The Resident Artist Program at Creative Alliance is a collaborative residency that fosters creativity, production, inspiration, community, and conversation. For over 12 years, the resident artist program at The Patterson has supported artists from Baltimore and the nation. Creative Alliance supports artists with reduced-rent live/work studios, professional development, studio visits with leaders in the art world, trips to art museums around Baltimore and the DMV, connections to other art production services, and a sense of community that extends beyond the artists’ time at Creative Alliance. During their residency, artists actively work on their art practice, showcase their work at Creative Alliance, and participate in resident artist gatherings.

The Program accommodates eight resident artists, one in each of the studios, for terms of one to three years. It is intended for emerging artists as well as mid-career artists whose goal is to reinvigorate their work in an intensive creative atmosphere. Artists are encouraged (but not required) to use the studios as their primary residence.

The resident artist supports the Creative Alliance by paying subsidized rent. Resident artists are expected to actively work on their art practice, showcase their work at Creative Alliance, and participate in resident artist gatherings. In turn, the Creative Alliance supports the artist with professional development, studio visits with leaders in the art world, trips to immerse in art mediums around Baltimore and the DMV, connections to other art production services, and a sense of community that extends beyond the artists’ time at Creative Alliance. Applications for the resident artist program can be found here and are evaluated every Spring.