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During the nine-week Program, artists working across all disciplines have the opportunity to live as a community of peers on Skowhegan’s 350-acre campus in rural Maine. Participants dedicate time to their studio practices while engaging in a collective learning process through a variety of skill-sharing and theoretical workshops, group and individual studio visits, performances, lectures, and reading groups.
Based on a transversal open structure, Skowhegan creates a space where participants collaboratively design the program's contents alongside an international and distinguished group of residents and visiting artists who serve as faculty. In a continuously work-in-progress environment, which prioritizes process and exchange, each individual’s practice contributes to the collective experience, discussing what "making" means to artists.
Skowhegan is a School in the sense that it provides an open pedagogical structure in which knowledge and skills are conveyed in a critical, learning-centered manner. However, there are no formal courses or expectations regarding outcomes and deliverables. Rather, over the course of the nine-week program, Resident artists, visiting artists, staff and participants share their artistic practices and interests proposing a blend of theory and practice, discourse and production. The conversations that take place during daily convivial time contribute significantly to each participant's development. In this way, the School provides the backbone for participants to push the boundaries of their practices and to benefit from a unique community of fellow artists.
Skowhegan is also a Residency, hosting 60-65 participants each year, who live and work side-by-side on our rural campus. We emphasize how mutual care can be extended as another artistic practice, requiring daily rehearsals to navigate the possibilities, but also challenges, inherent to communal living.
All artists are welcome to apply. Experimentation, intellectual curiosity, and the ability to collaborate and interact with peers are the main requirements.
Though Skowhegan retains its historic name as School of Painting & Sculpture, artists working in every media are encouraged to apply. Participants come to Skowhegan from all over the world and from various backgrounds and experience levels. There are no educational prerequisites to participate, but all participants must be 21 years of age by the start of the Program.
Skowhegan ensures that all accepted artists can attend Skowhegan, regardless of financial status. Tuition for the 2024 Skowhegan Summer Session is $6,000 USD. Skowhegan is a need-blind institution and will work with those who are accepted to find meaningful financial support to allow for attendance. We encourage you to apply regardless of your personal financial situation. However, in order to qualify for financial aid, you must complete the financial assistance section at the time of application.
The one-time Skowhegan Application fee must be paid during the application submission process and is non-refundable. We do not have the capacity to waive application fees.
Admission to Skowhegan, the awarding of general financial assistance, and the pursuit of all Skowhegan activities are implemented without preference to racial or ethnic origins, gender, sexual orientation, religious affiliation, disability, or age. The Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture is a not-for-profit organization incorporated under the laws of the State of Maine.
Exposición. 17 dic de 2024 - 16 mar de 2025 / Museo Picasso Málaga / Málaga, España
Formación. 01 oct de 2024 - 04 abr de 2025 / PHotoEspaña / Madrid, España
