Anderson Center Residency Program

RESIDENCIES
The Anderson Center offers short-term residencies of two weeks or one month from May-October to artists, writers, scholars, and scientists. Through a grant from the Jerome Foundation of St. Paul, the Center annually devotes the month of August to encourage the work of emerging artists from New York City and Minnesota. The Anderson Center is in Red Wing, Minnesota, which is 45 minutes southeast of Minneapolis and St. Paul. Transportation is provided between the Anderson Center and the Twin Cities airport. Visual artists are provided a private 15' x 26' studio. Other workspaces on site include a black and white equipped darkroom, a natural "down draft" kiln with approximate capacity of 38 cubic feet, a small printmaking facility, and a composer's studio equipped with a piano and a desk.

Each resident is provided room, board, and workspace for the length of the stay during the residency period.  Each resident is asked to serve the community of Red Wing or its surrounding area, by giving a talk, lecture, reading, performance, or classroom activity.

RESIDENCY PERIODS
Anderson Center residencies begin on the 1st or 16th of each month and end on the 15th or last day of each month for periods of 2-4 weeks. Your residency period must be selected within these guidelines.  If you have been a prior resident of the Anderson Center, you must wait two years from the time of your residency to apply again.

APPLICATIONS
Each completed application must include: completed application form, resume, work plan, work sample and a self addressed stamped envelope for notification. We are sorry, but due to our limited staff we are unable to return work samples. Provide five stapled packets of all printed application materials. Work samples should be of recent work and should include:

1. scientists and scholars: five copies of 1 published article
2. composers: 1 tape or CD recorded music
3. sculptors: 1 set of 5 slides
4. painters: 1 set of 5 slides
5. photographers: 1 set of 5 slides
6. nonfiction and fiction writers: five copies of 10 pages of prose
7. poets: five copies of 10 pages

DEADLINES
For residencies during the months May-July, apply by February 1. For residencies during the months of August-October, apply by

March 1. Completed applications must be postmarked by these deadlines in order to be considered within the judging period. Unfortunately, incomplete or late applications cannot be reviewed by the panel.

SELECTION
Decisions are made by our selection panel and are announced 30-45 days after the application deadline. The Anderson Center encourages applicants of all disciplines to apply for admission.

The Anderson Center provides equal opportunity for all people to participate in and benefit from the activities of the Center, regardless of race, national origin, color, age, religion, sexual orientation, or disability, in admission, access, or employment.  For those with disabilities, the Anderson Center staff is willing to do what it can to accomodate residents with special needs.  

The Anderson Center at Tower View, P.O. Box 406, Red Wing, MN 55066,651-388-2009 E-mail: info@andersoncenter.com, Website: www.AndersonCenter.org

Please fill out the following application on-line or print and fill out by hand to include with other application materials.

THE ANDERSON CENTER AT TOWER VIEW APPLICATION FOR RESIDENCIES
P.O. BOX 406, RED WING, MINNESOTA 55066
PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT.  ALL INFORMATION FURNISHED WILL BE CONFIDENTIAL TO THE CENTER.

Date:  / /

Name:   
Permanent Address:
City:

State and/or Country:

Zip Code:
Telephone: Home:
Telephone: Work:
E-Mail Address:

Residency Periods:
Two week stays are acceptable but month-long stays are preferable.  Period of residency dates (1-30, 1-15, or 16-30) and the months (May, June, July, August, September, October). August is reserved for emerging artists from New York City and Minnesota. Please give dates of residency period for which you are applying:

*First choice:
*Second choice:
*Third choice:

Field of Application (check one):

anthropology dance history poetry
archaeology drama mixed media pottery
biology fabric/textile nonfiction screenwriting
botany fiction painting sculpture
children's literature geology photography translation
composition/music glassblowing playwright Other

Collaboration: Yes No
If applicable, list collaborating artists:
NOTE: Each collaborator should apply separately.

Were you ever a Resident of the Anderson Center Program? If yes, when?
References: Please list names, phone numbers, and complete addresses of two authorities in your field who know you and your work.

Reference #1 Name:
Address:
City:
State:
Zip:
Telephone: Home:
Telephone: Work:
Reference #2 Name:
Address:
City:
State:
Zip:
Telephone: Home:
Telephone: Work:

Work Plan:
Describe on a separate sheet how you plan to use the period of residency. Please be concise and clear.

APPLICATION CHECKLIST

Please provide 5 collated and stapled packets of all printed application materials.
Completed application form(5)       
Professional resume(5)
Work plan(5)
Work sample (see specifics above)             
Writers - 5 copies of printed work
Stamped, self-addressed envelope for notification
February 1 or March 1 postmarked deadline

**Please send only one copy of the following applicant survey unattached from your application materials.


 

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APPLICANT SURVEY

Please complete this brief survey.  It is COMPLETELY ANONYMOUS and is for statistical analysis only.
It will be detached and not connected to your application in any way.  The survey is part of a nationwide

effort by the Alliance of Artists Communities to improve outreach and services to artists and to advocate

for increased funding for the artists’ residency programs.

How did you learn about Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies? (please check all
that apply)
___I am an alumni of the program
___from an alumni of the program
___brochure/application
___ www.andersoncenter.org or other website
___Alliance of Artists Communities
___friend / advisor / word of mouth
___resentation / event (specify) _________________________________________________
___other (specify) _____________________________________________________________

Gender:
___M  ___F  ___Other

Age:
___ under 25
___ 25 - 34
___ 35 - 44
___ 45 - 54
___ 55 - 64
___ 65+

Ethnicity | Cultural Background | Race | Nationality: Please respond in the way that most
appropriately describes how you identify yourself
______________________________________________________________________

Education: Please mark all that apply
___ high school
___ some college
___ Bachelors Degree: major ____________________________
___ Masters Degree: major ______________________________
___ Doctorate: field ____________________________________
___ Other: ___________________________________________

 

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