All applicants are asked to read the Wedding Cake House Residency Info page on our website in its entirety before applying to a residency at the Wedding Cake House.

Please click on that link and read all the info before signing into the portal.The application portal is linked below.

 

Note - we use submittable for our applications which is free for applicants. If you do not already have a submittable account you will have to create one. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to hit us up at weddingcakehouseresidencies@gmail.com

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TIMELINE: 

 

• July 1st  - residency applications go live

• August 12th -  residency applications due

• By the end of September -  residency applicants notified

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LINK TO APPLICATION PORTAL
 

We’ve included all of the questions below in case you want to cut & paste them into a doc and write out answers before putting them into the application form. For clarity ALL applications must be submitted through the link to Submittable above - responses sent by email, carrier pigeon, or pony express won’t find their way into the pile! 

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SAMPLE APPLICATION QUESTIONS

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Email

 

Name (or names if a joint application)

---- Note, most of this application addresses the applicant using the pronoun "you", however if you are applying as a pair or group please feel free to include information for each person, or for the collaborative project if more appropriate. 

If you are applying for a duo residency or as a pair or group for one of our other residencies only fill out one application for the group. Individual members of the group should not each fill out individual applications.

 

Phone number (main applicant)

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I’m applying:

Solo

As two artists that can share a bed

As two artists that would like a room with 2 beds

As a trio - two of us can share a bed and another person can sleep on the pullout bed

As a one artist with one youth in a room with 2 beds

As a one artist with two youth in a room with 2 beds and one pullout bed

As two artists sharing a bed with one youth on a pullout bed

As two artists sharing a bed with two youth on pullout beds

 

We are able to accommodate: individuals, partners or small teams who want to come together (and  participate fully as either individual artists or collaborators) sharing a room. We have rooms with queen/king beds that can be shared, as well as rooms that have an additional twin or pull out bed. If you are looking to apply as a pair or small group sharing one room, or with your kid/s please indicate that here.  

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If you selected more than one box because you are applying to multiple types of residencies - For example - Family Residency (with your kid) and the Caregiver Residency (without your kid) please use the box below to clarify

 

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Residency dates for which you are applying (check more than one box if you would like to be considered for multiple residencies).

 

• 2024 November 17th - 26th - Group Residency

• 2024 December 2nd - 11th - Duo Residency

• 2025 January 12th - 21st - Group Residency

• 2025 January 29th - Feb 7th - Group Residency

• 2025 February 15th - 22nd - Family Residency with Teens

• 2025 March 2nd - March 11th - Caregiver Group Residency

• 2025 March 25th - April 3rd - Duo Residency

• 2025 April 8th - April 16th - Duo Residency

• 2025 July 20th - July 27th - Family Residency Youth 7 - 12
   

 

Please only choose dates where you will be able to attend the entire residency. 

 

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If you selected more than one box please share any information about your date preferences. List 1st choice, 2nd choice etc

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Facilities/resources/needs: please check all facilities/studios/tools that would be needed for your residency stay - use the "other" choice to write in anything else including specific needs.

 

Access to Print Shop at DP Classic
Access to "Big Room" at DP Classic

Access to Sound Rehearsal studio at DP Classic

ADA accessible residency suite

Sewing machine

Work table in my room

Other

 

If you wrote "other" please elaborate here (50 words?)

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Project description: Please describe in 500 words or less what you’d like to work on during a residency at the Wedding Cake House. Please describe realistic projects/or ongoing progress on an existing project that takes into account the specifics of this residency i.e. you’ve likely got about 60-100 hours give or take a little depending on how much you socialize/sleep. It's ok if your description is loose and you change it up at some point. However, if you do anticipate using certain facilities or know what media you’ll be working with, that’s very helpful to describe here.

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ABOUT YOU
 

Please use this space below to provide something that will give reviewers a sense of where you are in your artistic trajectory.

This could be: a short 1-2 paragraph bio, a timeline outlining your creative path, a poetic list of career highlights, or a (very) short story of how you got to where you’re at.  If you want to list institutions that you’ve exhibited or worked with feel free, but note that a bio that is JUST a list of museums, schools, galleries etc. will likely interest our panel less than a bio that mentions ideas that are important to you.  If applying as more than one artist, include info for each artist in the group. Please keep bios to 250 - 500 words. There is a 1500 word limit here to allow for multiple artist bios for artists applying together.

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For applicants to Family residencies only

We have one residency in the winter for artist parents with teens in the 13 - 16 range and one residency for artist parents in the summer with youth in the 7 - 12 range.

Use this space to tell us about your kid/s. How old are they? Do they like art? Do they have any hobbies? Anything you want to put on our radar? (400 words)

 

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For applicants to the Caregiver Residency only - Tell us about your relationship to caregiving (400 words max)

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For applicants to the Duo Residency only - Tell us about why you'd like to do a residency together. (400 words max)

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Work Samples:

• Still images: 8 -12 max.

• Video or audio: 5 minutes or less

• Writing: 5 pages or less

If your work is interdisciplinary, we're pumped, but be reasonable! If you're going to share work in multiple formats, provide less in each format.  There is the ability to both upload work samples and provide links. However please keep the amount of material that you provide to the limits above. Panelists will likely get frustrated if you provide way more work samples than we have asked for!

 

If you upload files, you do not need to provide links and vice versa.  There are multiple options of how to share work to make it as easy as possible for applicants.

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I have read all of the information on the WCH Winter Group Residency info page.                                           https://www.dirtpalace.org/wedding-cake-house-info-1                       

I understand that if I am invited to participate in a residency that I must provide proof of vaccination and fill out an emergency medical contact form.

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CHECKBOX

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Demographics

This information is collected for statistical purposes and to help us better serve our community. Responses are not required.

 

Date of Birth

Race/Ethnicity

Pronouns

City or town of residence

LGBTQ+ identified (Yes or No)

Do you identify as someone with a disability? (Yes or No)

 

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