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Windgate ITE International Residency

Windgate Arts Residency Program in Wood

Research – Exploration – Collaboration

The Windgate Arts Residency Program in Wood is an integral part of the Museum for Art in Wood and is possible through the transformative support from the Windgate Foundation. The residency is an annual two-month program that takes place from early June to early August. Each cohort of resident fellows consists of several artists, one student artist, a documentary artist, and a scholar. The residents live and work in a collaborative environment and the residency culminates in a group exhibition of their work, opening the first Friday of August, at the Museum.

The residency is designed as a collegial experience and encourages an open exchange of creative and technical occupation. Resident fellows can pursue both individual and collaborative work that is explorative, experimental, research-based, or otherwise enriching to the artistic practice.

NOTE: The Museum is an ADA compliant facility and we will make effort to provide specific and appropriate accommodations for fellows, as is needed, to ensure their full participation in the program.

About the Residency

Established in 1995, the Windgate Arts Residency Program in Wood (formerly ITE, now WARP Wood) has received generous endowment funds from the Windgate Foundation. ​During the nine-week program, the fellows are brought to Philadelphia to work together at the North Philadelphia location of NextFab (1800 N. American Street), a network of membership-based makerspaces. The residency runs from early June through early August each year. For the complete list of Fellows, click here.

The program is designed as a collegial experience and encourages an open exchange of creative and technical innovations. Residents are able to pursue both individual and collaborative work that is explorative and experimental. The visual documentarian will document the residents’ experience using the medium of their choice. As with the other residents, exploration and experimentation are encouraged and the visual documentarian is free to pursue artistic as well as documentary projects. The scholar/educator joins the group for one-week mid-residency to explore personal research, engage in open discussions; and conduct interviews with the residents about their backgrounds and experimentation during the residency. The intention for this exchange is to stimulate scholarly dialog amongst the residents as well as provide the basis for a written reflection.

Residents receive a weekly stipend; reimbursed round-trip transportation to Philadelphia; housing, supplies, and travel in the region. A modest allowance for special materials and supplementary workshops is also awarded. Residents are often successful at obtaining donations or sponsorships to support their expenses and it is encouraged (not a criteria for selection to the program). Residents also participate in several Museum-sponsored educational events. The events vary from Open Studio Day – when the public visits the NextFab shop mid-residency for demonstrations and to see the developing ideas and work; an annual hands-on weekend with local and international artists at Echo Lake (Bucks County, PA), and regional trips to visit artists, collectors, and museums. The WARP Wood concludes with the presentation of the artists’ work in a multi-disciplinary exhibition that features each fellow’s experience and growth by including objects produced before and during the program. Three-dimensional work is accompanied by photos and essays documenting the residency experience. Residents will have opportunities to share their professional and personal WARP Wood experiences with the public gallery talk during the exhibition’s opening.