Echo Among Us: Residency for Tucson-Based Disabled Artists

About this call

Echo Among Us is a five-week, fully funded residency in Tucson, Arizona, United States, for 5 to 8 Tucson-based artists who self-identify as disabled. It prioritises process over production, with sensory-led workshops, seminars from international artists and researchers, site visits, group critiques and time for independent making; one week turns to the Sonoran Desert as a site of memory, movement, belonging and exchange. The residency runs from 31 May to 28 June 2027, followed by a public exhibition in July 2027 (dates to be determined). No project proposal is required. Supported in part by Night Bloom: Grants for Artists through MOCA Tucson and the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts.

Who can apply

• Limited by country or region
• Medium: Painting / Sculpture / Photography / Performance / Installation / Textile / Ceramics / New Media / Mixed Media / Video / Writing
• Entry fee: See official site
• Applicants must be based in Tucson, Arizona, be 18 or older and not currently enrolled in formal education, and self-identify as disabled (no proof or diagnosis is asked for). Any medium or discipline; no professional status, exhibition history or specific level of technical skill needed, and work need not be about disability. The application is a Google Form (you must be signed in to a Google account; your identity remains anonymous) with six written questions about your practice, a web link with your CV and at least 5 examples of work, and your access needs. Support with the application: assistant@shayethiel.com. Results within 8 weeks of applying. Selected artists take part in a culminating public exhibition in July 2027 (dates to be determined).