Initial Application Information
Artists, educators, and cultural workers of all disciplines are invited to apply
Artists, educators, and cultural workers of all disciplines are invited to apply
The Shop One Artist/Educator Residency program is open to artists, educators, and cultural workers of all disciplines, including but not limited to: visual art (all mediums), performing arts, literary arts, graphic arts/design, arts education, community-based civic and/or social practice, interdisciplinary arts, community organizing.
The selection of three finalists will be based on the following criteria:
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The deadline for initial applications has passed.
Criteria | Details | Points |
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Experience as a Practicing Artist/Educator | • Minimum 5 years’ experience as a practicing artist or educator. NOTE: “Experience” is not confined to a proven record of conventional public art commissions. We encourage artists/educators with a diverse background of creative practice to apply. • A demonstrated focus on community engagement as part of your creative practice. | 45 |
Engaging and Working with Communities | • Demonstrated experience or interest in engaging and working with communities on creative and/or educational projects. • Knowledge and skills to ensure equitable engagement with communities, including but not limited to honoring place and connecting to local resources, and creating community ownership of the narrative. • Exceptional cultural competency and demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with community members from a diverse range of social, cultural, and economic backgrounds. Preference will be given to applicants who have experience or interest in engaging with low-income, Black, Indigenous, and communities of color. | 45 |
Experience Inspiring Environmental Stewardship through Art/Education | • Demonstrated experience or interest in using creative artistic or educational practices to inspire personal connections to the natural world. • Experience or interest in using relationship-based approaches to encourage communal environmental stewardship. • Demonstrated experience or interest in working in the field of environmental justice. | 30 |
Storytelling | • Demonstrated experience or interest in using your creative practice to tell a story that builds a line-of-sight between actions and consequences, or between history and the present. • Demonstrated ability or interest in using your creative practice to tell a story that enables the audience to “see” what was previously “unseen.” | 20 |
Professional Experience Working with a Multidisciplinary Team | • Strong communication skills including interpersonal, facilitation, and presentation skills. • Ability to instruct and lead District staff regarding principles for effective community engagement. • Ability to problem solve and overcome the unexpected obstacles inherent to collaborative projects. | 15 |
Experience as a Practicing Artist/Educator – 45 points
Engaging and Working with Communities – 45 points
Experience Inspiring Environmental Stewardship through Art/Education – 30 points
Storytelling – 20 points
Professional Experience Working with a Multidisciplinary Team – 15 points
This residency is the first of a series of Catalytic Projects for the District & Shop One. Design of this residency was supported by the US Water Alliance Arts & Culture Accelerator program. Community members served as creative collaboration advisors to guide development of this residency and other catalytic projects.