Windgate Artist

Residents must be artists with significant exhibition records, strong communication skills, sustained studio practice and a desire to engage with the larger campus community. This involvement may include guest lecturing classes, giving public talks, providing mentorship to students, participating in open studios and/ or collaborating with faculty and students. The resident sometimes teaches one course in 2D design, 3D Design, or Introduction to Drawing during their stay when enrollment allows. Artists are expected to commit as a full-time resident for the specific term of the residency, Fall academic term 2026., *Practicing visual artists with experience producing public artwork, sculptures or large-scale paintings.

*Proven record of consistent professional achievements and exhibitions.

*MFA or MA degree in Visual Arts or equivalent professional experience.

The Artist-in-Residence (AIR) program at Arkansas Tech University is an immersive experience within an art and educational community. AIR is a program intended to advance the careers of practicing artists, present the residents as role models for the ATU community, and to strengthen the public’s awareness of the significance of making art and its effect on the surrounding community. The residency will take place over a five-month period, giving the artist time and space to focus on the creative process. The AIR program for Fall 2026 will select an artist to create a public artwork that will enhance the ATU campus. Both two-dimensional and three-dimensional proposals will be considered.

The AIR program is supported by a generous grant from the Windgate Charitable Foundation.