Fab Lab Maker Residency

Public FCFL page: https://fatcatfablab.org/sponsored-membership

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TLDR;

• free membership for 2 months!
• free tuition to classes!
• free to apply!
• rolling admissions, every other month!
  • please see the #fine print for more details.

Mission

• Enable individual artists and their project visions through a focused, two-month artist residency at Fat Cat Fab Lab. FCFL will provide the artist our standard with storage membership free for two months. This includes free access to the FCFL makerspace, tools, community, and free classes for our advanced tools (a $75 value each), along with the opportunity and challenge for artists to actively share and teach what they’ve gained during their residency.

• Enable FCFL’s mission by increasing public awareness of Fat Cat Fab Lab, improving member retention, and getting more public events coming into the space

Our Artist Residency program is made possible through tax-deductible donations made to Fat Cat Fab Lab through our partnership with e-NABLE. This program supports artists and makers directly, so please consider donating [link?]!

How it Works

We have two artist residency levels available.

Learner

Learner Resident Artists:

• Receive a 50% discount off Standard Membership dues.
• Participate in PechaKucha night. Resident Artists will each present 20 slides for 20 seconds each, in an effort to share with FCFL members and the community what they've accomplished and learned through the Fab Lab Artist Residency.

PechaKucha means "chitchat" in Japanese.

Teacher

Teacher Resident Artists:

• Receive a 100% discount off Standard Membership dues.
• Plan and host 4 total hours of workshop given to FCFL members and the public at end of residency with opportunity to share workshop revenue with FCFL.

Residency Requirements

Fab Lab Artist Residents are required to:

• Share progress with FCFL and community through at least two social media and/or blog posts about their project during the two month residency period.
• Plan and host 4 total hours of workshops at the end of their residency based on what they’ve learned / accomplished for the “Teacher” level
• Plan and present during PechaKucha night for the “Learner” level.

Eligibility

The Fab Lab Artist residency is open to anyone who has a focused project idea, wants to advance their skill and experience in an art or maker discipline, and who is excited to learn and share newly gained knowledge with others.

Note: At this time, current and former Fat Cat Fab Lab members are NOT eligible for the Fat Cat Fab Lab Artist Residency Program.

Apply

Application requirements

Candidates fill out the application form, including:

• Their background and interests
• What project(s) they want to work on;
• What classes they need/want to take to enable them;
• Selection of Residency Level “Teacher” or “Learner”;
• Their ideas for a workshop to be taught by them at the end of their residency, if known.

Candidates must attend at least one Open House (Wednesdays at 7pm ET) to meet FCFL members and learn about the space and community.

Candidates must understand and sign off on Residency Requirements.

In an effort to attract new members, this maker lab offers new applicants the unique opportunity for a 2 month free membership. The Lab offers one residency every two months. Applications can be submitted any time during the month and are collected, reviewed and prepped for the next Residency session. As in:

The fine print:

Application Deadline	Administrative Prep	Residency Period
February 28, 11:59pmEST	All of March	April 1 to May 31
April 31, 11:59pmEST	All of May	June 1 to July 30

Resources for FCFL program managers: FCFL Program Administrators