The Windgate Arts Residency Program in Wood is an integral part of the Museum for Art in Wood and is possible through the transformative support from the Windgate Foundation. The residency is an annual two-month program that takes place from early June to early August. Each cohort of resident fellows consists of several artists, one student artist, a documentary artist, and a scholar. The residents live and work in a collaborative environment and the residency culminates in a group exhibition of their work, opening the first Friday of August, at the Museum.

​*All WARP Wood Applications are now open for the 2025 and 2026 sessions. For more information, please click HERE. To apply, click on your preferred highlighted fellowship below.

Artists and makers working either solely in wood or wood in combination with other materials utilizing multiple techniques are encouraged to apply. Applicants must demonstrate artistic innovation, technical know-how, and professional experience. Proposals for the residency should articulate how the Windgate Arts Residency Program in Wood experience will facilitate new avenues of research, exploration, and experimentation, as well as approaches and concepts to be explored while on the residency. Residents may focus on objectives concerning their individual work or work in collaboration with other fellows.

The Student Artist fellowship is open to anyone who is currently a BFA, MFA, undergraduate, graduate, or one year out from an undergraduate or graduate program, or equivalent education. Student Artists working either solely in wood or wood in combination with other materials utilizing multiple techniques are encouraged to apply.

The Documentary Artist fellowship candidate will outline their personal artistic history and work and state how they propose to document all the participants throughout the residency. This encompasses all activities both in and out of the studio. Candidates are encouraged to propose documentary methods that expand and challenge conventional approaches to documentation and demonstrate creative use of the documentary medium, whether in digital or film photography, video, drawing and sketching, digital illustration, or other formats.

The Scholar/Researcher lives on-site for one week at the midpoint of the residency, while work is well underway in the studio. Applicants for this position should declare their academic interests, explain how direct access to the other residents will enhance their professional activities, and demonstrate a profound desire to attend the residency. The applicant agrees to provide a written summary or works to reflect their Windgate Residency experience as part of the final exhibition. The statement will also be included in the Museum’s publications and/or online platforms and should be made available for other publications by the Scholar fellow.

Important dates:

Application available: November 8, 2024

Application due date: 11:59 pm EST on January 20, 2025
Artist acceptance: mid-February 2025
WARP Wood Residency:  June 2 – August 1, 2025 (exact dates to follow)
Residency Exhibition: August 1 – October 19, 2025