emmanuel college artist-in-residence program

The Emmanuel College Art Department offers a six-week artist residency to four artists each summer. The residency supports a diverse group of artists, providing uninterrupted time and space for established and emerging artists to develop their work.

The Art Department specifically aims to award a residency to one individual from each of the four categories: ceramics, photography, printmaking and social practice. We strive to foster a supportive environment, so artists have the opportunity to achieve their creative and artistic goals. The residency also plays an important role in advancing the visual arts on the Emmanuel campus, making contemporary art accessible to students, staff, and faculty.

An Art Department studio manager will be available throughout the residency to assist artists with the logistics of the residency. In return, artists contribute to the Emmanuel community through occasional interactions with Emmanuel faculty, staff, and students, and through the single work that each artist donates to Emmanuel College at the completion of their residency. Occasional opportunities for community building with the Emmanuel community may be organized by the Art Department.

Residency Specifications:

• Artists must not be currently enrolled in any academic program
• Residency is from June 8th – July 19th, 2026
• Artists will receive a stipend of $1500 dollars
• International artists may be eligible for reimbursement for travel and visa up to an additional $1000.
• International Artists must obtain a visa to participate. Conversational proficiency of the English language is required.
• Lodging is provided in the college dorms, with access to a small kitchen.
• Artists may be invited back for a presentation during the following academic year based on teaching needs
• Residents have access to communal college studio facilities with ample space sharing - ceramics, wood shop, print shop, photo studio, darkroom, design lab and drawing studios
• Artists must devote 3 hours to Emmanuel’s summer art history course, Contemporary Art and Artistic Practice, discussing their own process.
• Emmanuel will host an on campus closing exhibition for all resident artists to participate in and show the larger community the end result of your work.
• Artists will donate one piece to Emmanuel College at the end of the residency.
• Artists are responsible for all material and food costs during the residency.
• Residency is awarded to individual artists only – partners and spouses are not included.
• Artists must be on-site for the duration of the program
• The 2026 summer application is due January 15th, 2026.

Note: Due to the summer months being relatively quiet in that faculty and students are generally not on campus, networking that extends beyond the campus to the larger art community of Boston is not offered by Emmanuel College. We encourage artists to do their own community building by organizing weekly dinners or other social events together and reaching out to any Boston-based arts organizations that are of interest to them.