2025 Open Call! Shiro Oni Studio Artist Residency
Features
StudiosAvailable
AccommodationsAvailable
Presentation(exhibition, performance, and open studio)Available
Grants and subsidies for travel expensesNot available
Grants and other financial supports/ Support by coordinators and art professionalsNot available
Art genresVisual arts/ Fine arts , Craft / Applied arts
RegionsKanto
| Program | |
|---|---|
| Application period | Regular call |
| Description | Nearly 200 artists have participated in the Shiro Oni Studio artist in residency program. Groups of 8 artists spend 6 weeks in the town of Onishi (population 5000). Full-time artists, grad students, and university professors come to focus on their work in an intimate environment, work with other artists, and to build relationships with the people of Onishi. We will begin interviews for 2025 applicants in August. |
| Residency location | Shiro Oni Studios |
| Residency period | Residency is divided into 6 week-long groups: - Group 1 (Anagama) April 9th - May 21st - Group 2 (Summer Music Festival) June 11th - July 22nd - Group 3 (Kanna Art Festival) August 13th - September 24th - Group 4 (Anagama) October 15th - November 26th *Dates may be subject to change |
| Qualification | Age 25 and older Can communicate in English or Japanese Attend meetings Participate in Open Studio exhibition Donate a piece of art to the residency (chosen by artist) |
| Pay by artists / Support for artists | In 2025 there is a flat participation fee of $ 2000 USD. Shiro Oni Studio Covers: artist support (bilingual staff members to help with anything from research to figuring out which foods are vegan at the supermarket), a private bedroom, studio space, all building utilities, a bicycle, access to the wood shop tools and equipment, and flyer printing expenses. Artists Cover: Travel expenses, food costs, and workshop fees. Artwork materials: artists are responsible for their own materials. There is a storage room of free artist materials from previous artists. Storage room has things like paper, fabric, ink, tape and paint. It’s also possible to source natural materials like bamboo from the surrounding mountains, or wood from lumber mill off-cuts. *Please note that anagama firing group has an additional $200 materials charge. This covers artist clay, glaze, wood, cabin rental, fuel etc. In addition, the summer music festival group has an additional $200 fee. This covers uniform rental and dry cleaning, donation to the local community shrine, and miscellaneous group events and meals. |
| Selection process | To Apply: Please fill out the Shiro Oni Artist Application Form: https://forms.gle/Zak3TVL5SkgZq1YNA Selected applicants will be interviewed over Zoom Any questions, please email shiroonistudio@gmail.com |
| Contact | Please contact shiroonistaff@gmail.com with any additional questions or concerns. |