Sundress Academy offering artist residencies

KNOXVILLE — Sundress Academy for the Arts is excited to announce that they are now accepting applications for short-term artists' residencies in creative writing, visual art, film/theater, music, and more. Each residency includes a room of one's own, access to a communal kitchen, bathroom, office, and living space, plus wireless internet and cable.

The length of a residency can run from one to week to two months. SAFTA is currently accepting rolling applications for the next three residency periods:

• October 26 — December 13, 2014
• December 14, 2014 — January 31, 2015
• February 1 — May 31, 2015

The SAFTA farmhouse is located on a working farm that rests on a 29-acre wooded plot in a Tennessee “holler” perfect for hiking, camping, and nature walks. Located less than a half hour from downtown Knoxville, an exciting and creative city of 200,000 in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains, SAFTA is an ideal location for those looking for a rural get-away with access to urban amenities.

The short-term residency bedroom is 130 sq. ft. with queen-size platform bed, closet, small dresser, and desk. There is also a communal kitchen supplied with stove, refrigerator, and microwave plus plenty of cook- and dining-ware. The office and library have two working computers—one Mac, one PC—with access to the Adobe Creative Cloud. The library contains over 700 books with a particularly large contemporary poetry section and, thanks to the Wardrobe, many recent titles by women. The facility also includes a full-size working 19th century Challenge copy of a C&P old-style letterpress with type, woodworking tools, and a 1930's drafting table.

To apply for the Sundress Academy for the Arts (SAFTA) residency, you will need the following:

- Application form (including artist's statement and contact information for two references) -CV or artist's resume
- Artist sample (see website for more details on genre specifications)
- Application fee of $30 or $15 for current students (with student email) payable online

For more information, visit www.sundresspublications.com/safta/ or Facebook, under Sundress Academy for the Arts and Twitter, @SundressPub.

Published September 23, 2014