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
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