Montgomery County Artist Residency: Request for Qualifications

The Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County (AHCMC) invites Montgomery County-based artists and creative practitioners to submit qualifications for a year-long Artist Residency in partnership with three Regional Service Areas (RSA) in Montgomery County, MD: Mid-County, Upcounty and East County.

The Artists-in-Residence will undertake a year-long residency project with the goal of supporting civic dialogue within their Regional Service Areas. Through a series of artistic engagements and community convenings, the Artists-in-Residence will identify shared concerns, priorities, and focal issues within their community.

AHCMC seeks three individual artists who will each partner with one of three Regional Service Areas as part of a year-long artist residency. Artists-in-Residence will be provided stipends and administrative support to gather and connect with their neighbors and communities regularly through the lens of a creative practice in collaboration with their Regional Service Director.

During their residency, the artists will be tasked with facilitating community conversations around topics that the community identifies as particularly important – such as community identity; resilience; vitality; economic development and financial security; housing; transportation; healthcare and food access; education; and more.

These conversations can occur in many ways, but should involve creative engagement activities such art-making workshops, performances, public art activations, research-based exhibitions, or other endeavors aligned with the artists’ own practices. These activities may optionally culminate in community-based public art project.

Application Deadline: Wednesday, May 22, 2024 at 5pm

For the full Request for Qualifications (RFQ) and application details, eligibility requirements, stipend details, timelines, and more, click here and here!

For more information about the Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County (AHCMC): www.creativemoco.com