This is the true story of two artists picked to live in a house. Find out what happens when artists stop being polite. And start getting real. And teach Penn kids. If they have previous teaching experience. And so it goes with the Kelly Writers House/Penn School of Design “ArtsEdge” Project, which seeks to get one writer and one artist to live together and pay $500 (+ Electric) per month.

Actually, if any of you artsy folks need a place to stay next year, want a pretty good line on your resume, and are willing to let Penn match you with your roommate (you thought you were done with that after freshman year, right? Hah!), it’s not the worst deal in the world. But we do see a Puck-like poet throwing down with a Brianna-esque performance artist, getting in a fist fight with each other, and then flying to Vegas to get ironically hitched. Capstone! If you are really failing that much at your actual life, KWH’s solicitation of applications is after the jump.

Dear friends of the KWH,

Please see, below, an exciting new program of the Kelly Writers House in
collaboration with Penn Design. Send in your applications now!

*ArtsEdge Residencies*

The Kelly Writers House and the Fine Arts Department of the School of
Design (at the University of Pennsylvania) are pleased to announce
ArtsEdge, a new collaborative residency project to encourage the careers
of emergent writers and artists.

Through ArtsEdge, the Kelly Writers House and the Fine Arts Department
will subsidize the rent of a shared live/work space near Penn’s campus
for an emergent writer and artist. ArtsEdge aims to support the creative
work of young artists and writers, create a live/work environment that
will inspire interdisciplinary exploration, and enrich West Philadelphia
by encouraging young writers and artists to live and work here.

Residencies last for one year and include a dedicated studio for each
writer/artist, shared living space, and close affiliation with the
writing and artistic communities at Penn. During the course of their
residencies, writers and artists will be encouraged to develop at least
one collaborative project with the Writers House or Fine Arts
Department. Qualified applicants may also be considered to teach one
course at Penn in the spring semester.

Terms: artist and writer will each pay $500 (+ electric) per month; rent
will include shared living space, private work space, and all other
utilities. Writers House and Fine Arts Department will subsidize
remaining rent.

To apply: send letter of interest, bio or artist statement, and
portfolio (10 pages of written work or 20 images minimum (PDFs, PPTs,
CDs, DVDs are all acceptable) to residencyproject@writing.upenn.edu
. Please include personal
contact information and the names and contact information of at least
two professional references. If you would like to be considered for a
course, please also submit a brief description of your teaching
experience or qualifications.

Submissions may be made electronically, or sent to:

ArtsEdge Residency
Kelly Writers House
3805 Locust Walk
Philadelphia, PA 19139

Application deadline: August 8, 2008.
Project start date/move-in: October 1, 2008.

This entry was posted on Friday, July 25th, 2008 at 1:56 pm.