All expenses paid week long residency for circus artists in NY.

Application due Feb 15 2022

Residency dates April 18-24th 2022 in Ithaca NY

Full details at circusculture.org/residency

The Saltonstall x Circus Culture residency is designed to provide a generous and spacious environment for the development of the circus arts in NY State and/or Indian Nations based therein. It does this by giving individual circus artists from the region time and space with an idea or project of their choosing that they want to develop, polish, investigate, or work on.

There are six residency spaces open to individual artists during this round. Artists must be 21 or older.

We define a circus artist as anyone involved in any aspect of art making, creative problem solving, or innovation within the circus arts. This may include designers, dramaturges, choreographers, directors, circademics, writers, photographers, riggers, performers, teaching artists, and more.

The residency provides housing for 6 nights/7 days (Monday April 18- Sunday April 24th*) with a private room and work space with desk and private bathroom, $100 travel stipend, access to 4 hours per day of shared circus studio time at Circus Culture (details below), pantry staples, local vegetables for breakfast and lunch, and communal dinners provided by a private chef. For those in residence without a car, local transportation to and from Saltonstall to downtown Ithaca (7 miles) where Circus Culture and the bus depot is will be provided, or artists may carpool if appropriate.

The residency is designed for individuals to dive deep into a project they already have brewing or have always wanted to devote energy to. Preference is given to work plans that show ingenuity, clarity, feasibility, and synchronicity with the residency offerings. This is largely a solitary retreat but you will be in community with 5 other circus artists and will gather together for dinners.

Proof of vaccination and booster, and negative test within 72 hours of arrival are required to be in residence at Saltonstall. Once on site masks will be optional in shared spaces.