CALL FOR RESIDENT ARTISTS

APPLICATION LINK AT BOTTOM
We are all set for the 2021-2022 year  
Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis, but not considered for Summer 2022 until after the 1st of the year. Good luck!
In exchange for 25 hours of work per week, HopeCAT will house 2-3 artists in our Resident Artist house (free of charge) to complete residencies at our center.  The hours worked will mainly be focused on teaching the Youth Arts program alongside our Teaching Artists in various studios.  Details for each studio are listed below, as well as photographs to give you better visuals if possible. 

Resident Artists will receive:
  • 24 hour access to the building
  • Free access to our studio materials 
  • A moderate budget for specialty materials not provided
  • Unlimited use of studio spaces (details below)
  • One gallery showing at the end of the residency
  • Access to our network of professionals

Resident Artists will have the opportunity of:
  • Teaching Adult Art Classes for profit 
  • Managing HopeCAT social media accounts for pay
  • Selling artworks through our galleries
  • Using our center to create a working portfolio (professionally or to use for grad apps)
  • Participating in our bi-annual art sales (Winter Holiday sale and Mother's Day sale)
  • Experiencing any workshops that may be scheduled during the year at our center

Ceramics

  • 7,000 square foot ceramics facility
  • 500 square foot semi-private resident studio
  • 1 - 10.2 cubic foot L&L e28T Electric Kiln
  • 1 - 20.7 cubic foot L&L Davinci Electric Kiln
  • 1 - 20 cubic foot Alpine updraft Gas Kiln
  • Brent slab roller
  • Bailey extruder
  • Fully stocked glaze lab 
  • Full size Soldner clay mixer and mixing room (plus raw materials)
  • 16 Shimpo whisper pottery wheels
  • Photo booth 
  • ​Large Laguna spray booth
  • Various typical shared studio tools 

Printmaking

  • 2,000 square foot printmaking facility
  • Semi-private studio space (apart from main studio)
  • 24"x36" Takach printing press
  • Letter press
  • Small proofing press
  • Pinwheel press
  • Akua inks
  • Water-based paper inks 
  • Gelli plates
  • 1" button maker
  • 3 sewing machines 
  • Speedball carving tools
  • Renaissance Graphic Arts inks
  • ​Work Horse screen printing 6-head swing arm
  • Portable screen printing 2-head swing arm
  • Spray booth
  • Odyssey Lumitron exposure unit
  • ​Flash dryer
  • Work Horse conveyor dryer
  • Plastisol inks
  • Water-based fabric inks
  • Various typical shared studio tools 

Painting/Drawing

  • 17 Plein Air collapsible easels
  • 5 rolling tables 
  • Drawing kits with: pencils from H-3B, charcoal pencils, charcoal sticks, sanguine sticks, hard and kneadable erasures, and blending sticks,
  • 5B and 8B additional pencils
  • Vine charcoal
  • Colored pencil sets
  • Fine point colored pen set
  • India ink varieties
  • Chalk pastel sets
  • Painters tape
  • Workable spray fixative
  • Golden matte medium
  • Winsor and Newton watercolor kits
  • Blick Studio Oil Color paints
  • Watercolor brushes
  • Oil brushes
  • Gamsol 
  • Galkyd
  • 3 oz Lidded jars 
  • 8x10 board canvas
  • 9x12 drawing grade sketchbooks 
  • An assortment of still life props and stand
  • An assortment of Masonite drawing boards

Living Information

Our Resident Artist house sits at the end of the driveway to our parking lot, which doesn't get more convenient!  Resident artists have 24-hour access to the building to utilize the studio spaces as they see fit.  The house is split into two apartments, with the first floor being occupied by other tenants (it's our TA... no worries).  The upstairs apartment is reserved for two RAs and includes: 
  • 2 bedrooms (beds are provided)
  • 1 dresser/room
  • 1 closet/room
  • Living room (some furniture: couch, chair, lamp, etc)
  • Full kitchen 
    • Full sized refrigerator 
    • Microwave
    • Toaster
    • Dishwasher
    • Kitchen essentials, pots, pans, etc.
    • Plates, cups, silverware, etc. 
  • Dining room
  • 2 Closets
  • Pantry
  • Mud Room
  • Access to washer/dryer (at HopeCAT)
  • Pets allowed (required $250 non-refundable deposit)
  • Window air-conditioning units 
Click below to apply!