Organizations wishing to apply to the Artist in Residence Program (AIR) program must be nonprofit, 501(c)(3), tax-exempt corporations, a unit of government or school district providing arts programming and/or arts services in Pennsylvania. Organizations (host sites) must be incorporated in and conduct business in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in order to apply for support. PCA awards must be matched on a dollar-for-dollar basis. In-kind goods and services may not be used to match PCA funds. PCA funds must be applied only to support the services of the artist(s) in residence. The host site must assume all other expenses such as materials for the residence.
Artist Residency Applications for the residencies occuring between September 1, 2010 and August, 31, 2011 are now available to download. Application deadline is June 4, 2010 (postmark date).
If you are interested in hosting a residency for spring or summer '10, please contact us.
Artist in Residence Program Planning Guide (pdf)
Residency Request Form
Artist Residency Handbook & Assessment
South Central PaARTners has developed a Handbook for a Successful Artist Residency. Each school and organization involved in an artist residency will be supplied with a copy of this handbook to assist in the implementation of the residency. To download a copy of this handbook click here. The handbook contains evaluation forms to assess the success of the artist residency. Each of these forms is available below.
• Residency Final Report
• Administrator's Survey
• Teacher's Survey
• Core Group Student's Survey
• Teaching Artist's Survey
• Artist Residency Observation Form |
