Tuesday, October 10, 2017

Artist-in-Residence program at Weir Farm National Historic Site

Deadline: November 1, 2017 {EMAIL}or {Cloud Drive}** or {POSTMARK}
** cloud drive, such as Google Drive, Dropbox, YouSendIt, or Icloud


Weir Farm National Historic Site
Artist-in-Residence
Weir Farm Art Center
Wilton, CT

2018 Residency


The Artist-in-Residence program at Weir Farm National Historic Site selects artists to spend one month living and working at the park. To date, more than 200 artists from throughout the U.S., as well as Tunisia, Germany, Australia, England, India, Ireland, South Africa and The Netherlands have participated in the AIR program. Visual artists apply for one month residencies in all media and diverse artistic points of view from traditional to experimental.

The Weir Farm Art Center (formerly the Weir Farm Trust) manages the Arist-in-Residence program at the park through a five-year renewable cooperative agreement, providing logistical and financial support and program publicity.

Applications for 2018 are due November 1, 2017.

Application Information

The Weir Farm Art Center encourages mid-career visual artists of all backgrounds to apply for admission. The WFAC does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, age, gender, or sexual orientation.

One deadline of NOVEMBER 1 will serve to fill vacancies for the following year.Completed applications must be postmarked or submitted digitally by NOVEMBER 1 to be considered for the following year. Notification of results will be sent six to eight weeks following the deadline.


Download: Application and Guidelines for the Artist-in-Residence program. For more information, please contact the Weir Farm Art Center at hess@weirfarmartcenter.org or 203-761-9945.

 Visit website for additional details: https://www.nps.gov/wefa/getinvolved/supportyourpark/artist-in-residence-program.htm