Abbott Watts Residency for Photography (Due Sept. 15) — Related Artists of Pittsburgh

Abbott Watts Residency for Photography
Deadline: September fifteenth, 2026

In the autumn of 2021, Monson Arts launched a brand new residency alternative particularly for photographers. The Abbott Watts Residency for Photography at Monson Arts was established to help creativeness, innovation and inventive risk-taking for artists advancing the photographic medium.

This distinctive alternative coincides with the final visible arts and writing residencies that happen all year long at Monson Arts. Five placements per 12 months are reserved for the Abbott Watts Photography Resident. The software course of takes place through the basic open name for all different residencies. Sessions are 2-weeks or 4-weeks. Each awarded Abbott Watts resident will obtain a non-public bed room in shared housing in Monson, all meals, and entry to the pictures studio situated close by within the city of Blanchard. *A automotive is required for the 8 minute drive from Monson Arts*. The Abbott Watts Residency additionally affords a stipend of $250 for 2-week residencies and $500 for 4-week residencies.

The pictures studio accommodates a darkroom that can accommodate silver gelatin printing as much as 40” x 50” from negatives 35mm to eight″ x 10”. The darkroom additionally helps some other analog different course of.

The facility additionally contains a big digital studio, with PC workstation computer systems, 34″ displays and Adobe Creative Cloud software program. The resident can carry their very own laptop gear if they like.

In the principle studio there’s a 44” Epson digital printer, scanners, trimmers and a 48 x 96” dry-mount press. Residents are anticipated to produce their very own supplies, movie, paper, chemical compounds, ink, and so on.

Fiber broadband is on the market on the studio in Blanchard and on the Monson Arts properties. Cellular telephone service is extraordinarily restricted in each places. It is really helpful that residents arrange wifi calling on their cell telephones.

To learn more and apply, click here.