Weir Farm Artist Residencies – Wilton, CT

Artist-in-Residence Program at Weir Farm National Historic Site
The Artist-in-Residence program at Weir Farm National Historic Site selects artists to spend one month living and working at the park. To date, 150 artists from throughout the United States, as well as Tunisia, Germany, Australia, and India have participated in the Artist-in-Residence program.
The Weir Farm Art Center (formerly the Weir Farm Trust) manages the Arist-in-Residence program at the park through a five-year renewable cooperative agreement, providing logistical and financial support and program publicity.
Applications are due January 15 and July 15.
Application Materials – may be mailed or emailed. See guidelines for addresses. If emailing, send in one email with attachments. Your application must include the following:

• Non-refundable application fee of $35 in the form of a check made payable to the Weir Farm Art Center OR pay directly to Weir Farm Art Center’s PayPal account with any major credit card or PayPal.
• Application
• Work plan
• Current resume
• 6 digital images , each labeled with your name, title of image, and media, either emailed or on cd
• You may include copies of reviews, catalogues or other support materials.
• Please note that, if mailed, materials will not be returned.
• 2 letters of recommendation sent directly to the Weir Farm Art Center by your references

To download the full application, click here.