RTS is now accepting applications for our 2019-2020 residency program!
This open call is for our 2019-2020 residency program. All residencies are six weeks long. Residents receive a studio for the duration of their residency and an $800 stipend. Out of town artists will be given an additional $800 in travel and housing support. The residency studio at RTS is 170 sq ft and includes access to a communal wood shop. RTS is centrally located near BART and downtown Oakland. APPLY HERE.
Requirements for the residency:
- Work on site at the studio a minimum of 15 hrs a week
- Give an artist talk during residency period
- Create an artwork in the form of a multiple (edition of 7) for the RTS archive
RTS will dedicate one of our eight residency slots to a recent graduate of an undergraduate program or an artist without an MFA degree. We will also award one Bay Area artist a 6-week residency in Claremont, France. The residency is part of an exchange program with Artistes en Residence. The dates for this residency are fixed: September 1st to October 15th, 2019. We are also asking that the selected artist be available for part of Oct 16th to Nov 15th to help host an exchange artist from Claremont, France. Real Time and Space will provide the selected artist an $800 stipend, plus $300 to defray travel expenses. Artistes en Residence will provide housing and a studio. Please indicate on your application if you are available and interested in this opportunity.
To apply, submit the following: contact info, statement, and work samples with an accompanying image list. APPLY HERE.
Deadline for applications is June 18th, 2019.
All applicants will be notified by July 31st, 2019.