INSPIRATION: 2024
Residency: October 9-14, 2024
INSPIRATION 2024
In its second year, the Residency’s theme is Inspiration — where do ideas come from and how can they be courted, developed, and refined?
The purpose of the Residency is simple: to help the artist make their best work. In addition to dedicated time to work on individual projects, group interaction with other Latter-day Saint artists at the Residency, and co-ordinated events, The Artists Residency at the Center will explore as a group one aspect of the creative process.
IMPORTANT DATES
Application Opens: February 12, 2024
Application Closes: March 17, 2024
Announcement of 2024 Residency artists: June 14, 2024
Residency: October 9-14, 2024
ABOUT THE RESIDENCY
The Center will provide travel to and from New York City, living accommodations, tickets to curated group and individual events and entertainment, and a daily stipend to cover food and travel in the city.
The residency experience will be tailored to the individual artist’s creative and professional developmental needs. Applicants will describe the project they intend to work on during the residency, and the Center will curate workspaces to facilitate residency artists’ specific visions.
Potential examples of workspaces include: • A composer might work each day in music practice studios • A writer in the New York Public Library Reading Rooms • A choreographer in the Gibney Dance studios • A photographer in a commercial studio space in Midtown • A painter in a SoHo artist’s studio • A playwright in a shared workspace at the Harlem School of the Arts
The Residency seeks to build a community by bringing all of the artists together under one roof with communal meals, outings, evening events of concerts, performances, and exhibitions, guest speakers, and gatherings to share ideas and experiences together. Discussions will explore the year’s theme of Inspiration in the creative process. The Residency will conclude with artists sharing progress they have made on the creative projects undertaken at the Residency. Portions of the Residency may be filmed, with participants’ consent, for future Center and media use.
Artists will need to supply their own materials and equipment. The Residency cannot provide personnel relevant to your discipline.
Accommodations will provide private sleeping quarters, shared bathrooms, and communal spaces. Unfortunately, the Residency cannot accommodate spouses, friends, nor families of artists. Housing for the Residency may include multiple sets of stairs; individuals with specific accessibility needs will be accommodated in nearby lodging.
APPLICATION OVERVIEW
All applicants to the Artists Residency at the Center will be required to submit the following:
Personal information
Narrative application (4 short-essay responses)
(1) letter of recommendation from professional in your discipline
Resumé or professional CV
Discipline-specific work samples
Acknowledgments and confirmations
Please also note:
Artists may apply in only one artistic discipline and may only submit one application.
Solo applicants only.
Jury members, Center staff, executive board of director members, and their families are ineligible to apply.
All applications, including letter of recommendation, must be submitted electronically.
Late applications will not be accepted.
There is no application fee.
We strongly prefer links for discipline-specific materials (e.g. links to Vimeo, YouTube, personal websites) as possible. Please see application for specific file instructions, but do not hesitate to reach out to us if you have questions or concerns regarding the application submission process or converting your materials into links.
SELECTION PROCESS
The 2024 Residency will invite 6-8 artists to participate. During the stay, artists will focus on their creative work and be stimulated by working in one of the world’s art capitals.
The primary criterion for acceptance to the residency is artistic quality and potential. We are open to artists of all career levels from the following disciplines: literature and theater; visual art and objects; music composition; film; and choreography.
Regarding religious identity, applying artists are to self-identify as part of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints community, whether by faith, heritage and/or culture.
We encourage artists from a variety of aesthetics and diverse backgrounds of identity to apply. There are no restrictions nor preferences regarding the artist’s nationality, race, nor gender.
Artists over the age of 21 may apply.
JUDGES
All applications will be reviewed by an esteemed panel of screeners (artists and educators) who are experts in corresponding artistic disciplines, before being given to a final jury.
The 2024 jury for The Artists Residency at the Center include:
Tacey M. Atsitty (Florida), poet
Richard Bushman (New York City, New York), literature
Rose Datoc Dall (Lehi, Utah), visual arts
Nancy Heuston (Salt Lake City, Utah), Founding Head of School, Waterford School
Susan Elizabeth Howe (Springville, Utah), poet
Jared Oaks (Salt Lake City, Utah), Music Director, Ballet West
Aaron Toronto (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam), film
Any questions about the application can be addressed to The Artists Residency at the Center at residency@centerforlatterdaysaintarts.org.
ABOUT STANLEY HAINSWORTH
The Residency is hosted by Stanley Hainsworth, whose professional background includes creative director positions at Nike, Lego, and Starbucks and is now principal and Chief Creative Officer at Tether, a multidisciplinary design firm in Seattle, Washington. His work with some of the most iconic global brands connects to the broad mission of the Center to be at the intersection of divine creativity and cultural relevance. His passion lies in creating emotional connections between an audience and the work, whether authored by a brand or an individual. He is a frequent speaker around the world regarding branding and storytelling, and he has led numerous design retreats to foster the creative process—a natural fit for the goals of the Center’s residency program.
Meet the inaugural cohort from The Artists Residency at the Center and discover why you should join their ranks.
Meet the 2023 Cohort
Alixa Brobbey
Poetry, UT
Jessica Heaton
Choreography, UT
Residency project: Nonlinear
Joseph Sowa
Musical Composition, MA
Jenna Carson
Literature, MI
Sara Lynne Lindsay
Visual Art, GA
Aaron Toronto
Film, Vietnam
Relive moments from the 2023 Residency, Intersections, with the six artists who came to New York City to work on their projects and learn from one another.
A “life changing” week
