Open call for RAIR residency at a recycling center

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Application deadline: October 22, 2023, 7:59pm

RAIR
7333 Milnor St
19136 Philadelphia, PA
https://www.rairphilly.org

RAIR is pleased to announce the open call for applications for the 2024 residency season.

RAIR is a non-profit arts organization uniquely situated within a construction and demolition recycling center in Philadelphia, PA, USA. RAIR’s residency program provides artists on-site access to recovered materials and a studio space to produce work. The RAIR workspace includes a large project space, wood shop equipment, metalworking facilities, access to the waste stream for materials, and a material storage area. Artists in residence receive attentive support from RAIR’s staff who act as liaisons between the artist and the recycling facility. In addition to providing artists on-site access to recovered materials, construction equipment, and a fully-equipped studio space, RAIR’s Residency Program offers artists the opportunity to use the entire 3.5-acre facility as an expansive project space for the development and presentation of ambitious experimental work.

RAIR offers 2024 artists-in-residence a stipend of 1000 USD. Applicants from outside the Philadelphia are are eligible for housing and travel reimbursement. The jurors for this year’s open call are Abigail DeVille and Alex Klein. They will be selecting the 2024 artists-in-residence.

For more information about RAIR and its residencies please visit rairphilly.org/for-applicants.

Application deadline: October 22, 2023 11:59pm EDT