artists-in-residence program at memy

The residency runs June 15 – September 18th, 2026. Exact time commitments are negotiable and will vary by artist and medium.

The major theme for this year’s Artists-in-Residence program is: “The Civil Rights Table”. Medgar, Myrlie, and their friends and colleagues lived their lives and planned so much of the movement around the dinner table, at friendly restaurants, in church basements, and exciting juke joints. Under that major theme, we challenge artists to also align their work to these subthemes:

• Interactive Gathering Spaces (bringing people into the story through participation)

• Technology as Interpretation (digital storytelling, or other tech-based approaches)

• Community Voices at the Table (ways the public can contribute, respond, or reflect even remotely)

We highly encourage applications from artists that are active in socially engaged practice. Our residency program is very public facing, and, as such, we require artists to have the ability to fully engage with our visitors, in capacities that may differ from a traditional artist residency.