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Summer Residency Program
Selection Criteria:

  • Admission to the Siena Art Institute Summer Residency Program is competitive.  
  • The Siena Art Institute encourages artists of all backgrounds to apply for Summer Residencies.
  • Prospective Resident Artists must complete the residency application and must present a personal portfolio that demonstrates professional accomplishment as an artist, and a proclivity for artistic experimentation, and an interest in sharing their artistic passion with others.  
  • Resident artists should have earned an MFA degree or have equivalent professional accomplishment, such as extensive exhibition history and/or publications.
  • Applicants should be active creative professionals.  We cannot accept applications from currently-enrolled students.
  • International applications are welcome, but resident artists must be fluent in either English, Italian, ASL (American Sign Language) or LIS (Italian Sign Language).  
  • Artists from any discipline may apply, including but not limited to: photography, creative writing, printmaking, performance, sculpture, painting, drawing, choreography, film, video, musical composition, ceramics, installation art and performance arts.  
  • We do not discriminate in our programs or activities against anyone on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, disability, HIV status, or veteran status.  
  • Musicians, sound artists, and other artists whose work produces a great deal of noise may find it difficult to work at The Siena Art Institute: excessive noise is problematic since our building is very reverberant.  
  • Visiting Artists are not able to work with toxic materials and certain other hazardous materials within The Siena Art Institute.  Please see the List of Materials & Restrictions for more information.
  • Small groups of artists (2 to 3 individuals) wishing to work collaboratively may apply for a shared residency. However, The Siena Art Institute can only fund travel for one individual and a one bedroom flat. In this case work samples submitted in support of the nomination should represent previous collaborations together.
  • Resident Artists are asked to remain in Siena during the weekdays of their residency and to limit their travel outside of Siena to the weekends or before/after their residency period.
  • Resident Artists are not permitted to host overnight guests in their apartment. Resident Artists may be accompanied by their spouse/life-partner with prior approval. The Siena Art Institute is unable to accommodate guests, children, or pets. Funding for travel and the provision of a studio is available for the Resident Artist only.

If you have questions about whether a Visiting Artist Residency at The Siena Art Institute would be appropriate for your type of work, please feel free to contact us at info@sienaart.org.