The ARROZidency Artist in Residence (A.I.R.) program awards fully sponsored residencies to local, national, and international Filipino American artists, writers and curators each year. Project space residencies are at the studio of O.M.France Viana at the Minnesota Street Project studios in San Francisco.

This call is for new Filipino American MFA graduates from accredited California colleges and universities who require a studio space to further their practice, complete a project or prepare for an exhibition. Artists selected work in all media, including drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, photography, film, video, installation, fiction and nonfiction writing, poetry, dance, music, social practice, and curatorial practice. Two artists will be selected from different disciplines to work in tandem.

Program Goals. ARROZidency aims to

· Promote Filipino American cultural vision and artistic innovation by supporting individuals who impact the Filipino American community and the cultural landscape at large.

· Provide artists with the support and opportunity to take their work to the next level, explore, experiment and innovate on behalf of Filipino American aesthetics and culture.

· Gather together a network of creative practitioners, thinkers, and cultural professionals to redefine the role and contribution of a Filipino American point of view and aesthetic to the broader American cultural landscape

Program Details

Fully sponsored 4-week residencies at the Studio 204 of France Viana at Minnesota Street Project, 1240 Minnesota St. San Francisco.

Facilities available at MSP studios include:

o Large format printers at reduced per sq rates (paper must be supplied)

o Woodshop facilities

o Ceramic Kiln

o Darkroom (must provide supplies)

o Scanner

o Wi-Fi

o Kitchen

o Reservable exhibition space

Bi-weekly dinners and in person or Zoom socials with Fil Am community leaders

Portfolio reviews and introductions to curators, critics, gallerists and leaders of the Filipino American community

Participation in the vibrant artist community at Minnesota Street Project

All AIR artists are subject to rules and regulations of the Minnesota Street Project; a separate document will be provided for signature prior to the start of the residency

Physical requirements: Studios are located in the second floor of the building 1240 Minnesota Street Project; no elevators are available and candidates need to be able to physically climb one flight of stairs. (We are applying for a first floor studio; this is all we have currently.)

NOT INCLUDED: Housing, transportation, supplies, expenses, meals other than bi-weekly socials, insurance for artwork kept at premises, are not included.

Eligibility

Filipino descent and interest in promoting and redefining FilAm cultureRecent MFA graduates from accredited California schools and universities.U.S. Resident. Must be able to read and speak basic EnglishMust be able to live or work in the Bay Area at own expense legally during the period of residencyMust show proof of COVID-19 vaccination completed at least two weeks prior to start of residency (this is a shared coop space); must be able and willing to wear a mask at all times when inside the studio buildingMust not be enrolled in an academic program or other residency program during period of residency.

· Submit complete application before deadline Midnight Pacific Time June 15, 2021. Application form: http://www.omfrancestudio.com/air-2021-mfa-call

Selection Criteria

Merit of past work. A specific project to work on during the residency is optional/not required.Potential to develop creative practice and impact the Filipino

American community in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond

Agreement to abide by the rules and regulations of Minnesota Street

Project, signing of agreement, and potential to interface and work with the Minnesota St. Project artist community

Juror

Erica Wall, director Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts’ Berkshire Cultural Resource Center and Gallery 51; former gallerist, Erica Broussard Gallery, Gallery 667, Santa Ana, CA. Before venturing out on her own to assist historically underrepresented artists, Erica, who is African American/Filipinx, worked at both large and small art institutions, most notably the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, as Director of School and Community Programs and The Crocker Museum in Sacramento as Director of Education. Prior to those leadership positions, Erica worked as an educator at The Getty Center in Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA). Erica is also a previous Smithsonian Fellow. Erica holds a bachelor’s degree from UCLA and a master’s degree in Museum Education from California State University, Los Angeles.

People

ARROZidency Founder: France Viana, artist, art historian, curator, writer, former gallerist, working in the San Francisco Bay Area. France engages in social practice, employing food in live performances, photographs and installations to interrogate how Filipinx immigration is redefining what it means to be American. In extending the metaphor of food as identity, the residency program name is based on arroz, the word for rice in Spanish and Pilipino, and is invoked for its quintessential nourishing qualities.

Advisory:

· Malou Babilonia, founder Babilonia 1808 gallery, writer, independent curator

· Myke Gonzalez, co-founder, The Hinabi Project; Philippine Studies Professor, City College, San Francisco, founder N.V.M Gonzalez writing residency

· Patricia Carino Valdez, independent curator, former curator of Public Programming Oakland Museum and San Jose ICA

Special Thanks to our friends and community partners for helping get the word out and for their support of the ARROZidency:

· Balay Kreative

· Filipino American Artist Directory

· Hinabi Project

· Kularts

· Minnesota Street Project

· SOMA Pilipinas

· Southern Exposure Gallery