Alembic Resident Artists Program

Times Square, Las Vegas by Kye Grant, 2025 Alembic Artist, Photo by Chelsea Petrakis.

The Alembic Resident Artist Program at PWNW offers both a core residency for local artists leading to a performance and parent residencies for local and for visiting artists.

CORE RESIDENCY

The application for the 2027-2028 Alembic Residency is NOW OPEN! Intent to apply is requested by November 20th, and the full application is due January 4th, 2027. Email questions about the program or application to allie@pwnw-pdx.org

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PARENT RESIDENCIES

Local and/or visiting artists whose work engages a strong movement, body or dance-based component receive studio time, a stipend, and, for the visiting artist, housing in PDX. This is a research-exploration based residency and is not expected to result in a finished work, though artists have the opportunity for an informal sharing. The 2027 Parent Artist Residency will be for Portland-based artists. The 2028 cycle will be for visiting parent artists (who live outside the Portland metro area).

Past Parent Residents

2026: Noel Price-Bracey
2025-2026: Local parent artists Lilia Hernandez Galusha and Sara McIntyre.
2024-2025: Visiting parent artist Heather Kravas (Seattle) and local parent artist Muffie Delgado Connelly (PDX). Read about them HERE:
2023-2024: Visiting parent artist Kaitlin McCarthy (Seattle), and local parent artist was Latoya Lovely. Read about them HERE.
2022: Corrie Befort & Jason Anderson (Pullman, WA) spent two weeks in our studio, collaborating with local artists.

VISITING ARTISTS

Occasionally, and by invitation only, we host visiting artists. Travel expenses and per diem may be&nbs p;provided depending on funding. Residencies may involve research/rehearsal and creation and sharing work, informally or in a full production. Past artists include Scott Heron + Brendan Connelly, Melinda Ring Special Projects + Renée Archibald, Alice Gosti, Blake Beckham, Meg Wolfe, Danza La Barbacoa and Clare Whistler.