• Open AIR 2027 Artist Application

    Extended Deadline: Monday, December 7, 11:59pm

  • Artist-in-Resident Opportunities

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  • Which of the following best describe you? (select all that apply)*
  • Have you applied for a residency with us before?*

  • Duos and Families

    Email us to find out if a site is family friendly at program@openairmt.org.
  • Are you applying as an individual artist, a duo, or a family?*

  • Please select which residencies you are applying for

  • Please select up to 3 residency opportunities from the menu below for your application fee. 

    If a site has multiple sessions (Spring, Summer, Fall), please select the one that is your preferred session. 

    You will be considered for all of the same-site opportunities for the seasons you are available for. For example, if you select Summer Missoula Public Library and have also selected the Fall season in the question below, you will be considered for both opportunities. (This does not count towards your total of three sites).

  • Applications cost $30 to apply to up to 3 residency sites. Additional residency sites cost $10 to apply to. If the application fee presents a barrier to you, please contact program@openairmt.org

  • Which season(s) are you applying for? (select all that apply)*
  • Summer 2027
  • Indigenous Summer 2027 (requires tribal affiliation)
  • Fall 2027
  • Spring 2028
  • Will you have a vehicle during your residency?*
  • Selway Bitterroot Applicants: Do you know how to change a tire on your vehicle?
  • Indigenous Residency Applicants: Which of the following best describes you?
  • If other residency opportunities become available, either in the future or at different locations, would you like to be considered?*

  • Community Engagement

  • Part of the residency experience involves giving an on-site public presentation or community activity informed by your practice. Additionally, some sites provide the opportunity to offer a workshop for compensation. Do you have interest in providing a workshop for the community?*
  • Do you have one or more workshops that you already have prepared?

  • Creative Practice

  • Please select the primary medium(s) you are applying in (please only select mediums you have samples for):*

  • The following are essay questions to help us understand your practice and potential fit with a location. While the maximum word count is 500, there is no minimum. Shorter answers are acceptable. Clarity matters most.

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  • For all mediums - please provide samples of mediums you anticipate working in during your residency. No files larger than 1 GB.

    Visual Artists

    Submit 5-10 images of your work in .png or jpeg.

    NO PDFs for visual art, please.

    Writers

    Provide PDF samples of your work. 

    3-5 poems, and/or max 5,000 words double spaced

    Film

    Pdf with 3-5 working links (and passcodes if necessary).

    Suggested timestamps are appreciated.

    For creatives submitting in other mediums

    Provide 3-5 samples of your work to give us a sense of what you do.

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