OPEN CALL FOR "Expanding Technologies Residency: Ibadan/Seattle"

Residency Dates: September 13 - November 14th, 2026

Deadline for all entries: Sunday, June 14th, 11:59PM Pacific Standard Time

Expanding Technologies Residency: Ibadan/Seattle Visual Arts Exchange
A collaboration between New Culture Studios, CoCA Seattle, and Wa Na Wari.

Info Session 1: Monday, May 18th, 10-11AM PST/ 6-7PM WAT
View Recording on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/06LpeoENVls
Info Session 2: Monday, June 1st, 6-7PM PST
Join Zoom Meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83645146239?pwd=ypAfvEwDucjKfz7dAscmw6zggNzmSq.1&jst=2
OVERVIEW:

In a world with ever-deepening digital integration our vision of what technology is and where its influence will take us has steadily narrowed towards an emphasis on computerized novelty. Meanwhile, enduring technologies exist across histories, geographies, and ecosystems, new and old, providing additional possibilities for creating sustainable futures.

How can we expand our definition of technologies and locate diverse sites of innovation that deserve further exploration and understanding?

What are the cultural technologies, indigenous technologies, community-centric technologies, nature-based technologies, collaborative technologies and/or creative technologies that are relevant and applicable today?

The Expanding Technologies Residency is an invitation for one Ibadan-based artist and one Seattle-based artist to explore these themes during site-specific, collaborative programs created by community and artist-run artspaces in Ibadan, Nigeria and Seattle, USA.

One Ibadan-based artist in Seattle from: September 13th – October 3rd
Dates include Wa Na Wari’s Walk the Block and 1st Thursday exhibition at CoCA

One Seattle-based artist in Ibadan from: October 25th – November 14th
Dates include Lagos Art Week

Artists will complete their residency with an artist talk in their home communities
PROGRAM SUMMARY:

3-week residency and local arts community immersion experience
Artists will expand upon existing projects and/or areas of inquiry

Includes public exhibition, community engagement and artist talk.
Artist stipend is $3,000.(Approximately $1,000 a week.)
PROVIDED:

Fully-funded room and board, travel and visa fees, and artist stipend
QUESTIONS?

Reach out with questions through Sunday, June 7th to IB.SEA.residencyexchange@gmail.com

ELIGIBILITY:

- Artists must have an established practice in any medium within the visual arts
- Identify as Black, African, and/or of African descent
- Seattle-based applicants must live and work in the Seattle-area
- Ibadan-based applicants must live and work in Ibadan, Nigeria
- All applicants must be age 21 or over and;
- Hold an international passport valid through December 31, 2026

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:

A complete application consists of a bio, statement, up to 12 images, with descriptions, and any other information noted below.
Images can be of one piece, 12 pieces, or any combination.

Please prepare the following before beginning your submission. Here are the specific requirements:

  • An Artist’s statement specific to the theme of the exhibition (200 words): This will appear in the catalog (if any) if accepted.

  • An Artist’s biography (200 words), including year of birth, city of origin, awards, honors, shows, degrees. This will also appear in the catalog (if any) if accepted.

  • Up to 12 images of the artwork for consideration. Format is jpg file, minimum. dimension of 2400 pixels in at least one direction. If you are submitting video of your work, please include a link in the description, and make sure that access is open for review period (or include password in description).

  • For each uploaded image, you will have the opportunity to add short descriptions for each image. Note that we suggest organizing the images in two categories: Current Projects in Progress and Complete Works. Current Project in Progress Image requirements 3-5 images, 3MB max Complete Works Image requirements 3-7 images, 3MB max Artwork is for sale at 60% Artist, 40% CoCA (70% Artist, 30% CoCA for members) and can also be "NFS".

  • Statement of Interest (300 words):

  • Project Proposal (1000 words): Project proposals must build upon work(s) in progress, highlighting how this residency opportunity, themes, and the resources specific to the residency location will further the progress of your work. This should include a brief plan for community engagement for the residency. Areas of interest for Seattle area artists in Ibadan may include, but are not limited to: Indigenous sustainability practices; the work of Demas Nwoko and afrocentric architecture and design; Yoruba cultural aesthetics; the Mbari Club and African arts collectives; marketplace culture; Jacob Lawrence in Ibadan, contemporary Black portraiture, etc. Areas of interest for Ibadan-based artists in Seattle may include, but are not limited to: Local Black reparations movements; the Salish Sea ecosystem and indigenous sustainability practices; Black arts ecosystems as drivers of placemaking; AR, VR, Design+ Art, craft and Experimental Media; Race and AI; temperate forest ecology and wildlife; etc.

  • Additional links to youtube, vimeo, soundcloud (if needed)

  • There is no submission fee for this application.

EXHIBITION TIMELINE:

  • Deadline: Sunday, June 14th, 11:59PM Pacific Standard Time
  • Notify By: July 6, 2026
  • Confirm By: July 30, 2026
  • Exhibition Start: September 13
  • Exhibition End: November 14th, 2026
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