Story/Arts Residency are month-long residencies showcasing storytellers of all art mediums, offered for BIPOC, LGTBQIA+, and folks from other historically marginalized communities.

Story Parlor’s residencies exist to champion the creative work of locally based artists and art groups hailing from BIPOC, LGTBQIA+, and other historically marginalized communities in the quest to amplify and bridge the diverse fabric of voices in Asheville.

Specifically, the Story/Arts residency aims to provide a platform to showcase the transformative and healing powers of storytelling through all art mediums, while tending to the core values of Story Parlor’s mission, which include: • Connecting audiences and artists from varying creative backgrounds and interests • Informing, inspiring, and invigorating through the arts • Promoting and fostering self-inquiry and mindfulness • Cultivating creative exchange and cultural insight • Fostering authenticity and inclusiveness

In addition to public performances and/or workshops, artists-in-residence receive dedicated rehearsal time in the space, an artist stipend, creativity coaching sessions, marketing and promotion, and more.

Applications for the 2024 summer residency open February 1 and are due no later than April 1, 2024, with preference given to applicants who cross disciplines, embrace collaboration, and present a residency proposal that embodies the core elements of storytelling through all art forms. The artist-in-residence will be determined no later than May 10, with the residency evenings taking place the final three Thursday evenings of July (July 11, 18, and 25).