Building on Satellite, the successful pilot residency run in collaboration with The Mothership Project, Cow House Studios, with the support of Wexford County Council is offering a two-week residency designed specifically for parenting artists, from 14 to 27 April 2025 in Enniscorthy, Ireland.
The Parenting Artist Residency makes it possible for awarded artists to dedicate time to their work by offering all the support necessary. Cow House Studios recognizes that many artists discover they must drop or drastically curtail their creative practice while having children, leaving a cultural gap. This residency supports parenting artists at this key stage in their lives, assisting them to have productive and rewarding careers as they rear their families.
Through an open call, this residency will allow participating artists to develop new work, progress existing projects, or return to their practice after taking time to have children. This residency aims to provide a platform that is notably missing from existing offerings, fostering solidarity among artists who often end up isolated and alienated from existing art structures because of having a family.
Eligibility criteria:
- This opportunity is open to visual artists.
- Applicant’s children must be between 2 and 12 years old.
- Applicants must live within a two-hour time difference in Ireland.
Residency includes:
Childcare from 10 am to 5 pm, Monday to Friday
Scholarship of 500 EUR
Three meals daily
A private room and studio
Use of studio tools, facilities, and materials
Application deadline: December 15, 2024