PDE is looking for someone to be a mentor in its Artist in Residence program. See our Request for Qualifications (RFQ) and apply!
Deadline is Jan. 6, 2025. See information below.
The Partnership for the Delaware Estuary (PDE) is pleased to announce its pilot Artist in Residence program and its requests for qualifications.
The Partnership for the Delaware Estuary is seeking a single (1) qualified mentor to guide four (4) artists who will each create art projects focused on the intersection of water quality and climate change that will include community input and engagement. The selected mentor will work closely with the artists to help them develop and refine their projects while ensuring they are responsive to both the artistic process and the concerns and interests of the communities involved. The mentor will work with the artists from January 2025 through June 2026.
It is envisioned that the mentor will meet collectively with the 4 participating artists once a month over the 18-month project period. Four of these meetings will be in person (one in each of the urban water cities), and the remaining meetings can be conducted virtually. The selected mentor should also intend to implement weekly individual meetings between the mentor and each artist individually. These meetings will provide an opportunity for the mentor to offer personalized guidance, address any challenges, and ensure the projects are progressing smoothly.
For FULL details and information on how to apply, please see the Request for Qualifications Request for Qualifications.
Please submit all required materials to Eve Quinones at equinones@delawareestuary.org. You may reach out to Eve if you have questions about the application process.
The application deadline for submission is Jan. 6, 2025, at 11:59 p.m.
This pilot will address critical water quality challenges and was developed in response to President Biden’s Executive Order (EO) on Arts and Humanities (EO 14084 Promoting the Arts, the Humanities, and Museum and Library Services, October 5, 2022). The AIR pilot is a partnership with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), select National Estuary Programs, and Urban Waters Federal Partnership locations (UWFP).
