Apply to become a 2027 Artist in Residence by emailing art@bowmarketsomerville.com with:

  • A summary of your concept including an estimate of how often it would be open for public exhibition

  • Your preferred month(s)

  • Examples of past experiential art installations OR visual inspiration for how you’d transform the space including a budget for the installation

 FAQ for Artists

How does this work?

  • Artists will take up residence in Bow Market’s 172 square foot experiential art space for between 1 and 3 months

  • You take home 100% of the money you make. You pay $0 in rent.

Is my piece “Experiential Art?”

  • Our current working definition (as in subject to refinement and change) of experiential art is:
    Art where the presentation, installation, or performance focuses in part on the experience the audience has of the work. Elements may include things like: immersiveness, subverting expectations of format, participatory, interactive, and closer or different relationship to the artist themself.

What does Bow expect from the Artists in Residence?

  • The Artist is in charge of the physical space. There is no Bow Market staff person dedicated to tending this space. This includes opening & closing the space, creating the schedule of your open hours, and taking out any trash generated

  • If there is ticketing, the artist is in charge of running their own ticket sales (including which ticket platform to use).

  • There has to be some part of the experience that is available to the public (this is not a closed studio space) 

  • The Artist is in charge of the visuals/branding and the marketing of the installation

What is the Artist in Residence agreeing to?

  • You will provide Bow Market with any email lists generated as part of your time at Bow Market

  • You will promote this program and the other Artists in Residence through your channels

  • You will host one patron-only moment during your pop-up (For example, a special performance or artist talk, or 30 minute preview & chat for patrons before official opening event)

What should the Artists in Residence expect from Bow?

  • Bow Market will amplify your marketing efforts through its newsletter, Instagram, and press contacts. We have ~20,000 folks on our email list (most of whom live in the Somerville area) and ~42,000 Instagram followers

  • Artists in Residence will be a part of the Bow Market business community for the length of their residency