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title: 2026 Visiting Artist Applications
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  Visiting Artist Residency in the Hot Shop at Museum of Glass, Tacoma WA; up to
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  No stipend stated; artists cover their own travel, accommodations, color and
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# 2026 Visiting Artist Applications

**Hosted by:** Museum of Glass

**Type:** Residency | **Location:** Museum of Glass Hot Shop, Tacoma, WA, United States | **Deadline:** November 1, 2026

## About This Program

### About This Call

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 Memorial Application 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.

### Additional Application Details

- Residencies are open to artists from all artistic mediums
- Artists work up to five days in the MOG Hot Shop
- Artists work in full view of Museum visitors during the hours that the Museum is open to the public (Wednesday–Sunday, 10am–5pm)
- Exclusive use of the Hot Shop and support of up to three Hot Shop Team members and two 8-hour days of basic coldworking during the residency
- Artists may present a public lecture (Sunday, 1–2pm)
- Artists retain ownership of the work created during the residency
- Artists may donate up to two works — one piece made during the residency for the Museum's collection (selected in collaboration with the Museum staff) and one piece for Museum fundraising
- Artists are responsible for travel to and from Museum of Glass, accommodations, color, and special order materials
- Artists are responsible for initiating packing, insurance, and shipping arrangements for artwork PRIOR to residency

## Eligibility & Requirements

- **Geographic Eligibility:** International
- **Disciplines:** All disciplines
- **Note:** 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.

### Additional Requirements

- A clear and concise proposal
- Supporting photographs of prototypes or concept sketches

## Compensation & Benefits

No stipend stated; artists cover their own travel, accommodations, color and special order materials.

## What's Provided

- **Studio Access:** Provided

## Timeline

- **Opens:** September 23, 2026
- **Deadline:** November 1, 2026

## How to Apply

Apply at: https://museumofglass.submittable.com/submit/360141/2027-visiting-artist-applications