Residency Dates: June 22, 2015 - July 12, 2015
Application Deadline: February 15, 2015
Marisa Olson is an artist, writer, and media theorist. Her work has been exhibited at the Venice Biennale, Centre Pompidou, Tate(s) Modern + Liverpool, Whitney, New Museum, Nam June Paik Art Center, British Film Institute, Sundance Film Festival, PERFORMA Biennial, and PS122. She’s also written for numerous publications, served as longtime Editor & Curator at Rhizome, and curated programs at the Guggenheim, New Museum, SFMOMA, White Columns, and Artists Space. She studied Fine Art at Goldsmiths, History of Consciousness at UC Santa Cruz, and Rhetoric & Film Studies at UC Berkeley. She has recently been a visiting artist at Yale, RISD, SAIC, and VCU; a Visiting Critic at Brown; and Visiting Faculty at Bard College’s Milton Avery Graduate School of the Arts. She is currently an Artist-in-Residence at Eyebeam.
For more information please visit http://www.marisaolson.com/
Residency Statement
My own work is very interdisciplinary, incorporating video, performance, installation, drawing, sound, and internet art. I’m interested in media specificity and my process is a research-centered one of approaching core conceptual or cultural questions (usually related to intersections of pop culture, politics, and the history of technology) from a variety of material angles. That said, I’m interested in working with self-directed Associate Artists of any discipline. Our three weeks together will include group and individual critiques, as well as screenings and discussion of additional artworks and a small packet of pdf’s tailored to our crew & distributed in advance of your arrival for reading at your convenience. The goal will be to hone the fine art of experimentation, while leaving ACA with a finished work.
Application requirements
Residency is open to artists working in any medium. Submissions should include:
- CV (.pdf only)
- Brief artist statement or description of your current interests (max 250 words, .pdf only)
- A letter of intent (max 250 words, .pdf only) A description of how you would like to use your time at ACA
- Website address(es) (personal URL, tumblr, vimeo, etc provided in .pdf only) that includes either 10-20 digital images of your recent work and/or 5-10 minutes of recent video work (if unclear, please specify whether video is single/multi-channel, film, performance-documentation, etc).
Residency Fee: $900
Includes a $100 administration fee, weekday meals and housing; does not include artist materials, transportation, or weekend meals.
Scholarships / Financial Assistance
Only accepted Associate Artists may apply for financial assistance. For details, please visithttps://atlanticcenterforthearts.org/master-artist-residence-program-…