Artist-in-Residency 2021

2021 Muckenthaler Cultural Center Artist-in-Residence Application Information

The Muckenthaler Center is currently accepting applications for their Artist-in-Residence for 2021.  Artists of any and all disciplines and backgrounds are encouraged to apply.  Special consideration is given to artists who live and/or work in Orange County, California

To apply send an email to AIR@TheMuck.org containing the following information:  

• A brief history of the artist's career.  It is not essential to have a long prestigious resume. Both well-established and emerging artists are eligible. But it is vital that we know who you are.
• A detailed description of how you would spend your residency year including: 
  • What artistic projects you would like to create and how it fits our mission statement.
  • How you would integrate into existing Muck programming (Yes, that will require a bit of research) 
  • Why would your residency benefit you, The Muck, and the Community?

Our two most recent Artists in Residence have been:

2019 Lara Wilson - Choreographer and Leader of The Assembly.  Lara and her group spent all of 2019 choreographing and workshopping on our stage, a world premiere dance piece reflecting a new view of women in society.  Her residency included rehearsals and workshops open to the public, and culminated in a public performance on our main stage.

2020 Katharine Zaun - Poet and Educator.  Katharine has used her residency year to create a series of classes and workshops for our community.  She also contributes a monthly poem that gets distributed to 60,000 people through our outreach.  Her residency culminated in a community-based found poetry project mural that has been featured in the OC Register and the LA Times.

One last word of encouragement.  We don't care if you're a muralist who only paints miniatures, or a punk-rock theremin player, or a puppet show documentarian.  We are searching for ingenuity, dedication, and the ability to integrate into our culture.