Deadline Extended: Apply by March 8th, 2026!
In Situ Polyculture Commons is proud to launch a new opportunity for a remote residency in 2026. These “In Situ At Home” residencies are specifically designed for artists, writers, and creative researchers for whom travel to a residency would create hardship, be unfeasible, or at least be very difficult to coordinate.
Artists thrive with space and time for their creative practice, access to creative community, and some accountability (!), so ISPC has launched this new program to offer these things to artists unable to travel for residency by providing: remote and flexibly scheduled studio visits, remote critique discussions with a cohort of remote colleagues, and material support that will help artists to designate time, space, and energy to their craft and creative work.
The “In Situ At Home” remote residency will be awarded to 3-5 individuals who will comprise the residency cohort. The cohort will meet for moderated group critique discussion with working artists, curators, and critics from the ISPC board, staff, and alumni community. Each resident will also receive two solo studio visits with these moderators. Scheduling will be determined by resident availability and will be flexible. Remote residents will be expected to be participatory contributors to critique discussions, and use the cohort structure to develop support and dialogue with their colleagues. Remote residents will also be invited to participate in the 2026 ISPC Online Exhibition.
Reasons an artist may be a good candidate for the “In Situ At Home” Remote Residency may be related to: parenting; providing elder care; job inflexibility for time-off; disability, or chronic-illness; or really any other reason that prevents ease of travel. Awarded residents may request reimbursement for any expenses related to making space and time for their creative practice and research as a Remote Resident, up to $600. The application does require a budget proposal and receipts for reimbursement.
Candidates for this opportunity should not only be working on vital creative projects, but should also clearly present themselves as an ambitious, engaging colleague for the other artists in the program. The more involved the residents are as a cohort, the more successful the program will be. Candidates should present their application as if applying to any in-person residency, and expect to treat the in situ residency at home as a similar container for productivity, focus and community.
 
 
• Artists, writers, curators, poets, journalists, creative activists, creative producers, collapse-aware utopians, philosophers, ecologists, experimental archaeologists, etc for whom residency travel is difficult to coordinate or practically unfeasible,
• One of the above who recently lost creative community through a move, graduation, or other life-transition,
• An artist (or etc.) who is getting back into their creative practice after a hiatus for example due to parenting, chronic illness, etc,
• An artist (or etc.) who lost an opportunity for residency due to medical or vocation-related scheduling challenges.,
• An artist (or etc.) with a well-developed but solitary creative practice who is not interested in traveling for a residency but is interested in developing critique dialogue with peers.
Encouraged to apply: Emerging artists / recent art school graduates, professional artists with many seasons of creative work behind them, and folks with “non-traditional” or “outsider” art practices.
Candidates SHOULD have a strongly developed sense of creative identity, skills and interest, with examples of their work and projects that demonstrate their ability to contribute to the cohort as an experienced maker / creative researcher.
 
 
Director of Exhibitions, Brattleboro Museum & Art Center
Founding Executive Director & CEO, Black Artists Archive
Curator, Critic & Visual Artist, ISPC Alumnus
Curator & Cultural Worker, ISPC Alumnus
Visual Artist, ISPC Board
Cofounder and Creative Director of In Situ Polyculture Commons
Visual Artist, ISPC Board
Visual Artist, ISPC Board
The proposed “In Situ At Home” Remote Residency will be awarded to 3-5 individuals and includes:
• Two Critique Discussions (Online via Zoom, Google Meet, or some other remote meeting software) with the full Remote Residency cohort. Scheduling will be as flexible as possible to support the whole cohort.
• Two personal remote Studio Visit sessions via phone, FaceTime, or Zoom (etc), during calendar year 2026, with one or more ISPC moderators. Remote residents will be able to choose their moderators from available schedule options. Moderators TBA. Additional studio visits may also be arranged.
• Invitation to participate in the 2026 ISPC Online Exhibition featuring works completed during residency.
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• Up to $600 reimbursement for ‘In Situ At Home’ Remote Residency related expenses. Reimbursement eligible costs are broadly defined as ANY expenses that support the home-based art practice of the resident, and may include: studio rental; studio supplies; childcare; pet-sitting; elder care; groceries; unpaid time-off; travel cost to reach studio facilities; etc. As previously stated, we require a budget proposal during the application and will require receipts for reimbursement during residency.
Critique Discussions and Studio Visits will be moderated by In Situ Polyculture Commons Board, Staff, and Alumni; all of whom are working artists, curators, and experienced critics.
Most moderators will be participating from the EST time zone (NYC / Montreal / Atlanta, GMT-5) and in English. Folks from all over are welcome to participate with an internet connection if you can make GMT-5 work for you.
Schedule
The cohort will schedule studio meetings, crit conversations and all residency sessions between May and October, 2026. Specific dates and times will depend on the accepted artists’ schedules and availability.
International Artists (outside of US): We encourage folks from all over to apply! Artists need support and community all over the world, and international cohorts help to build solidarity across borders. The following is required to participate:
-an internet connection
-the ability to join and participate critique/studio visit in English
-willingness to work around facilitation in EST (GMT-5).
*If you submit a budget and apply for the Remote Residency reimbursement funds of up to $600 USD, and are awarded, you must be able to receive it via Paypal payment, or a check to a US bank account.
