Residency Programs

2024 Residency applications have closed! Applications for 2025 will open at the end of summer.

Learn about our current residents here!

RAIR’s flagship Residency Program has established itself as a unique opportunity for emerging, mid-career and established artists to work at the intersection of art, industry, and sustainability.

Artists-in-residence receive attentive support from RAIR's staff who act as liaisons between the artist and the recycling facility. In addition to providing artists on-site access to recovered materials, construction equipment and a fully-equipped studio space, RAIR’s Residency Program offers artists the opportunity to use the entire 3.5 acre facility as an expansive project space for the development and presentation of ambitious experimental work.

By facilitating artists’ direct engagement with the waste stream, RAIR encourages residents to consider their studio practice through the lens of sustainability and to thoughtfully re-asses their processes of material sourcing and waste disposal.

There are two types of Residencies anyone can apply to- a Biggie Shortie and a Standard. Visit our For Applicants page to learn more about what each has to offer and how/when you can apply.

If you are interested in the Superfund Site or have questions about a proposal that includes work on that site, contact billy@rairphilly.org before submitting an application.