The Artist In Residency Program at the Park Avenue Community Center
Vision: The program's vision is to enhance the cultural vibrancy of our community and foster health and well-being through the contributions of resident artists. It aims to nurture artistic expression and increase access to the arts. The program seeks to cultivate artists who are deeply connected to the community, providing them with opportunities to develop their skills as teaching artists. Furthermore, it empowers artists by enabling them to earn a sustainable living through their artistic endeavors, allowing them to thrive both creatively and financially.
Activities:
Free Workshops - The AIR will create free workshops for the community geared towards the Community Art Project at the end of their residency that build skills and knowledge of their chosen art form
Classes and Workshops - The AIR will teach and/or direct the art program at the PAC
This residency isn’t about an artist finding solitude, it is about an artist finding their power in the community, building community / connections and having an impact.
A Community Art Project - this is the culmination of the AIR program and should be a large scale event incorporating the community at large
Description:
A year-long residency exploring the power of collaborative arts. As a community center we are focused on the community in a holistic way; how the many parts (different ages, and affinity groups) can come together to effect positive change in the world. As an artist you are exploring your own personal process and how that process co-exists with and is inspired/influenced by the community.
The AIR will be a professional or semi-professional artist local to Delaware County, or an emerging artist who calls DELCO their home. The artist will receive a stipend and a place to work with the goal of creating a large-scale community project at the end of their residency. They will collaborate with the staff, other program directors and the ED to create meaningful project designs, help to create the evaluation process and engage in the reporting and documentation process of their projects. They will leave this residency with community connections, a body of work and knowledge and skills that can help them pursue meaningful work in the community as an artist.
The PAC Center Artist in Residency Program is made possible in part by a generous donation from an anonymous donor.
