2022 ACWL-Nuveen
Emerging Artist of Color Residency
Made possible by the Youth Advisory Council of the Community Foundation for Muskegon County

2021 EACR, Nina Oliver, with mentor artist Lester White

2021 EACR, Nina Oliver, with her finished artwork
Program Description
Muskegon County artists who identify as Black, Indigenous, or People of Color, ages 16-20, are invited to apply for the second-annual Arts Council of White Lake-Nuveen Center (ACWL-Nuveen) Emerging Artists of Color Residency. Sponsored by a grant from the Muskegon Community Foundation’s Youth Advisory Council, this three-week program will provide one local artist working with 2-dimensional media a studio space, materials and up to 72 hours of dedicated time to work on a visual art project of their choice. The chosen artist will receive a $1,000 stipend and special mentoring from two accomplished painters, J Arthur Sanders and Tatsuki Hakoyama. The mentors will meet individually with the artist and help guide them toward creating a body of work that will be exhibited at the ACWL-Nuveen within six months of the completion of the residency.
2022 Mentors
J Arthur Sanders
Mr. Sanders, a prolific painter, received his MFA from Western Michigan University with additional study at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh and the Instituto Allende in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. His distinctly expressive canvases are sought after by private collectors and have been exhibited in venues around the world including galleries in New York, Paris, and Mexico. His paintings are also included in the permanent collections of the Grand Rapids Art Museum, Muskegon Museum of Art, Battle Creek Art Center and Muskegon Community College. https://www.artswhitelake.org/post/j-arthur-sanders-a-painter-s-vision-1
Tatsuki Hakoyama
Tatsuki Hakoyama is a Japanese artist who lives and works in Grand Rapids, Michigan Although he works with a broad range of content and media including painting, drawing, and printmaking, his passion is creating allegorical paintings influenced by magical realist painters. His works often reflect on his experiences of living in three countries: Japan, Samoa, and the United States. Aside from exhibiting his work in various solo and juried group exhibitions, he teaches as an adjunct faculty at Kendall College of Art & Design and Grand Rapids Community College. http://tatsukihakoyama.com/
Details
- The residency will take place August 2 – 19, 2022
- The artist must commit to 65 total hours of personal studio time at the ACWL-Nuveen over the course of three
weeks. The ACWL-Nuveen is open Tuesday-Friday from 11:00am – 5:30pm and Saturday 11:00am – 3:00pm
- The artist will receive $500 upon completion of the first 30 hours of studio work and the remaining $500 upon
completion of the entire three weeks in the studio. The artist can work with any supplies in stock at the ACWL-
Nuveen and staff will order other supplies to help them complete their project, within reason.
- The artist must present an exhibition of the artwork created during their residency at the ACWL-Nuveen
and/or another offsite venue.
- If transportation to Whitehall is a barrier, it will be provided.
To Apply
Fill out the application form found here: https://form.jotform.com/221235902150140
or pick it up at the ACWL-Nuveen. Please call (231) 893-2524 if you would like an application mailed to you. Completed applications must be submitted by June 3rd at 11:59pm. Applications can be submitted on our website, via mail, or emailed to nuveen@artswhitelake.org. If there are multiple strong applicants, ACWL-Nuveen may hold interviews before selecting the 2022 Emerging Artist of Color. The selected artist will be announced by June 15, 2022.
Questions?
Call (231) 893-2524 or email ACWL-Nuveen Director Erin Peyer at nuveen@artswhitelake.org
Timeline
May 6, 2022 - Call for Emerging Artist opens
June 3, 2022 - Application deadline
June 15, 2022 - Emerging Artist is chosen
August 2-19, 2022 - Residency

