Print Fellowship Program
Columbus Printed Arts Center is excited to offer the Print Fellowship Program; a competitive professional program for active artists to gain unlimited access to studio resources, grow their portfolio and professional networks, and make a meaningful contribution to the community.
PROGRAM OUTLINE:
The Print Fellowship Program is derived from residency, visiting artist, studio monitor, and member-volunteer methodologies that many community art studios employ to both maintain their shops and create unique professional or artistic development opportunities for local artists. Fellows will be selected through an application process three times per year. Fellows will be given free and unlimited access to the print studios, discounts on any class or workshop, and discounted ink costs in exchange for fulfilling the responsibilities outlined below.
Each Fellow is asked to commit to a minimum four-month fellowship period and oversee the studios for a minimum of 10 hours per week (one day of CPAC open hours). This includes maintaining a safe, professional working environment and being available to CPAC Members working in the studios to answer questions and troubleshoot.
Fellows are welcomed and encouraged to be involved beyond monitoring the studio and may volunteer to contribute to other aspects of the organization such as assisting with special events and exhibitions, improving the studios, or providing general administrative support. This is designed as an opportunity for artists to customize their experience based on individual and professional goals. Our objective is to make CPAC’s studios even more accessible to serious practitioners, to provide a platform for promoting the practices of local emerging artists, and to invite new perspectives and approaches to fulfilling our organizational mission.
Fellows are encouraged to use their time in the studio to work on their own projects as well. There are no restrictions or requirements regarding the nature of work a Fellow may create during their program session. We only ask that proposals consider how to make use of the resources we supply in this studio. We want to know why and how the fellowship would support your goals and ask that applicants think about their term as a Fellow as a dedicated time to intensively investigate their practice and modes of making.
APPLICATION GUIDELINES:
To Apply: please submit in one PDF document a CV, up to ten images of work, and an artist statement describing your interests, how the fellowship might further your artistic goals, and how you plan to use CPAC’s studios.
Email application to info@columbusprintedarts.org with Print Fellowship in the subject line. Questions can be sent to this address as well.
Application Deadlines:
Fall Session - August 15, 11:59PM
Spring Session - December 15, 11:59PM
Summer Session - April 15, 11:59PM