The South End Arts + Business Association, in partnership with Unsworth Properties, is pleased to offer an ongoing annual artist residency program at The Vaults, located in the heart of the South End Arts District in Burlington, Vermont.

SEABA officialized the designation of the ‘South End Arts District’ due to the high concentration of creative businesses and artist studios within the South End of Burlington along the Pine Street Corridor. The collaboration with Unsworth Properties is a unique opportunity to give back to this creative community that we all hold so dear.

The Vaults’ Artist Studio Residency Program will allow one artist access to a private art studio, free of charge for one year, to create a new body of work or to further their creative practice.

Located at 28 Howard Street in Burlington, The Vaults is a three-story new construction that hosts a number of artist studios and creative businesses, along with the offices of both SEABA and Unsworth Properties. The residency features a private 325-square-foot artist studio on the first floor, complete with a full-bay garage door that opens to a common alleyway that winds through a complex of buildings that similarly house an array of artist spaces.

The fine print…

Applications are closed for the 2023-2024 year. Please sign up for our newsletter at seaba.com to be sure to find out when applications reopen for next year!

Applications are open to visual artists, 18 years or older, living in the United States. Winner must be a current SEABA Member. Membership is $50 and includes one year in the art curation program, access to registration for the 2023 South End Art Hop, invites to artist member mixers and more! If you are interested in joining or renewing your membership visit SEABA Annual Membership here. You may also wait to join after you have received your residency status. Note that Art Hop registration requires current membership and has a deadline of July 31st, at seaba.com.

The SEABA Board of Directors and a representative of Unsworth Properties will review applications and select a winner following the submission deadline on Sunday, August 20, 2023 at 11:59pm EST; the winning artist will be invited to move into the space at the start of the following month, Sunday, October 1, 2023.

SEABA will work closely with the artist to guide them through community engagement and exhibition opportunities—First Friday Art Walks, the South End Art Hop, and a reception open to the public at the end of the residency during the South End Art Hop the following year, September 6-8, 2024(move out end of Sept.).