Proposal Criteria and Requirements: 

• ArtWaves seeks applications that are creative, unique, and engaging. 

• Instructors should have a professional background as an artist or arts educator, higher education in the arts, or commensurate experience. 

• Artwaves requires 6 hours of workshops per 1 week of residency. Workshops generally run between 1-3 sessions, each session lasting approximately 2-6 hours. 

• We schedule Residencies Sunday through Sunday, with arrival after 2pm and departure by 10am.

• Residencies will be scheduled in one week increments, with most residents scheduled for one or two weeks.

• We accept applications on a rolling basis. 

To apply:

Submit the following information as an attachment to office@artwavesmdi.org:

• Your name and contact information
  
• Your artist website or resume
  
• Preferred date and duration of residency
  
• A workshop proposal explaining the workshop or classes you would like to teach. If you would like to teach multiple classes or workshops, please include a workshop proposal for each class.
  

Workshop Proposal:

• Workshop Title 
  
• Target Audience (beginner, intermediate, advanced, children, teen, adults, family)
  
• Materials List
  
• Workshop Description 
  
• Supporting Images (between 2-5) images of the class process or product or related images
  
• Brief Instructor bio or artist statement and photo 

Accommodations:

The accommodations are on the Artwaves Campus in the residential farmhouse. Private room and private bath, with a shared kitchen. Please bring queen sheets and towels. Residents will have access to the Artwaves studio space during residency, wifi, parking, with a convenience market and bus stop next door.