Open · Closes in 19 days
Applications close
Nov 1, 202611:59 PM PST19 days left to apply
Closes Nov 1, 2026 · 19 days left
Open · Closes in 19 days
Applications close
Nov 1, 202611:59 PM PST19 days left to apply
Closes Nov 1, 2026 · 19 days left
Museum · Tacoma, WA, United States · 1 program
Applications are currently being accepted for 2026 Visiting Artist Residencies. Each year, Museum of Glass (MOG) invites artists to apply for a Visiting Artist Residency in the Hot Shop to explore new ideas and techniques or push the boundaries of a current series. Selected artists have full use of our state-of-the-art Hot Shop and the assistance of MOG's Hot Shop Team. Applications will be selected to support a wide variety of project scopes. For 2026, the committee also strongly encourages proposals that are collaborative in nature, or incorporates artistic ideas across disciplines or material.
The selection process will also include one project that draws connects between science and art, which will be awarded the Sheldon Levin Memorial Visiting Artist Residency.
Sheldon Levin started his volunteer career with Museum of Glass as a charter docent, participating in the first docent and volunteer training in 2002. He quickly started emceeing on Thursdays in the Hot Shop interpreting glassblowing techniques, helping thousands of visitors understand the art of glassblowing from both artistic and scientific perspectives. To honor his memory, Museum of Glass invites artists who are inspired by connections between art and science to apply for the Sheldon Levin Memorial Application Visiting Artist Residency.
No stipend stated; artists cover their own travel, accommodations, color and special order materials.
Studio
Private
2 items to prepare.
Requirements
Residencies are open to artists from all artistic mediums. Artists are only eligible for a residency at Museum of Glass every three years — for example, if awarded a residency in one cycle, the artist should not apply again until three years later.
Applications close
Nov 1, 202611:59 PM PST
The selection committee looks for proposals that are clear and concise, and are supported by photographs of prototypes or concept sketches. Priority is given to artists experimenting with new ideas or techniques, and the committee strongly encourages proposals that are collaborative in nature or incorporate artistic ideas across disciplines or material. One project connecting science and art is selected for the Sheldon Levin Memorial Visiting Artist Residency.
Evaluation criteria
Museum · Tacoma, WA, United States
A Pacific Northwest museum celebrating glass art through exhibitions, artist residencies, and live glassblowing.
2 items to prepare.