Artist: Michele Oka Doner
photo credit: Rex Larsen

Deadline Type: fixed
Deadline: 2/1/2010
Call Type: Residencies, Workshops, Exchanges
Eligibility: International

CALL FOR PROPOSALS
The mission of the Roman Witt Residency Program is to support the production of new work with assistance from the School of Art & Design community. The program awards one residency per academic year for a visiting artist/designer to work at the school to develop a new work in collaboration with students and faculty. A centerpiece of the residency is the open studio, a centrally located studio space that is part of the school’s main gallery where the resident carries out work in a public domain. This public visibility of the artist’s process is intended as an exemplary teaching tool for the school as a whole. The residency is expected to culminate in the realization of the proposed work, as well as a presentation that summarizes the process and work accomplished.

GUIDELINES FOR WITT RESIDENCY PROPOSALS

Eligibility
The Witt Residency is open to both established and emerging artists/designers. Applicants must be collaborative by nature, have good social and communication skills and be interested in generating creative partnerships across disciplines. It is the goal of the Witt Residency to foster an atmosphere of inventive creative activity that extends throughout the University community.

Honorarium
Witt Residents receive an honorarium of $20,000 for up to twelve weeks in residence served over an academic year. There is flexibility in how the time in residence is apportioned. In addition to the honorarium, residents will be provided with housing, studio space, and up to $5,000 funding support for project materials.

How To Apply
Proposals should delineate in one to three pages the nature and course of the project, including research currently in progress and an estimate of the time required to bring the project to fruition. The proposal must include a description of how the project will address the school’s non-media specific curriculum, incorporate students and benefit the community. It should outline the equipment needs vital to the project’s success and, where possible, indicate how the resources of the University of Michigan will facilitate successful project completion. Please include a detailed budget of anticipated project expenses for the residency.

All proposals should be accompanied by a current curriculum vitae or resume and representative examples of the candidate’s work (DVD’s, CD’s or other appropriate materials). Application materials will not be returned.

Application Schedule
Proposals Due – February 1, 2010
Selection Committee Review – February, 2010
Selection Committee reviews materials and selects finalists to interview. Applicants will receive email notification, so please be sure to include your correct email address in your proposal.
Interviews – March/April, 2010
Notification – May 1, 2010

Contact
Chrisstina Hamilton
Director, Witt Visiting Artist Program

School of Art and Design
University of Michigan
2000 Bonisteel Blvd
Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Email: chrissti@umich.edu
Tel: (734) 764 3464
Fax: (734) 615 9753
URL: http://art-design.umich.edu/