Resident Fellow Application Guidelines

ELIGIBILITY Residencies are awarded competitively, at no cost, to national and international creative artists, age 25 or over, who exhibit professional standing in their field. Both mature and emerging artists of promise are welcome to apply. Residents have included writers, composers & musicians, playwrights and actors, visual artists, interdisciplinary artists, collaborative teams, curators and arts administrators pursuing creative projects.

Resident Fellows are provided space to live and work. Edenfred does not provide food, transportation or a stipend. Artists who need additional funding for travel, materials, supplies, food and/or at-home expenses, should apply to other sources for this support.

ADMISSIONS: Residents are chosen by a rotating panel of professionals in the arts and humanities. Panelists serve anonymously.

APPLICATION DEADLINES: Annual Postmark deadlines for completed applications are:

September 1  for residencies between February 1 and June 30.

    January 1 for residencies between July 1 and early December.
Applications and supporting materials must be postmarked by the application deadline. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed. All applications must be submitted by regular mail. The summer residency period has more applicants than any other season; please consider fall or winter if your schedule permits. The Residency Program is closed mid-December through January.

APPLICATION FEE:  A nonrefundable processing fee of  $25 (US) is required with each application. There are no fees charged for a residency.

NOTIFICATION: You will be notified of the panel’s decision approximately six to eight weeks after the deadline for your application period. While every effort is made to accommodate applicant's scheduling requests, we are not always able to grant first choices. Please indicate flexibility and restrictions on your application.

REFERENCES: Each applicant is responsible for requesting three letters of reference from qualified individuals who are familiar with his or her work. References should be sent under separate cover. Those writing letters of reference for you should identify their professional affiliation, provide current information relevant to your application and speak to your ability to positively contribute to a collegial environment. References are confidential and will be kept on file for five years. Applications that do not have letters of reference on file will be considered incomplete and will not be reviewed.

REAPPLICATION: Artists who have applied in the past must submit new and complete applications, including recent work samples. Previous residents who are reapplying must also submit complete applications including recent work samples. Alumni must wait three seasons before reapplying for a return residency.

COLLABORATION: If applying as a collaborative team, both or all artists need to submit separate applications along with a joint project proposal. Your work samples may be individual or previous collaborations. Please indicate in the proposal what requirements you have for workspace.

COUPLES: Couples must apply individually. If both are accepted, each will be offered accommodations unless your applications note you would like to share the same living quarters. We will make every effort to schedule you at the same time and arrange appropriate accommodations. Edenfred is unable to invite spouses or partners to accompany artists in residence under any other circumstances.

GUESTS: Accommodations are limited to selected individual residents only. Any arrangements for visits by friends or family who are in the area must be made with the Executive Director.

PETS: No pets are allowed.

SMOKING: Edenfred is a completely smoke-free environment.  No smoking is allowed in the house or on the entire property.

INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS: Edenfred recognizes that artists applying from other countries may have special requirements to make their residency successful. If you are applying internationally, please communicate any additional information or questions to us so that we may address your circumstance individually.

NONDISCRIMINATION: Edenfred encourages and welcomes the participation of artists from all backgrounds and does not discriminate with regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, disabilities, religion, marital status, or nation of origin in its admission policies.

Wheelchair ACCESSIBILITY: Edenfred is not wheelchair accessible. Built in 1916, the house does not have an elevator and all accommodations for residents are on the second floor, accessible only by stairs.

INTERNET  & TELEPHONE SERVICE: Edenfred has a wireless network throughout the house, but does not have a computer available for residents to use for Internet access. Personal cell phones are highly recommended.  All resident guest rooms share a common line without message service.

Meals: Residents are responsible for the purchase and preparation of their own meals. Community meals are encouraged. Edenfred has an excellent, complete kitchen and lovely dining room. The courtesy of maintaining a  clean, tidy kitchen is expected. Each resident has personal food storage space and share refrigerator space. Edenfred prepares and serves one shared dinner per week for all residents.