Artist Resident Program

The Ellis-Beauregard Foundation recognizes that the arts are essential to an open, enlightened society. The residency program values innovation, experimentation and creative risk-taking in all genres, known and as yet to be discovered. We envision the residency as inclusive and diverse, prompting reflection and dialogue with other residents and the community, offering the gift of concentrated time and space in which to unveil new ideas and imagine new ways of working.

ABOUT THE RESIDENT PROGRAM

The Ellis-Beauregard Foundation, located on the coast of Maine in Rockland, will provide four light filled studios for residencies at Lincoln Street Center, a repurposed school in the heart of Rockland, and a stipend of $1,200.00 a month per resident. Sleeping area in studio is provided.

Interested artists may submit applications by visiting the Submittable page on our website. Fall/Winter session applications open January 1 and close April 1. Spring /Summer session applications open August 1 and close October 1. For questions please contact Donna McNeil, Executive Director at donna@ellis-beauregardfoundation.org or 207-594-5825.

GUIDELINES

Artists must be at least 18 years old and residents of the United States.

Artists of any discipline may apply.

There will be 6 month, one month and two month sessions. When you apply please indicate the dates you would like to attend.

SIX-MONTH SESSION

October 1, 2022 – March 31, 2023

TWO-MONTH SESSIONS

October 1, 2022 -November 31, 2022

December 1, 2022 – January 31, 2023

February 1, 2023 – March 31, 2023

ONE-MONTH SESSIONS

October 1-Octobere 31 , 2022

November 1 – November 31, 2022

December 1- December 31, 2022

January 1- January 31, 2023

February 1, 2023 – February 28, 2023

March 1, 2023- March 31, 2023

Post-Covid-19 Artists are required to include a component of public engagement of their choice, for example a lecture, exhibition, performance, public art, intervention, collaboration etc.

Artists are expected to participate in events hosted by the Ellis-Beauregard Foundation and to credit the Ellis-Beauregard Foundation in all social media, exhibit announcements and any other public interface during the time their residency.

The Ellis-Beauregard Foundation sets up studio visits from critics, curators, artists and museum directors during the residency sessions.

Location

Lincoln Street Center Studios, 24 Lincoln Street, Rockland, Maine 04841. www.lscrockland.com

is located in the lively creative community of Rockland, Maine, home to the Farnsworth Art Museum, The Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Steel House, Salt Stage, The Apprentice Shop, The Camden International Documentary Film Festival, Rockland Shorts film festival, North Atlantic Blues Festival, Maine Lobster festival and many galleries.

Statistics

Residency length: six, one and two month sessions at the discretion of the juror.

Number of artists in residence at a time: 4.

Living: Sleeping room provided in studio with shared bath and kitchen.

Meals: No meals/food provided

Companions: No spouses/partners/children or pets allowed.

Accessibility
Building is ADA compliant
Keyed entry is 24 -7.
Studios are on the second floor with working elevator. 
Facilities and services:
Studios are all large classroom spaces with big windows.
Common room or meeting space available for residents’ use.
EBF Wing bathroom.
EBF Wing kitchen
Smoking allowed outdoors only.
There is a small theatre in the building with proscenium stage and raked seating. Use is negotiable.
Common area large service sink.
Wi-Fi provided.

How to Apply

Please submit application electronically to Submittable.com no later than 11:59pm April 1. Late applications will not be reviewed.

Please include:

Resume
Ten 300-dpi jpegs of your work which may include details. Images should be current, no more than 2 years old.
Performing artists should submit work samples in currently popular, cross-platform, video formats which include mp4, mov, avi, flv, and wmv. Multiple videos may be submitted per application but their aggregate length must not exceed 2 minutes for single-project applications and 5 minutes for multi-component applications. Videos must be embedded in .pdf files with a maximum file size of 25 MB.
Proposed public engagement project is expected to evolve during the residency, is NOT a part of the application process, but is an essential component.

Review policy and notification:
Selection into The Ellis-Beauregard Foundation Studio Residence program will be based on artistic excellence. Artists working at every level, emerging through established, are equitably welcomed and reviewed. Applications will be evaluated by a panel of experts in the field and applicants will be notified by email of acceptance into residency no later than the end of January.

Jurors:

ANA FIORE, Director of Artist Services, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC)

ELIZABETH CHODOS, Director, Miller Institute for Contemporary Art, Carnegie Mellon University, Assistant Professor, School of Art