Each year two artist are invited for one-month res­i­den­cies at the Philadel­phia Photo Arts Cen­ter (PPAC).

The pro­gram is intended to sup­port tal­ented, self-directed emerging/mid-career artist in real­iz­ing their goals and visions. Res­i­dent artists will also serve as a source of inspi­ra­tion and guid­ance for the many stu­dents, begin­ning pho­tog­ra­phers and PPAC mem­bers who work and learn at PPAC.

The res­i­dency includes access to PPAC’s dig­i­tal lab dur­ing our reg­u­lar busi­ness hours and $500 in credit towards print­ing and scan­ning con­sum­ables (ink, paper, drum scans or fee for ser­vice print­ing). Travel, hous­ing and liv­ing costs are the respon­si­bil­ity of the resident.

Appli­cants should sub­mit a pro­posal out­lin­ing their project plans. Pro­pos­als may include the con­tin­u­a­tion or com­ple­tion of work already in process, or the cre­ation of new work. Dur­ing the res­i­dency artists will give one free pub­lic event (lec­ture, work­shop, or panel dis­cus­sion). Upon com­ple­tion of the res­i­dency, artists will be asked to donate one print to PPAC’s collection.

Restric­tions:
Because the Artist in Res­i­dence pro­gram is intended to sup­port work­ing artists, stu­dents and com­mer­cial pho­tog­ra­phers are not eli­gi­ble to apply. We are inter­ested in sup­port­ing artists that are com­mit­ted to the medium and are clear in their goals.
You may sub­mit your appli­ca­tion at any time, as the dead­line is ongo­ing. There is a $25 appli­ca­tion fee, but no appli­ca­tion form or dead­line. Appli­ca­tion mate­r­ial will not be returned. PPAC’s Artist in Res­i­dence Com­mit­tee will review the appli­ca­tion mate­ri­als. PPAC can­not respond to inquiries about the sta­tus of a sub­mis­sion, nor is the Artist in Res­i­dence Com­mit­tee able to offer feed­back or rea­son­ing for rejected submissions.

Required Appli­ca­tion Mate­ri­als:
• $25 appli­ca­tion fee
• Let­ter of Intent (one page).
• Resume
• Artist’s state­ment (one page).
• CD with 15–30 jpegs of work related to the intended project, or recent work if apply­ing for a new project.

Please Send Mate­r­ial to:
Philadel­phia Photo Arts Cen­ter
Artist in Res­i­dence
1400 N Amer­i­can Street #103
Philadel­phia, PA 19122