Apply to Become Our 2027 Artist in Residence
September 1, 2025
Are you an artist who loves teen mentorship and engaging communities creatively? Then you are in the right place!
We are seeking a Greater Boston-based artist to be our 2027 Artist in Residence. Through a spring workshop series and summer intensive, the selected artist will collaborate with passionate youth in our Teen Bridge Program to create public art with thoughtful community engagement at its core.
Proposals will be assessed based on their project’s clarity of vision, demonstration of both artistic excellence and community engagement, and ability to meaningfully encourage teens’ artistic development. The suggested themes for the 2027 residency are cultural identity, self-expression, and community resilience.
The selected artist receives a $15,000 stipend, up to $2,750 towards supplies, access to Eliot School spaces during spring workshops and the summer intensive, logistical support from staff, and photo documentation of the residency.
If you have questions about the program or application process, please contact the Eliot School's Teen Programs Manager, Taína Vargas.
The deadline has been extended! To be considered, submit a project proposal by Sunday, November 16, 2025.
APPLY HERE
Eliot School of Fine & Applied Arts' 2025 Artist in Residence Yuko Okabe, sitting with three Teen Artists during their artist talk at the My Recipe, Our Potluck Opening Reception. Photo by Eliot School staff.
The Eliot School Artist in Residence and Teen Bridge Programs received generous support from The Adelard A. and Valeda Lea Roy Foundation; BPS Arts Expansion Fund at EdVestors; City of Boston Office of Youth Employment & Opportunity SuccessLink Employment Program; Deborah Munroe Noonan Memorial Fund, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee; Linde Family Foundation; Mass Cultural Council’s YouthReach program, which receives support from the State of Massachusetts and the National Endowment for the Arts; and individual donors.
Funded in part by Boston Public Schools (BPS) Arts Expansion, a multi-year effort focusing on access, equity, and quality arts learning for BPS students. The BPS Arts Expansion Fund, managed by EdVestors, is supported by the Barr Foundation, Katie and Paul Buttenwieser, The Klarman Family Foundation, Linde Family Foundation, and other foundations and individuals. BPS Arts Expansion is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.
