Ma’s House opens call for two residencies for BIPOC creatives

Ma’s House is now taking applications for its two annual artist residencies, one located on the Shinnecock Indian Reservation in Southampton, New York and another int the Bay Area.

The New York-based Artist-in-Residence program is open to U.S.-based creatives of color working across visual art, creative writing, performance, and interdisciplinary practices, while the Bay Area one targets artists working and living in the area. Both have special emphasis on attracting queer and POC candidates.

The New York residency encourages artists to engage with Shinnecock history, the surrounding landscape, community-based practices, and critical conversations around diversity, race, and identity. Residencies are retreat-style experiences across 1-2 weeks with a $250 per week stipend, offering artists time and space to create in a quiet, remote setting. The application for this residency is due January 15.

Applications are rolling for the Bay Area-based Homebody Fellowship, in which selected artists will receive an unrestricted $750 stipend. This fellowship is supported by the Homebody Fund, a donor-advised fund at the East Bay Community Foundation that supports spiritual, healing, and cultural spaces connected to decolonialist movements for liberation.

Artists for both residencies are selected based on artistic merit, project proposals, feasibility, and how the residency environment will support their work. There is no application or participation fee for either one. Residents are responsible for their own meals and groceries. And while there is no formal work requirement, residents must lead at least one public program during their stay, such as a workshop, artist talk, reading, open studio, or performance. For the New York residency Artists are also strongly encouraged to research Shinnecock artists and local East End art institutions prior to arrival.

Ma’s House provides basic art supplies and woodworking tools, though it does not currently offer facilities for ceramics, metalwork, 3D printing, or formal dance production. Transportation support includes pickup from local train or bus stations, limited use of a donated residency vehicle, and access to nearby rideshare and rental services.

Ma’s House is led by artist Jeremy Dennis, who lives on site, and emphasizes respect for the Shinnecock community. Visiting artists are considered guests of the nation and are asked to honor community privacy and protocols during their stay.

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