Glen Echo Photoworks is offering a six-month Artist in Residence program for emerging and practicing photographers within the DC, Maryland, Virginia area!

We are calling for enthusiastic and dedicated photographers to apply to our residency program. The program is from March 1st - August 31st. We are offering an immersive studio experience in photography: Darkroom/Digital Lab Access, Community with other photographers, and Mentorship from Photoworks faculty. 

The resident will: 

-Have 6 months of uninterrupted work on their portfolio with free scheduled access to our darkroom and digital labs. (Resident will supply their own paper) 

-Receive mentorship from a chosen PW faculty member as well as other opportunities for critique and guidance from photography experts, including our former Artist in Residence, Redeat Wondemu. 

-Exhibit their work from September 20th - November 11th at the Photoworks Gallery and give an artist talk during the exhibition time period. Exhibit director, Gayle Rothschild, will supervise the exhibit planning. 

-Lead at least two outreach efforts of your choosing. Examples: Demonstrations/workshops/talks about the processes being used and the development of the portfolio during the residency. 

Submit your application by January 15th, 11:59PM.

The chosen resident will be announced on January 30th. 

Qualifications for Applicant: 

-DMV Based 

-Someone who is disciplined and eager to embark on a focused photographic project

-Must be available from February-July to work in the studio at a minimum of 6 hours per week

-Available for their September-November Exhibition

Application Requirements:

-$25 Fee (You will be asked to submit your payment first. Please do this and then you will be able to save your changes on the application). 

-Three references (just name and contact information - email/phone) who can attest to your ability to participate and work within an artistic community. If selected, Photoworks will contact references during the review process. (Possible references could be: teachers, employers, mentors, colleagues, fellow artists, etc). (Include this in the "Statement of Purpose and References" section). 

-Ten images of work completed within the past three years. Jpeg images should be no larger than 5MB each. (Do not include external links to media samples or websites. Do not include multiple page pdfs as one media sample.) Label your files as (LastName, FirstName, Title of Work, Date of Creation). 

- A statement of purpose e.g. what applicant plans to accomplish using the time, space and facilities if awarded the residency (500 words or less) (Include this in the "Statement of Purpose and References" section). 

- An artist statement (500 words or less) 

- Website link and social media handle (Include this in "Artist Biography" Section)

- Contact information, resume/CV, and short bio (Include this in "Artist Biography" Section)

We will schedule an in person/zoom interview with the finalists.