Residency Program
Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts offers up to sixty juried residencies per year to working artists from across the country and around the world. Residencies are awarded to visual artists, writers, composers, and interdisciplinary artists. The Center does not discriminate on the basis of disability, sex, age, race, religion, or national origin.
Residencies are available for 2 to 8 weeks stays. Each resident receives a $100 stipend per week, free housing, and a separate studio.
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The Center can house up to five artists at any given time. Artists interested in applying can learn more by reading the information provided here regarding the facility (view photo gallery) and the local setting.
Questions?
Residency Application Fee
Applications for residency at the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center must now be submitted through an online application process. A $35 application fee applies to online submissions and is collected through application portal. Mailed applications are no longer accepted.
Residency Application Deadlines
September 1 is the deadline for Session 1
residencies to take place the following January – June.
March 1 is the deadline for Session 2 residencies to take place the following July – December.
Specific begin and end dates are listed below for upcoming sessions.
Session Dates
2012 Session 1: January 2, 2012 – June 22, 2012
2012 Session 2: July 9, 2012 – December 21, 2012
Apply for only one session at a time. When you indicate preferred dates on your application be sure they fall within the session for which you have applied. Note that residencies begin on Mondays and end on Fridays.
Application Notification by E-mail
Acknowledgement of receipt of applications and notification of the results of the juried application process will be sent by e-mail from a "@khncenterforthearts.org" address. Be sure to adjust your e-mail filter to receive these important messages.
Application Guidelines *
Guidelines for Online Applications
The following list gives general requirements for all applicants. Each item will be presented as a separate form for you to complete on our online portal. Before submitting your application, also read the SUPPORT MATERIALS guidelines for your discipline and follow the directions specific to your discipline to prepare files. Guidelines are noted throughout the online application process.
1 Application information including your general information and requested dates of residency.
2 Artist statement (limit 200 words, ~1500 characters) about your current work and a statement of intent (limit 200 words, ~1500 characters) of what you propose to work on while at the Center and why the residency is important to you at this stage in your career. Your name MUST NOT appear in the contents of either statement.
3 Contact information for two professional references who are familiar with your work and your potential to be a positive member of our community of residents.
4 Professional history from your current resume or vita. Your name MAY appear in the contents of this information.
5 An optional outreach proposal. If you are interested in doing outreach in our community, you should provide us with information about the type of activity or event you could facilitate. This is NOT required for you to be considered for a residency.
6 Support materials, or work samples, for your specific discipline. See the guidelines for your discipline below to help you prepare your materials. Your name MUST NOT appear in the contents of your support materials.
7 Application fee of $35 paid via credit card through the online portal. The fee includes our base fee plus an additional fee for media upload. All fees are paid through the portal; check or money order can not be sent to the Center.
SUPPORT MATERIALS:
Click to download PDF of specific guidelines for your discipline.
All Writers
Music Composers
Visual Artists
Interdisciplinary
Travel
Residents should plan to arrive at the Center between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. (local time: CST or DST) on a Monday and depart on a Friday.
There are two airports about an hour away: Omaha Eppley Airfield (OMA) and the Lincoln Airport (LNK). At this time there is no public transportation between Nebraska City and either Omaha or Lincoln. In addition, rental cars cannot be returned in Nebraska City. The least expensive option at this time is to book a Nebraska City taxi (currently $90 per trip between Nebraska City and Omaha, taxi reimbursement through the Kimmel Foundation is available). The Kansas City Airport (KCI) is two hours away.
Transitional Residencies
The Kimmel Harding Nelson program gives special support to emerging artists by reserving a number of "transitional" residencies for recent masters degree graduates (within two years of application deadline). The application process is the same for all applicants, however applications from artists in transition following graduation from an accredited degree program are reviewed as a separate peer group.
Nebraska Artist Residencies
The Kimmel Harding Nelson program provides special support to Nebraska artists by ensuring that a number of residencies are awarded to Nebraska artists each year. The application process is the same for all applicants, however applications from Nebraska artists are reviewed as a separate peer group.
Re-Applying
Applicants not awarded residencies may re-apply at the next deadline. (Please note that jurors generally serve for two years.)
Former residents are eligible to re-apply for the session two years after his or her residency. (For example: a resident during Session 1 2008 would be eligible to apply for Session 1 2010.)
Resident Reviews
Following is a sampling of recent comments.
Christopher Jette, composer, kept a blog while here August 10 - 21, 2009
Stephanie Elizondo Griest, writer, 7-week resident April - June 2007 wrote…
Joan Waltemath, visual artist, - week resident Sept. – Nov 2007 wrote…
Ian Williams, writer, 2-week resident in October 2007, wrote…
Josh Goldman, composer, 8-week resident in February-April 2007, wrote …
Sonja Hinrichsen, visual artist, 7-week resident in April-June 2007, wrote …
Jurors
Residency awards are based upon the recommendations of two jurors who independently review support materials (without names attached) submitted by applicants. Jurors normally serve for two years. Current and past jurors include the following artists and artist/educators.
Music Composition
Ken Bales
Ivan Elezovic
Cynthia Folio
Darlene Mitchell
Koji Nakano
Samita Sinha
Visual Art
Kimberly Cridler
Aaron Fine
Martha Horvay
Bonnie O'Connell
Gary Rattigan
Larry Roots
Amy Ruffo
Susan McGilvrey
Writing
Liz Ahl
Royal Eckert
David Groff
Greg Kosmicki
Steve Langan
Jill Patterson
Lee Ann Roripaugh
Mary K. Stillwell
Lincoln Mayor's Applicants
Beginning in 2009, in cooperation with the Lincoln Arts Council and the Kimmel Foundation, two special awards for emerging artists working in Lincoln, Nebraska, will be granted annually. The Lincoln Mayor's Kimmel Foundation Award includes a two-week residency at the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts and a $1000 stipend. The awards will go to one emerging visual artist and one emerging writer. Applications for this award are not being accepted at this time.
