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
Wild Glitch — Trans Nonlinearity: A Graphic Panel Storytelling Lab

Wild Glitch — Trans Nonlinearity: A Graphic Panel Storytelling Lab

Saturday, November 7, 2–5PM
FCCW: 3053 Rosslyn St. LA, CA 90065
Max participants: 30
Free

This lab will focus on storytelling through multi-panel sequences using visuals, symbolic language, and poetic narrative. We will explore nonlinear patterns of trans time as a device for amplifying trans/formation inside of our stories.

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Wild Glitch — Trans Organism: An Oral History Storytelling Lab

Wild Glitch — Trans Organism: An Oral History Storytelling Lab

Wednesday, November 18, 6:30–9:30PM
FCCW: 3053 Rosslyn St. LA, CA 90065
Max participants: 30
Free

This storytelling lab will focus on storytelling through oral history as a community process to generate stories that live in a call and response. Leaning into trans/qenderqueer collectivity, we will share stories from pivotal moments of gender expansion, dysphoria, and emergence.

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Past Artists In Residence