Mentoring Artist-in-Residence Schedule
ACA is offering FULL scholarships to all accepted artists. The Board of Trustees and staff feel protecting our core mission is paramount, and are grateful to the Pabst Steinmetz Foundation and 3×23 Campaign Donors for allowing us to make this commitment to funding exceptional artists. All residency fees, room, and board are waived; this does not include travel, transportation, and artist materials
Residency #188
Sunday, February 12, 2023 - Saturday, March 04, 2023
Applications Closed
Judd Greenstein
composer / performer
"Judd’s philosophy as both a composer and a curator involves the creation and promotion of music that is an organic blend of multiple styles, sounds, and instruments, open to all influences." - Anonymous
Dean Haspiel
cartoonist
"You can certainly see the influence of the two gods of Silver Age comic books, Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, in Haspiel’s work. Nevertheless, despite those clear influences, Haspiel possesses a style all his own. Like all the best artists, he is inspired by elements from those who went before him, experiments with them, takes them in different directions, and creates something new & distinctive in the process." - Ben Herman
Susanna Sonnenberg
writer
“Sonnenberg mines tender and startling memories as she writes of her fierce resolve to forge her independence, to become a woman capable of trust and to be a good mother to her own children.” –Simon and Schuster
Residency #189
Sunday, May 14, 2023 - Saturday, June 03, 2023
Applications Closed
Sky Hopinka
visual artist / filmmaker
"Hopinka’s work transports us to a time when narratives would pique the curiosity and take us to a world where the imagination roamed free, where the possibilities were endless, a time when the present, past, and future were stories waiting to be told by those like himself, who possessed the talent to captivate those who dared to see and listen." - Shanel Thompson, Musée Magazine
Rone Shavers
fiction
"With "Silverfish" Rone Shavers establishes himself as an important figure in the genre space; he understands that the greatest value in speculative fiction is its ability to reveal the contemporary, even while it sets itself in different times and spaces." - Matt Holden, Strange Horizons
Nina C. Young
composer
“Young’s music resides somewhere at the intersection of smart, whimsical, thought-provoking, strange, and new. It manages to tackle social issues and scientific questions while introducing innovative sounds seemingly for the pure joy of it. And with its focus more on sound rather than traditional melody and harmonic structure” - Matt Kufchak, Sightlines
Residency #190
Sunday, June 25, 2023 - Saturday, July 15, 2023
Applications Closed
Alteronce Gumby
visual artist
"The artist subverts traditional understandings of light and color in order to establish his relationship to the universe, his body in the cosmos and the world he cannot see, and the instinctive gesture of mapping one’s presence in relation to the stars. Gumby investigates the energy of chromatic perception through its universal origins — the cosmos and geology — relating astrological mapping, the geological formation of the earth, and the power of gemstones, to the process of abstract painting." - XIBT Contemporary Art Magazine
Larry Ossei-Mensah
writer / curator
“I’ve always been committed to working in a manner that is culturally responsive to our times and utilizes contemporary art as a tool to heighten our awareness and understanding not only about the world around us but also ourselves.” - Larry Ossei-Mensah
Residency #191
Sunday, October 08, 2023 - Saturday, October 28, 2023
Application Deadline: Sunday, May 07, 2023
Missy Mazzoli
composer / pianist
“History and style place her among the post-minimalists who use repetitive means and classic, tonal harmonies. But while many of her peers are self-consciously chasing after hipster-pop relevance, Mazzoli is composing substantial pieces that can appeal to those listeners without pandering to them. Her work is clear and uncompromising, and even when it is not at its best, she never plays to the crowd.”- George Grella, New York Classical Review
Addae Moon
playwright / dramaturg / director / cultural worker
“As both a playwright and a new play development dramaturg, the cultivation of new work and unique and diverse voices has been central to my artistic practice for 18 years.” - Addae Moon
Paul Rucker
visual artist
“Rucker’s installations, videos, sculpture, and performances encourage the viewer to integrate facts, statistics, and historical narratives in meaningful and unforgettable ways, but at their own pace and through a variety of channels.” – Cara Ober, BmoreArt
About the Mentoring Artist-in-Residence Program
How to Apply to the Mentoring Artist-in-Residence Program
Mentoring Artist-in-Residence Program Details
These extraordinary artists are supported by ACA Mentoring Artist Endowment, funded by a $50,000 gift from each of these generous donors: Joe and Lynn Conte, Don Funk, Ed and Jeanie Harris, Roy and Peggy Hester, the Pabst State of Florida Cultural Endowment, Bob and Genie Stine, Jim and Alexis Pugh, Bryce West, and John M Jeronimo, FAIA. For information on contributing to this endowment, please contact Executive Director Nancy Lowden Norman 386.427.6975 x 15