Minimal expenses and capacity

“so simple, why wouldn’t we?”

• Be explicit in your materials about what you can and cannot do to work with artist-parents
• Make an artist-parent FAQ, or add artist-parents questions to your FAQ

Some expense and capacity

“we make adjustments for artist-parents”

• Allow shorter stays for artist-parents: a week, four days, a weekend
• Allow artist-parents to choose start dates
• Create a come-and-go residency, allowing time to be spent both at the residency and at home as necessary
• Survey artist-parents who have attended your residency and ask about their experiences
• Ask a parent-alum to be a contact for questions from artist-parents
• Put an artist-parent on a programme committee or advisory board
• Tell artist-parents you are willing to work – within your capacity – to meet their needs

Significant expense and capacity

“we make concerted efforts to accommodate parents”

• Provide childcare on site
• Provide reimbursement for childcare on site or at the artist’s home
• Provide accommodation for artist child(ren)
• Provide accommodation for artist’s co-parent, relative or caregiver
• Create a family residency period when all residents bring family members
• Make a family ‘art camp’ combining residencies for parents with kids’ art camp

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The Sustainable Arts Foundation

Support artists and writers with children. We make annual unrestricted cash awards to individuals; at least half of these awards are made to applicants of colour. We also support artist residencies in their efforts to make their programmes more family friendly. www.sustainableartsfoundation.org

Cultural Reproducers

A creative platform, a web resource, an event series, and a community-based project founded in 2012 by artist and mother Christa Donner, with the increasing involvement of many others. www.culturalreproducers.org