Josephine Sculpture Park is pleased to announce a call for proposals for our Artist-in-Residence program for 2025-2026. The funded residency will begin with a site visit in 2025 and a residency period of up to 10 weeks in 2026. JSP’s Artist-in-Residence program provides visual artists a career-boosting opportunity to make new outdoor work on a large-scale, with the physical space and technical and financial support to succeed.
Up to 2 artists will be selected for the 2025-2026 residency program through this competitive national call reviewed by JSP’s Curatorial Committee. Artists will be primarily visual artists working in sculpture as well as the mediums of sound and performance as responsive experiences to sculpture and the natural environment.
Residency details will be tailored to each artist’s proposed artwork and are designed around 3 main components: 1) artwork creation, installation and exhibition; 2) informal public interaction with JSP visitors; and 3) participation in at least one community engagement event determined by the artist and JSP staff (i.e. community workshop, artist talk, etc.).
Organization: Josephine Sculpture Park
Location: Frankfort/Franklin County, KY
Dates: Up to 10 weeks in 2026
Contact: [email protected]
Application Deadline: May 14, 2025 at 11:59PM (MT)
Stipends: 20% paid 1 month prior to residency start date, 30% paid upon arrival, and 50% paid upon successful completion of residency
- Site Visit stipend: $1,000 (paid upon arrival, pending signed Residency Agreement and cleared background check, if applicable)
- Residency stipend: $2,000/week for up to 10 weeks
- Materials stipend (plus access to some materials on-site): up to $2,500
- Lodging stipend: $500/week for up to 10 weeks
Eligibility: Proposals must be for new work that you will create during the residency. Artists working in a variety of materials are encouraged to apply, including but not limited to stone, metal, wood, concrete, found objects, natural materials, plastics, fiberglass, light, sound, etc. Artists must be able to adhere to the project timeline.
- Individual artists or artist teams can apply. You should know that the set stipend would need to be shared amongst your team.
- Artists must be at least 18 years old.
- Artists must be authorized to work legally in the United States.
Submission Guidelines: Submissions may only be submitted electronically through the CaFÉ website. Artists may only submit 1 application with one Residency Proposal.
Application Requirements:
- Current CV or resume: Teams must submit one resume/CV per team member. Five pages per CV/resume max.
- Complete Residency Proposal. 8 page max. Please review your proposal carefully prior to submission to ensure you are including all required details.
- Letter of interest addressed to the JSP Curatorial Committee with a brief description of your interest in the JSP residency program.
- Artist Statement.
- Project proposal containing a written description of the proposed project (artwork and community engagement idea), its proposed impact on your artistic practice and on JSP visitors, and a timeline, including the preferred date ranges for your site visit (2025) and residency (up to 10 weeks in 2026).
- Image(s) of proposed artwork. Acceptable formats include sketches, image of maquette, computer generated drawing, or other comparable media. If the sculpture will have sound or light components and/or is kinetic, artist can include a link to 1 short video (no more than 3 min.).
- Project budget detailing how the residency stipend will be used and any additional funding, if applicable. Include artist fee, additional labor, materials, food, travel costs, etc.
- Work Samples. Min of 4, max of 8. Up to 8 images of previously completed work. We encourage you to thoughtfully select work samples that demonstrate your skill and ability to complete a project as proposed. Please review and follow the printable image preparation guide on the CaFÉ website and provide work sample details as outlined in CaFÉ upload process including: title, media, dimensions, date, etc.
- Three (3) professional references. Please include name, title, address, affiliation, phone number, email address, and relationship to you.
- Optional: Artists may include up to three (3) selections of support materials such as reviews, news articles, and other related information.
Learn more and apply: Josephine Sculpture Park Artist-in-Residence