Skowhegan is a School in the sense that it provides an open pedagogical structure in which knowledge and skills are conveyed in a critical, learning-centered manner. However, there are no formal courses or expectations regarding outcomes and deliverables. Rather, over the course of the nine-week program, Resident artists, visiting artists, staff and participants share their artistic practices and interests proposing a blend of theory and practice, discourse and production. The conversations that take place during daily convivial time contribute significantly to each participant’s development. In this way, the School provides the backbone for participants to push the boundaries of their practices and to benefit from a unique community of fellow artists.
Skowhegan is also a Residency, hosting 60-65 participants each year, who live and work side-by-side on our rural campus. We emphasize how mutual care can be extended as another artistic practice, requiring daily rehearsals to navigate the possibilities, but also challenges, inherent to communal living.
Application Period: September 30 – November 15, 2024
The application process for summer 2025 will begin earlier this year. Applications will be accepted from September 30 until November 15, 2024. We welcome applications from interdisciplinary artists based in the United States, as well as from international artists who wish to be a part of our intensive nine-week summer program.
Focused on emerging artists, Skowhegan offers a learning-residency program that pushes the boundaries of experimentation and develops into a continuing exchange between peers and with a renowned group of artists in residence and visiting artists.
During the nine-week Program, artists working across all disciplines have the opportunity to live as a community of peers on Skowhegan’s 350-acre campus in rural Maine. Participants dedicate time to their studio practices while engaging in a collective learning process through a variety of skill-sharing and theoretical workshops, group and individual studio visits, performances, lectures, and reading groups.
Based on a transversal open structure, Skowhegan creates a space where participants collaboratively design the program’s contents alongside an international and distinguished group of residents and visiting artists who serve as faculty. In a continuously work-in-progress environment, which prioritizes process and exchange, each individual’s practice contributes to the collective experience, discussing what “making” means to artists.
Skowhegan’s application process is need-blind; socioeconomic status is not considered. This means that we can provide scholarships to ALL artists who require assistance to participate in the program. We will work with all accepted participants to ensure they can attend. Prospective applicants should not be deterred by the cost of tuition by any means.
Detailed information about our program can be found on our website: skowheganart.org/application-information
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