WVU Libraries Artist in Residence 2027 «Industry, Labor & Community» — $1,000 Honorarium, $1,000 Materials and Up to $3,500 Travel for a One-Week Archive Residency, Deadline 30 November 2026
West Virginia University Libraries (Art in the Libraries)
A university library residency that pays an artist to make new work from labour-history archives.
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$1,000 for art and exhibit materials awarded on signing the contract; up to $3,500 in reimbursements for transport, lodging and per diem meals; a $1,000 honorarium on completing the programme. The artist spends a five-day residency in Morgantown in March or April 2027 with at least two full days in the West Virginia & Regional History Center archives, makes a work in response, gives a 20-minute community presentation, and shows the result at the WVU Downtown Library in April 2027. The library promotes the work.
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Open to artists, curators and creators aged 18 or over based in the United States (the page's summary says US and Canadian-based, the application section says US-based), working in 2D or 3D media, writing, dance or cultural heritage. WVU alumni and underrepresented artists are especially encouraged; proposals that highlight underrepresented narratives and local working-class history are favoured.
Dates & details
- Deadline
- Applications open 1 October and close 30 November 2026; reviewed 1–7 December; applicants notified 7–30 December; residency in March or April 2027
- Programme dates
- Residency March or April 2027; public programme April 2027
- Results
- 7–30 December 2026
- Language
- English