gibbs street resident artists 2025-2026

VisArts invites applications and proposals from local, national, and international artists for one of two six-month residencies at our studios in Rockville, Maryland.

Each year, VisArts’ Gibbs Street Artist Residency provides a unique opportunity for two dynamic individual artists or collaborative artist teams to create a new body of work, evolve an existing body of work, or develop a project in a stimulating, supportive environment over a period of six months.

Admission to VisArts’ Gibbs Street Artist Residency is highly selective, based on a review of applications by rotating panels of artists and art professionals, including painters, sculptors, film and video artists, photographers, installation artists, interdisciplinary artists, and independent curators.

VisArts is unable to provide assistance with visas for international artists.

VisArts’ Gibbs Street Artist Residency doesn’t provide artist housing.

VisArts’ Gibbs Street Artist in Residence will:

• Maintain a regular presence in the Artist’s studio, with a recommended minimum of 28 hours/week.
• Participate in VisArts’ Studio Artist Program, which meets monthly to share ideas, community, and professional development.
• Attend exhibition opening receptions and artist talks, and welcome the public during them as well as at scheduled Open Studio events.
• Present an artist talk, workshop, screening, and/or other mutually agreed upon public event that engages the VisArts and greater Rockville communities and resources.
• Present a solo exhibition of work at VisArts at the end of their Residency.

Residency Dates:

• August 11, 2025-January 9, 2026
• January 14, 2026-June 19, 2026