About the East 40
The East 40 artist-in-residency program is dedicated to offering visual artists, writers, performers, designers, and other creative individuals time and space to investigate and pursue their own practices while integrating the community and providing a collaborative learning environment.
The dream of the East 40 community – since its inception in September 2010 – is to create and foster a welcoming space for place-based learning.
With the dedication of NCC’s students, faculty and staff, and members of the larger community, the East 40 has grown to embrace that dream. With a tranquil setting that includes meadows, gardens, and forest, it not only offers a natural environment, but one that offers space to honor hand-crafting and the creative process. Sustainability is a theme that centers all we do and plays a vital role in linking together our varied efforts.
The twin concepts of justice and equity provide for a valuable mindset for our participants and partners, and the shared lens by which we process and understand our work.
About the Artist-in-Residency
The East 40 residency program has 2-3 slots available for Summer 2025 depending on available funds and resources. One slot is reserved for NCC faculty or staff and one is reserved for a visual artist. One person can satisfy both requirements. The other slot(s) are open to all areas of the humanities.
Parameters for Proposals and Resident Artists
- To be considered for this residency, proposed projects must directly address, utilize and be specific to the East 40. The East 40 is primarily an outdoor space with a few simple shelters. Resident artists may have limited access to the art program facilities in Communications Hall on our main campus, however the focus of the residency is the East 40.
- NCC requires that residents provide an interactive service to the college community during the residency. This may include, but is not limited to: the development of a community education workshop or unit to be included in a credit course, a lecture with demonstration, improvement to the East 40 or other NCC campus location.
- All residencies will result in a culminating project to be finished up to a year following the completion of the residency. The culminating project for the visual arts residency will consist of an exhibition in Communications Hall Gallery on the NCC campus. Residents in other disciplines may participate in this exhibition or can conceive of another culminating project.
- The stipend for each resident is $3000. $2,000 of the budget will be dedicated to the residency and $1,000 will be dedicated to the culminating project. Limited housing can be available on a case-by-case basis at the residence hall on campus at no charge to the resident, space permitting.
- The residency will be 2-6 weeks in duration and can be completed contiguously or in segments from July 13 to August 23.
- The deadline for applications is 11:59 pm EDT Sunday, March 16, 2025.
Recipients will be announced mid-April, 2025.
For more information on the East 40, visit ncceast40.org.
Questions? Contact rgorchov@northampton.edu