Erie Canal Museum Artists in Residence in Syracuse, United States — Reviews & Info
Two artists are sought for a one-year residency focused on creative inquiry into the New York State Canal System, its history, current condition, and future.
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Get matched →- Deadline
- deadline unknown, verify at source
- Entry fee
- Free
- Award
- $12,000
- Location
- Erie Canal Museum, Syracuse, New York
About
Overview
In partnership with the New York State Canal Corporation, the Erie Canal Museum is seeking two artists-in-residence for a one-year period dedicated to creative inquiry into the New York State Canal System—including the historic Erie Canal—reflecting on its past, contemplating its current condition, and considering its future. The residencies are for artists who wish to engage with the Canal, adjacent Canalway Trails, Canal Corp. and Museum staff, Canal facilities, New York's Canal communities, and Canal visitors. Projects must directly address the Canal and its physical, environmental, and social condition and history, materiality, and context.
What's Provided
- $10,000 grant
- $2,000 budget
- Free rent/fee
Eligibility
While all artists are encouraged to apply, the Museum is specifically seeking artists with ancestral ties to the Haudenosaunee Confederacy and/or Mohican Nation and artists who live or work in New York State Canal communities.
Location
Erie Canal Museum, Syracuse, New York
- Award
- $10,000 grant plus $2,000 budget; free rent/fee
- Entry fee
- Free to enter
- Theme
- The residency focuses on a year-long creative inquiry into the New York State Canal System, including the historic Erie Canal, reflecting on its past, contemplating its current condition, and considering its future.
- Eligibility
- While all artists are encouraged to apply, the Museum is specifically seeking artists with ancestral ties to the Haudenosaunee Confederacy and/or Mohican Nation and artists who live or work in New York State Canal communities.
- Audience
- All artists encouraged to apply; preference for artists with ancestral ties to Haudenosaunee Confederacy and/or Mohican Nation, and artists living or working in New York State Canal communities.
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