the tallgrass artist residency

The Tallgrass Artist Residency is a unique program that offers individual artists/artist teams time and space to retreat and research in a rural, tallgrass prairie setting. Though the experience is rural, it is not meant to be isolating. Artists are provided lodging at Matfield Station in the small community of Matfield Green, Kansas — 20 miles from Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve and home to a number of artists and community builders.

Commitments

• Residencies are offered in two-week (10 night) periods between April and September. Residency periods must occur in consecutive ten night blocks.
• Residents are expected to give a public program during this two-week period, and will be asked to contribute documentation of their experience through daily Instagram posts and a post-residency summary of their experience for the websiteResidents are also expected to share post-residency work at a time and venue to be determined in coordination with residency staff.
• Residents are required to make their own arrangements for transportation to and from the residency. Due to our rural setting, it’s essential for visitors to have their own reliable method of transportation.
• Residents are responsible for their own food, but cooking and eating utensils are available in all rooms.