About FCCW’s Artist In Residence Program

Started in 2019, FCCW’s Artist in Residence program supports women, trans, nonbinary, and other gender-marginalized artists with three-month residencies that provide structural, material, and staff support in service of a significant project. Each residency culminates in a public presentation and collaborative programming that invites the FCCW community into the artist’s practice. 

We prioritize artists whose work engages intersectional feminist themes and includes opportunities for social activation and community engagement. We especially encourage BIPOC, LGBTQ, disabled artists, and those who have a deep connection to Southern California* to apply. 

Past AIR projects have explored a range of issues, including exploitative globalization within new age therapies, prison abolition, parental labor, co-building trauma-informed somatic AI, and diasporic lineage and memory through immersive installations, co-learning frameworks, and collaborative events.

Each selected artist receives: 

  • A three month-long residency at FCCW’s space in Northeast LA, including access to the space for planning and production, and exhibition.   
  • A $7,500 stipend to support them during their time in residency 
  • A production budget to develop the work, and support accompanying programs. 
  • Dedicated staff support to develop the projects and programming in collaboration with FCCW and community. 
  • Professional documentation of all work and events.
  • Support in applying for additional funding for the residency project, or other related projects. 
  • When appropriate, the publication of an accompanying book through Co-Conspirator Press (to complete after the residency period).

*Please note that the residency does not include a travel or housing stipend, beyond the artist fee. We are prioritizing local artists, who are able to be in Los Angeles consistently during their residency period.

Latest Artist in Residence
skin to sky: radical play as resistance exhibit opening & closing

skin to sky: radical play as resistance exhibit opening & closing

Opening Wednesday, December 3
Closing Saturday, December 13, with a celebration from 3–5PM
Open hours: Wed-Sat, 10AM–5PM
FCCW: 3053 Rosslyn St. LA CA 90065
Free

It brings us great joy to invite you to see the culminating exhibit of Silvi Naçi’s residency in the FCCW space! skin to sky: radical play as resistance opens at FCCW starting on Wednesday, December 3, Wed-Sat, 10AM–5PM. Gather with us Saturday, December 13, from 3–5PM for a closing celebration of the show with drinks & snacks!

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skin to sky: flying toward liberation

skin to sky: flying toward liberation

Sunday, December 14, 12-3PM
Annenberg Community Beach House:
415 Pacific Coast Highway
Santa Monica, CA 90402
Max participants: 20
Free

Please join us for the very exciting culminating program of Silvi Naçi’s skin to sky residency! Silvi has invited participants to engage in various forms of play, as well as to co-author cyanotypes on silk and cotton, which were translated into kites during a collaborative workshop last month. Now, we invite you to come fly these kites with us (and to bring your own kites to fly!), to practice the transformational act of play together! 

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Past Artists In Residence