Year-long residency opportunity for those with a desire to teach and share the experience of art-making while supporting a vibrant community.
The LUX Center for the Arts is dedicated to transforming lives through art. We are a community of art lovers providing education through art classes, artist in residency programs, gallery exhibitions, and community building. We believe that LUX can help people make meaningful connections to art regardless of who they are.
Art and community are key elements of our mission and passion. LUX Center for the Arts has been the heart of creativity in Lincoln for more than 47 years through our diverse programs, events, classes, and memberships. We provide an inclusive, community focused environment for artists of all ages and skill levels.
Our artists in residency (AIR) program allows artists to practice, grow, develop and engage their skills in our community. We accomplish this by connecting our residents with a variety of resources, such as private studio space, teaching opportunities, and opportunities to show their work or curate shows in our gallery spaces. Connection to our community is fostered by bringing residents into contact with local galleries, art patrons, community groups and fellow artists. Residents are encouraged to be active participants in helping us build community through hands-on art making events, outreach opportunities and public engagement.
This isn’t just an opportunity to focus on creating your own work. It is an opportunity to gain inspiration and perspective in a dynamic, multi-faceted contemporary art environment.
Residents bring with them a unique set of skills and interests that enliven our classrooms. Residents are expected to teach classes regularly. Teaching with LUX as a resident is a valuable way to learn about instruction for life-long learners of all ages in a non-academic setting. We expect that residents will help develop new classes based on the techniques and topics which interest them. This is a wonderful opportunity for artists who are interested in teaching as part of their professional goals.
Beyond teaching, we are interested in residents who see community building and community engagement as part of their artistic future. As an embedded community art center and a nonprofit, we are in a unique position to connect artists to our friends, neighbors and wider families. From connecting our artist fellows in the classroom to placemaking projects outside of our walls, opportunities for engagement are varied and will depend on the unique interests of each resident. If community building is part of your passion, we encourage you to apply.
During the entirety of your stay with us, LUX will make efforts to highlight and celebrate you! We are proud of our residents and want to do our best to support you with a range of marketing support.
Residency Term
The residency term is 1 year. Residents are selected in the spring. The residency term begins early August and lasts through the end of July. Residents have the opportunity to discuss extending their residency for a second year.