iris project residency

A year-round residency in Echo Park, Los Angeles, offering artists, curators, writers, musicians, and cultural thinkers seven to fourteen days for exploration and development of their practices. Residents receive a studio apartment with a kitchenette, linens, and essential kitchen equipment. There are no production, publication, exhibition, or performance requirements. Residencies are awarded on a rolling basis.

Applicants must demonstrate at least five years of actively pursuing their profession; publications, exhibitions, and postgraduate education may be included. Emerging and established creatives from diverse backgrounds and disciplines are welcome. Listed fields include applied arts, architecture, curating, dance, design, digital art, drawing, education, fashion, film, installation, interdisciplinary arts, painting, performance, photography, printmaking, public art, research, sculpture, social practice, sound art, textiles, video, visual arts, and writing; the text also welcomes musicians, poets, and literary practitioners. Application materials include an application form, a short bio, a CV, artwork/portfolio, three to five work samples not exceeding ten images, ten pages of text, or five links to video works, and a non-binding proposal for time at the residency. Include preferred duration and dates, and unavailable dates or commitments, if known. Residencies last a minimum of seven and a maximum of fourteen days. Residents cover their own travel, meals, and transportation. No application, participation, or additional fees are stated. There are no publication, exhibition, or performance requirements. The ground-level studio apartment may not be fully wheelchair accessible. Residents must be considerate of neighbors in the residential area; approval for partners, children, and pets is evaluated individually. The organizer responds only when space is available and all criteria are met.