ARTIST IN RESIDENCE - AIR

2022 Artist in Residence: Kees Holterman

Residency: September 10-19th, 2022

Exhibition: COPPER SNAKES, September 8th-October 13, 2022

"I’m honored and excited to be an Artist-In-Residence for ARTSPACE at Untitled this upcoming September. As a working artist with a full-time job and a diverse range of projects and goals, having time and space to think and create are both rare and vital. In my personal practice, I work in a confined studio in an extra room in my apartment. Though I am able to produce works of art that I am confident in, the small working area does not allow for experimentation with many sizes, formats, materials and equipment. Through their AIR Program, ARTSPACE generously provides a concentrated, intensive period and the room to create a work of art outside of my comfort zone, which will ultimately expand my methodology, thinking, and approach to art. 

Because my roots are in printmaking, my residency experience will both be new and familiar. As my personal printmaking practice is devoted to silkscreen, ARTSPACE is allowing me to utilize the entirety of their printshop to connect me back to print methods that I was once thrilled by but do not currently indulge in. Supplies and access to full scale print shops are not easy to come by. With this residency, I’ll be able to enjoy the privilege of a wide range of print methods at my fingertips.  For my edition, I will be creating a mixed media print, combining silkscreen and block printing techniques. 

I’m enamored by the vastness and diversity of American landscapes and cities, and am  thrilled to spend a lengthy amount of time in an area of the country I’ve never experienced. I plan to interact with Oklahoma City and the surrounding areas in order to immerse myself as much as possible in its culture. I hope to pull color schemes, characters, or vignettes of the city from my observations, and channel them into the edition of prints ARTSPACE and I will produce.

Artist-In-Residence programs like ARTSPACE are so necessary and important for the development of artists and their practices. They give artists time, space, solitude, and encourage discipline. Experiencing an isolated and focused environment allows experimentation and can often lead to profound and beautiful new works that otherwise would have not been created. I am so thankful for ARTSPACE’s generosity, flexibility, and encouragement. I can’t wait to get to work."

Our [AIR] program includes a national residency BY invitation and local residencies By APPLICATION

We offer three residency opportunities for local artists who are interested in expanding their practice through printmaking.

Photography: Evan Beasley

14-Week Artist Residency (oPEN to Various mediums)

2022 applications are now closed.

This residency is open to local artists with no printmaking knowledge required. Our working studio provides a space for multiple disciplines and this residency is available to both those who wish to pursue printmaking or other mediums.

Artists applying to ARTSPACE at Untitled’s residency program should not be enrolled in an academic program during the residency timeline. Applications consisting of small collaboratives (2-3 total members) are eligible to apply. Each artist included in the collaborative must submit a resume.

Artists in Residence are encouraged to participate in other public programming by providing the public a glimpse into their process through demonstrations, workshops, talks and an exhibit in the Press Gallery. Local artists have the opportunity to work alongside our national and international visiting AIR.

• Artist will commit to spending 20 hours a week utilizing our equipment in the ARTSPACE studio to complete their projects. The 20 hours must be during normal operating hours, Tuesday-Saturday 10am-6pm. However, the studio is always open to the Artist in Residence during after hours programming. Agreements must be met or the residency is subject to termination.

• Agrees to teach either a workshop or host a lecture concerning processes and methods they are utilizing in their own work.

• If the resident completes their requirements, they will be given the opportunity to exhibit in our PRESS gallery.

• Artist will be expected to complete an edition of 40 prints, 11” x 14” in size. The edition will be split 50/50 with ARTSPACE. The print edition for the 14 week resident does not have to be their main focus, but it must be an original idea that corresponds with the body of work they are producing during their residency. ARTSPACE covers all the costs of the edition.

• This can be a collaborative residency, but you must apply as a collaboration if you are wanting more than one artist to work on your ARTSPACE edition. 

• Preference will be given to educators for the summer residency. 

• Preference will be given to artists with some knowledge of printmaking due to the nature of the artists working independently. 

• The Artist in Residence has the opportunity to participate in any workshops hosted by ARTSPACE at Untitled throughout the duration of their residency.