● Programs
Art Residency
In Collaboration with Wende Museum
A summer residency during which artists will utilize access to Wende Museum’s collections to create pieces exploring the impact of authoritarian governments on individuals and communities.
4-Week
Sessions
Starting June 5
5hr per
Session
Ending 26
Description
Identity in the new regime will explore the impact of authoritarian governments on individuals and communities and we want you to submit to be part of this month long residency with an artist talk coming summer 2026.
Duration
4-Week Sessions in June
5 hours per session. 1pm - 5pm
Submission Guidelines
Be an LA-based artist
Both emerging and professional artists welcome
Artists must commit to all 4 sessions
Be willing to make and present a piece inspired by the wide museums archive
Selections for this residency will be made by lottery.
A link to portfolio or social media
Consent to be featured in hope you have a
FAQ
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This residency is free to submit & participate in
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Program Itinerary
Week 1 Session: Intro Tour + Research June 6Week 2 Session: Guest Speaker Artist + Exercises June 13 Week 3 Session: Project DevelopmentJune 20Week 4 Session: Final Presentations June 27Applicants Notified
May 23Submission Deadline
May 1st
● Mentors & Organizers
Meet the Instructors
Austin Matzelle
Residency Director Austin is a
Bill Ferehwak
Director & Painter Bill is an interdisciplinary artist working between painting and the moving image. Through an ongoing exploration into the adjacencies of painting and film, I construct works that engage with complex histories and contested spaces.
Sean Smith
Guest Speaker Artist A television development executive at BBC Studios LA Productions for the past ten years, Sean maintains an active side-hustle as a screenwriter and journalist. Recently, he was part of the writers room on Dennis Lehane’s Apple TV+ true crime series, BLACK BIRD.