- D_onating 2 small works, for the residency & gallery collections_
Important Dates:
- *Residency Session Window: June 13 - July 14th
- Installation Window: Sunday July 13th - Wednesday July 16th
- Exhibition dates: July 17 - Aug 21, 2025
- Opening reception: Thursday, July 17th, 2025
*Artist can choose their best arrival / departure dates at the residency within their window, for anywhere from 2-4 weeks, which do not need to be consecutive.
I_n Situ is happy to be flexible for artists, whose calendars are often managed tyrannically by institutional calendar preferences._
Ideal candidates for this opportunity may include, but are not limited to;
- Artist with an in-progress project or body of work that would benefit from time in retreat and productive residency in preparation for an exhibition
- Interdisciplinary collaborations (trans-academic, independent researchers, visual artists + other fields, etc) *Collaborator groups of up to 4 people may apply with a single application
- An artist who has been impacted, neglected or rejected due to politicization of identity, political or social marginalization, loss of funding / exhibition opportunities due to current events, etc.
Ideal projects;
- Are in-progress or in a polishing stage. The work would be finished in residency for the exhibition.
- Make a strong political statement about the zeitgeist
- Involve a strong visual art component but also may include writing & poetry, performance, research (independent, academic, scientific, or else)
- Involve immersive installation or experimental work
- May involve collaborators (up to 4 people may attend residency)
- 2-4 week residency in S. VT at In Situ Polyculture includes ample studio space & accommodations in a bucolic setting with access to a full kitchen for self catering
- 5-week solo exhibition in NYC at Field Projects Space
- Stipend: $1000 to be used as the artist sees fit
- Studio visit with Jacob Rhodes for exhibition planning / installation support. (In-person in NYC metro area, remote meeting if further afield).
- Pre-installation preparatory support at residency (ex: preparation of cleats for hanging panels, packing work safely for transport to gallery, etc).
- Installation support at Field Projects
