Solo Show & Residency Fellowship 2026

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**Ideal candidates for this opportunity may include, but are not limited to;** * An artist who has been impacted, neglected or rejected due to politicization of identity, political or social marginalization, loss of funding / exhibition opportunities due to current events, etc. * Artist with a proposed, in-progress project or body of work that would benefit from time in retreat and productive residency in preparation for an exhibition * Interdisciplinary collaboration (trans-academic, independent researchers, visual artists + other fields, etc) \*Artists and their inter-disciplinary collaborators (groups of up to 4 people) apply with a single application **Ideal Projects:** * An in-progress project or body of work that would benefit from time in retreat and productive residency in preparation for an exhibition * Make a strong statement about our times * Involve a strong visual art component, but may also include writing & poetry, performance, research (independent, academic, scientific, or else) * May involve immersive installation or experimental work **FYI;** * Artists with a portfolio and history of solo creative work may absolutely apply with a new collaborative project in mind, but will need to demonstrate their collaborative relationship and have a proposal / vision for executing the exhibition * FP & ISPC are supportive of artists’ process and understand that awardee’s proposal / vision for their residency and exhibition MAY change, which we encourage. The timeline and awarded residency & exhibition period must be completed if accepted, and changes communicated with directors. * This opportunity is open to artists who are parents— partners and / or children are welcome at the residency in Vermont, although we cannot offer childcare at this time. Please reach out  * Collaborative groups of up to 4 may apply with a single application & attend the residency. All or most of the collaborators should plan to attend the residency and the installation / opening reception for their solo show. Certain collaborators may be offsite in some cases. * Acceptable Examples: 2 filmmakers attend residency— their cinematographer joins for 1 week only and cannot join for the exhibition, their video editor is offsite for the entire duration, but the filmmakers themselves attend the residency and exhibition. * An artist attends the residency with their fabricator, or travels to a fabricator after the residency to resolve work before the exhibition, but attends the solo show by themselves.