**Munson’s Artists-in-Residence program (AIR) is an education-based residency that allows** **one emerging artist to live, work, and teach on the Munson and Pratt Munson College of Art & Design campus in Utica, New York for one academic year.**

The AIR program is designed for emerging artists or recent visual arts MFA graduates interested in working in art education in community arts and college curricula while receiving support to develop a vibrant, self-directed studio practice. A successful AIR applicant works in photography, embracing either traditional or expanded lens-based processes. Experience in both analogue and digital photographic mediums is desired.

Programming includes presenting a public lecture, teaching community arts education classes, holding a public open studio event, and designing and implementing accessible community projects with various departments on campus. Artists receive financial support, housing, meals, studio, and an exhibition in the Museum of Art.

  
**Artist Responsibilities:**

* Develop own artwork and studio practice.
* Work with the Community Arts and Residency Director prior to arriving to develop non-credit community photo studio classes to teach each semester for adults or teens.
* Work with the Museum Education Department to imagine, design, and plan art projects for three to four community Art Alive! Family Days or similar programming.
* Work with Pratt Munson College Faculty and undergraduate student body with the potential to teach a credit course\*\*
* Present a lecture of current work, open studio, and solo exhibition of new work during residency.
* Artists are responsible for bringing all specialty equipment, tools, and supplies used in their daily studio practice (including personal computers) to the residency. If an applicant has a special interest in facilities outside of the specific discipline, please indicate in the application form.
* Artist is responsible for transportation to and during residency and any additional costs of living.
* The Artist-in-Residence should model the values and culture of the organization to colleagues and the public by being welcoming, inclusive, and respectful and will value collaboration across the organization.

  

* AIR receive two guaranteed stipend payments of $1,250, one in September and one in January for a total of $2,500 to help offset the costs of living and supplies.
* AIR teaching non-credit classes and/or workshops in our Community Arts program will be paid compensation as a Community Arts Instructor. Classes are subject to enrollment guidelines which means they may be canceled if they do not reach minimum enrollment. Opportunities to teach a credit bearing course in the Pratt Munson program is dependent on enrollment. Details and adjunct credit course pay discussed in depth with finalists.
* Munson provides up to $500 in travel to the residency, $600 in support for the spring exhibition, and up to $500 towards shipping of artworks at the end of the residency.
* Munson provides compensation for three to four Art Alive Family Day events and craft design at approximately $300 per event.
* Artists have 24/7 access to their studio.
* Munson is not responsible for arranging artist transportation to and during residency or additional costs of living.

  
**Housing:**

A private first-floor apartment is provided in a campus owned apartment building. The furnished, one-bedroom apartment includes laundry, living area, kitchen, and closets and is in the heart of the **Munson** and **Pratt Munson** campus. The apartment is equipped with some kitchen basics and wifi. Resident artists are responsible for their own laundry and should bring their own queen-sized bed linens, bed pillows, blankets, and towels. 

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