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 — Hybrid Figures in Paper Mache with K. Bradford

Wild Glitch — Hybrid Figures in Paper Mache with K. Bradford

Saturday, October 24, 2–5PM
FCCW: 3053 Rosslyn St. LA, CA 90065
Max capacity: 35
Free

With sculptural headpieces in progress for Wild Glitch as an example, we will dive into a scrappy, playful creation process to sketch out hybrid creatures and create paper mache headpiece and mask experiments. Drawing upon biodiversity, technology, and cultural iconography, participants will be invited to map out a hybrid creature or character with capacities to offer mutual aid, survival, and expansive possibility. 

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K. Bradford — Wild Glitch

K. Bradford — Wild Glitch

We’re so thrilled to announce our Fall 2026 Artist in Residence project, K. Bradford’s Wild Glitch! Set in a tale of trans time, Wild Glitch is a one-person performance work in progress featuring original song cycle, poetic narratives, speculative reality, and post-drag. Through a mythic journey led by Glitch, a futuristic transcestor, and an autobiographical post-dysphoric travelogue, this time-spirit-machine of a world is filled with flying fish, living ampersands, and breathing mobius strips as blueprints for survival and liberation in apocalyptic times. 

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Past Artists In Residence