The Studio+Salon Residency

The Studio+Salon Residency is an independent initiative and virtual program created to support visual artists who value slowness, inquiry, and sustained creative attention. Rooted in a contemplative ethos, the program combines focused studio visits with thoughtful conversation, inviting residents to explore the deep intersections of making and meaning. It offers a space for critical dialogue, intellectual exchange, and a culture of co-residency, grounded in curiosity, humanism, and a shared commitment to artistic practice. 

Inviting painters with an active studio practice and a desire to connect with serious peers.

The Studio+Salon Residency is a virtual space for painters to come together across distance to share work, sharpen ideas, and engage in rigorous, compassionate dialogue about contemporary practice.

Structured as a hybrid between a studio residency and a salon, the program is designed for artists working in or around painting, across traditional and expanded approaches, who are eager to reflect on their work, engage in critical discourse, and build meaningful peer connection.

Program Components:

• Rotating studio visits (modeled after graduate-level critiques and artist talks)
• Biweekly salon sessions featuring shared readings on art, aesthetics, and critical theory
• A small, committed cohort of 6–8 painters invested in process-based, idea-driven conversation

• Painters (in any medium) with an active studio practice*
• Participation in at least one prior exhibition
• Interest in critique and idea-centered dialogue
• Philosophical, conceptual, or cross-disciplinary approaches to painting are welcome
• No MFA required

*For this inaugural cohort, the focus is specifically on artists whose work engages with painting - formally, materially, or conceptually.

The Studio+Salon Residency prioritizes creating an inclusive and supportive space for artists of all identities. BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ painters are encouraged to apply. We believe that critical discourse is most vital when shaped by diverse perspectives and lived experiences.

Dates: September 24 – November 12, 2025

Time: Weekly 2-hour Zoom sessions (Wednesdays, 7-9 PM Pacific Time)

Format: Fully virtual (Zoom-based)

Components: Studio visits, shared readings, peer dialogue

Cohort Size: 6–8 visual artists

Cost: Free to participants

Host and Facilitator: Rebekah Cammack, artist

Participant names and websites will be included on the residency webpage.

Please email the following to rebekah.cammack@gmail.com :

Subject line: Fall 2025 Residency

• Your name and location (city/state)
• A link to your website and/or Instagram handle
• A short statement of interest (Why are you drawn to this residency?)
• One sentence about what you’re currently working on or thinking about
•  A confirmation that you are available Wednesdays, 7–9pm PT, from September 24 to November  12, 2025

 A small cohort will be selected with attention to balance and mutual curiosity. 

Deadline to Apply: Sunday, July 13, 2025

Notifications Sent: Wednesday, August 6, 2025

Cohort Announcement: Tuesday, August 12, 2025

The Studio+Salon Residency was created as an extension of studio life. It is a quiet, intentional space for inquiry, dialogue, and deep engagement with the making process. It reflects a belief in direct experience and contemplation as a core creative position and a continually renewing source of inspiration. Neither institutional nor informal, the residency exists in the space between: structured yet spacious, rigorous yet human, always anchored in shared curiosity. 

-Rebekah