Jack Straw New Media Gallery 2027–28 — Studio Time and an Exhibition for Sound-Based Work, Seattle
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Jack Straw New Media Gallery 2027–28 — Studio Time and an Exhibition for Sound-Based Work, Seattle

Jack Straw Cultural Center

November 23, 2026 (55 publicSeo.openCall.daysLeft)Jack Straw Cultural Center, Seattle, Washington, USA

The Jack Straw New Media Gallery, now in its 29th year, is a Seattle venue where artists from many disciplines show works built on sound, supported by the centre's recording studios and engineers.

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Up to four artists or teams receive up to 20 hours of free studio time with an engineer to realise the sound component of a new work, with training as needed, and present it in the Jack Straw New Media Gallery in Seattle — a venue for experimenting with audio and other technology.

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Established and emerging artists in any discipline or genre, as individuals or teams; artists may apply to only one Jack Straw residency program per year. Artists outside the Puget Sound region may apply, but travel and lodging are not included. Jack Straw staff, interns, board members and their immediate families may not apply, and 2026 participants cannot reapply to the same program for 2027. For work in which sound is an integral or exclusive element.

Dates & details

Deadline
midnight Pacific
Programme dates
2027–2028 season
Results
At least twelve weeks after the deadline
Costs to the artist
Travel and lodging for artists from outside Seattle
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Up to 20 hours of studio time + gallery show
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No application fee shown on the application form