Cultivate is pleased to announce the Cultivate Studio Residency for artists, writers, and researchers. The multi-disciplinary residency welcomes individual artists or collaborative artist teams to apply for studio space at Cultivate Studios in Kensington, Maryland.
A partially-subsidized short-duration residency that results in an exhibit in Cultivate’s Hall Gallery. Includes studio project space with worktable and chair provided. Residency does not include housing.
CULTIVATE is an evolving collection of interdisciplinary artists, writers, and researchers driven by investigations of land, place, and the commons. Projects include experimental and practical art explorations that wrestle with the qualities, perceptions, and layers of experience that inform and expand notions of landscape. Ideas from a full spectrum of voices across generations are supported using sustainable tactics. From the hyper-local to the global, Cultivate reflects individual and collective curiosity, intention, imagining, and engagement with the phenomena of landscape.
Cultivate Project Space Residency
The studio space is a mostly open floorplan with large wall, natural light, sink, bathroom, parking. Cultivate Studios is a 1,000 sq foot studio space with high ceilings, plenty of windows and dedicated heating/AC. Artists Maggie Gourlay and Susan Main dedicated studio spaces take up 2/3 of the space while the remainder is for the resident artist as a flexible working space. The Cultivate studio aesthetic is low carbon footprint and minimal clutter, maximum open space to take advantage of high ceilings and natural light; worktables on wheels which can be cleared for screenings and whole studio space events.
The Hall Gallery is a narrow and very long hallway with white walls and gallery track lighting. 53.6 feet long x 4.2 feet wide x 8 feet high.
Specifics of Residency
Duration 3 month residency
No fee to apply
Cost $400/month includes utilities and parking
Worktable and chair provided,
Small footprint; artist must be able to clear space for whole studio screenings and art events.
No internet
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Parking is available. Public transport via Marc Train
Brunswick/Washington line/walk, subway/bus/walk, and bus/walk.
Biking via Rock Creek Park trails. On the weekend from D.C. Beach Drive is open only to pedestrians and bicycles. -
Rock Creek Watershed, mixed industrial and commercial, independent owner-operated businesses, and artists.
The studio is on the top floor of a building on a steep hill in Kensington, Maryland just north of the Washington, D. C. line. We are just a short walk from Rock Creek Park to the west and Connecticut Avenue to the east.
Cultivate Projects will provide:
Art space with wallspace to work, worktable and chair provided
24-hour access to studio space
Exhibit opportunity at end of residency in Hall Gallery
Publicity for exhibition event on Cultivate Projects website and Instagram.
Assistance with mounting exhibition and artist reception.
Invitations to Cultivate Projects events such as screenings, presenter talks, and open studios.
Resident Artist application:
Application open April 1 – rolling for residency period June – Aug. or indicate interest in a later date (specify).
Send proposal for residency, resume, 5 jpgs of work related to residency project, proposed dates, interest in exhibiting in Hall Gallery. Minimum residency period is 3 months.
For more information:
Visit www.cultivateprojects.net
Email: cultivate@cultivateprojects.net