NEIU Art + Design Visiting Artist Program

NEIU Art + Design Visiting Artist Program

NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY - SPRING 2025 SEMESTER
OVERVIEW

Each semester, the NEIU Art + Design Visiting Artist Program offers two residency opportunities for emerging to mid-career Chicago-based artists:
- NEIU Art + Design Studio Residency
- NEIU Art + Design RISO Residency
The Visiting Artist Program strives to create visible connections between our diverse population of art and design students with working artists who embody these identities. This interaction provides invaluable insights and inspiration to our students, fostering a dynamic exchange of ideas and techniques. Visiting Artists should demonstrate a commitment to their artistic practice and an interest in engaging with NEIU’s students and creative community.

Each Visiting Artist is awarded an honorarium and has 2-months full access to NEIU Art + Design Facilities specific to their project. Over the course of their residency, the Visiting Artist showcases their work in a public academic forum, leads a hands-on workshop and participates in a Portfolio Review Day for NEIU’s Art + Design students.

For more information about NEIU's Visiting Artist Program and past residents, visit our website HERE.

ABOUT NEIU'S ART + DESIGN DEPARTMENT

NEIU's Art + Design Department provides and promotes a knowledge and understanding of the visual arts offering three sequences leading to a Bachelor of Arts degree (Studio Art, Art History, and K-12 Art Ediucation) and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design.

Located in the Salme Harju Steinberg Fine Arts Center, the Art + Design Department’s state-of-the-art Facilities include:
- Design Studio with the largest collection of Riso drums at any university in Chicago, including two RISO two-color digital duplications and 17 drums of ink
- Fab Lab that features multiple FDM and a resin 3D printers, a large-format CNC router, multiple vinyl cutters, a 12x24 inch laser cutter and a 26x55 inch laser cutter
- Ceramic Studio with throwing wheels, glaze room, multiple new electric and gas kilns, as well as a raku firing area
- Letterpress Studio with two Vandercook letterpresses and a variety of metal and wood type sets
- Sculpture Studio equipped with dedicated areas for clay modeling and spray painting, as well as metal and wood shops
- Photography Studio with equipment and space for both analog and digital processes as well as a photographic lighting studio
- Fully equipped Painting and Drawing Studios, and Printmaking Studio
BENEFITS
- Honorarium: $800
- Access to NEIU Art + Design Facilities: Enjoy access to NEIU Art + Design Facilities based on the Visiting Artist’s expertise and focus (Ceramics, Drawing/Painting, Fab Lab, Wood + Metal Shop, Photography, Plaster Room, Printmaking). Additionally, supplies can be requested with guidance and approval from the Studio Area personnel.
- Exhibition: To conclude their residency, Visiting Artists have the opportunity to exhibit the work they made during their time in NEIU
PARTICIPATION OVERVIEW
- Workshop: Lead a 2 hour hands-on workshop for 15-20 students on a topic relevant to your envisioned project as a Visiting Artist
- Artist Talk: Provide an hour presentation on your practice, including a Q&A session
- Portfolio Review: Be a guest panelist for a day-long portfolio review
KEY DATES
- November 1 - 30: Open Call
- Mid-December: Emailed Acceptances
- January 3: Public Announcement of Spring Semester's Visiting Artists
- January 13 - March 14: Visiting Artist Program Session 1
- March 17 - May 16: Visiting Artist Program Session 2
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