Applications are accepted online November 1 to 30 for the 2016 summer residency session @ Omi International Arts Center

Applications are accepted online November 1 to 30 for the 2016 summer residency session. Residency Dates are Thursday June 16 to Tuesday July 12, 2016 Here below are our general guidelines: link: http://www.artomi.org/art  Our application process has been standardized to allow each artist to receive equal consideration and time by our review committee. We receive many applications and variances will delay or may eliminate your application from being considered in the year submitted. If you have any questions about the application process, please feel free to email usthese questions. ELIGIBILITY: Application is open to artists from all over the world who have been professionally active for at least the past 3 years. Disciplines included: all practices that are labeled visual arts, sound art, performance, social practice. If you work in a category not listed here please contact us to see which of our residency programs is your best fit. We don't accept applications from artists currently enrolled in either a BFA or MFA. We accept applications, however, from PhD students or from professional artists, with at least 3 years of professional experience, currently enrolled in a master degree other than in the Arts. Please note: having studied art is NOT a requirement: we accept applications from self-taught professional artists. APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Please upload online the following 10 documents, not zipped, but individually uploaded, no more nor less than 10 items, so divided: Item no. 1. Your Resume/Curriculum Vitae. Either PDF or Word Document. Please title this document with yourlastname, firstname, resume, with no dots, commas or spacing. Example: jonesmaryresume.pdf or jonesmaryresume.doc. Item no. 2. A Word document or PDF file of ONE PAGE ONLY with a description of the images, videos or sound files you submitted. If you send more than one page only the first page will be reviewed. Please DO NOT use font size smaller than 11. Please title document: lastname, firstname, description, with no commas, dots, or spacing. Example:jonesmarydescription.doc or jonesmarydescriptions.pdf. Please prepare this document as a numbered list of the images with title, year, size and medium of work. If needed, a brief (2-3 sentences) description can be included. Please format captions as follows: Title, Media/Materials, Size in American Inches, or Feet, Year. IF SUBMITTING IMAGES: Item no. 3-10. Eight (8) JPEG images, at 72 DPI resolution, file size 1 MB for each image. Images must be titled with your lastname, firstname, number, with no commas, dots, or spacing: Example: jonesmary1.jpg, jonesmary2.jpg. etcetera. Important: we can only accept jpegs. Please do not submit: Powerpoint presentations, PDF, TIFF, GIF or PSD files. If you do so your application will not be considered. OR IF SUBMITTING VIDEOS OR AUDIO FILES: Item no. 3-5 Three (3) video or audio excerpts. The jury is only required to review one minute for each excerpt therefore it is your responsibility to indicate which minute you would like the jury to review. It is at the jury's discretion to whether review more than said minute. Formats accepted are: M4A, MP3, MOV. We review video and/or audio documentation ONLY for artists whose work is time-based, interactive, web-based, kinetic, film, video, sound, and performance. If you work with installation, site-specific, painting, sculpture and/or drawing, please submit images. ADDITIONAL MANDATORY INFORMATION TO INCLUDE: a) ARTIST STATEMENT: When filing your online application form, you will be asked for a 100-word maximum statement about your work. This is a fundamental document for our jury to fully understand your practice. If you send a text longer than 100 words, only the first 100 words will be read to our jury. b) Please provide the names, mailing addresses, phone numbers and email addresses of two references and indicate your professional relationship to them. PLEASE NOTE: IF YOU WORK IN A TEAM: please fill only one application. Only one person will be the contact person. FELLOWSHIPS: Our fellowships ensure that artists from specific regions and/or dealing with specific issues are allotted a residency. If you are eligible for one of our fellowships your chances to be selected are greater. Please check our website in the Fellowship section for additional information. Art Omi Alumni: In order to give as many artists as possible the chance for a residency at Art Omi, we ask that alumni do not apply for a return residency. We appreciate your spreading the word to artists who have not been to Art Omi yet. Due to the very high volume of applications, we ask that you be certain that your application is complete. Incomplete applications cannot be processed, and unfortunately we are unable to notify applicants about the status of their application until after the selection has been made. Good luck with your application!