Residency Program

Our vision is to create an environment where innovative artists, toolmakers, curators, critics, researchers and historians who are contributing to the field of media art will have time and space to make new work and to interact with one another.

Every artist in residence has concurrent residencies with either a researcher or toolmaker in residence as a part of our multidisciplinary, community building mission.

All residencies are free to apply and attend. You are also provided free accommodations at the Bernagozzi’s home. Accepted residents are expected to arrange for their own transportation to and from the residency and for any food or additional materials not provided by the studio.

Artists in Residence

The Signal Culture Artist in Residence program offers time, space and studio access for artists in the field of experimental media art. The Artist Studio features a wide range of media tools, both new and old, for use in a realtime audio/video/data processing system. Our philosophy is to create a space for experimentation and for artists to develop a dialogue with the range of tools available. As such, we do not expect artists to create finished works, rather we encourage our residents to spend time exploring conceptual and material practices.

Applicants do not need to have prior experience working with media art. Some of our favorite residents have come from a variety of backgrounds and practices. What we are looking for is curiosity, a willingness to experiment, and an openness to process over product.

Debora Bernagozzi, Jason Bernagozzi and our volunteer staff assist in training on the Signal Culture system and are available to answer questions. While we engage and nurture the artistic practices of our residents, they are expected to be self-sufficient and work independently, performing all aspects of their production.

Javier Sanchez - Artist in Residence - Mexico City, Mexico

Researchers in Residence

The Signal Culture Researcher in Residence program offers time, space and materials for people researching the field of experimental media art. Eligible applicants can include, but are not limited to historians, curators, archivists, preservationists, critics, theorists or artists who are spending time learning more about material or theoretical concerns surrounding media.

In addition to time and space to conduct research, Signal Culture has both online and on-site resources to provide our residents with a variety of digital and physical materials. You will also have access to the researcher/toolmaker studio. You will have access to a computer, an external monitor for use if you bring a personal laptop, and free and fast wifi.

Resources include:

A library consisting of various historical, theoretical and technical texts ranging from show cards from long ago to short run publications to the spaghetti city video manual.
A tape and digital media viewing station featuring work by alumni and other makers in the field.
This program also has access to the Toolmaker equipment, including a wide variety of electronic components, media devices, cameras and other items of interest.
And more!

Toolmakers in Residence

The Signal Culture Toolmaker in Residence program offers time, space and Toolmaker Studio access for people making devices or software used in the production of experimental media art. Eligible applicants can include, but are not limited to hackers, circuit benders, software developers, and audio or visual instrument builders.

In addition, if you are an artist who is working to figure out an interactive interface, design an installation environment, build a system of sensors, or program a specific piece of software for use in your art and you do not have a reason to use the artist in residence studio system, this is a good program for you. However, toolmaker residents are expected to be self-sufficient and work independently, performing all aspects of their production.

Signal Culture does not require any Toolmaker in Residence to donate their creations. Toolmaker residents developing physical objects or software during their residency will retain all intellectual property rights. If a Toolmaker wishes to donate a prototype for use in the Signal Culture studios, we will graciously accept the gift.

Toolmakers also have access to the library where there are historical documents, books on circuit design, and more!