The Artist-in-Residence program is designed to support the development of new creative works by providing residents with dedicated time, specialized facilities, and willing collaborators drawn from the campus community.
Past Artist-in-Residence Programs
Spring 2025
A Moving Sculpture: Artists-in-Residence Lead Collaborative Performance Project
Fall 2024
Third Artist-In-Residence Sets The Stage for Student Success
Spring 2024
Spring Artist-In-Residence Leads Campus in Collaboration
Fall 2023
School of Liberal Arts and Business Hosts First Artist-In-Residence
Support
- Resident Stipend ($4,000 for four-week stay)
- Resident housing allowance deducted from stipend (up to $600 per four-week period)
- Budget for project materials – determined based on submitted budget (see below)
- Staff and student worker support, determined based on project
Residency Duration
2026 dates are forthcoming.
Residency Expectations
Residents will be expected to engage the campus facilities, students, faculty, and the Oneonta community, as well as to exhibit, publish, or present a new work on campus by the end of the residency. Residents will also be expected to organize workshops, master classes, talk backs, or other presentations and discussions, as applicable, with students, faculty and the Oneonta community throughout their stay.
Available Facilities
Artists in residence will have access to the campus' formidable arts facilities including state of the art recording facilities, electronic music facilities, music performance space, computer labs, darkroom, digital / lighting / design / drawing / printmaking / ceramics / painting studios, and sculpture suite. Additional space may be available in the campus’s gallery spaces, or theater and dance spaces.
Housing Options & Campus Resources
Housing options, complete with Wi-Fi, cell phone reception, kitchen and bathroom facilities, are available on or near the SUNY Oneonta campus.
Residents will also have access to SUNY Oneonta’s Milne Library, which provides quality information resources, services and expertise, in an inviting and stimulating intellectual environment.
Additionally, SUNY Oneonta may support the residency project by providing student interns, documentarian, marketing and communications services.
Submission Guidelines
Applications are now closed.
Proposals should include the following:
- CV including links to samples of work
- Artist Statement
- Description of proposed project, including plans to integrate music, visual art, and theater or dance (no more than 1,000 words)
- Plan for using the available facilities (no more than 1,000 words)
- Total projected costs of the proposed project (campus may provide up to $1,000)
- Approximate schedule of outcomes including public presentations and premiere of new work***
Proposals should be submitted via SlideRoom.
* Resident fees should include resident stipend as well as any special materials costs.
** SUNY Oneonta staff available to advise applicants on housing options.
*** Public presentations and premieres subject to amendments based on university calendar.
Contact the Art Department
222 Fine Arts Center
108 Ravine Parkway
Oneonta, NY 13820
United States