The PAM CUT Artist in Residency program offers emerging and mid-career artists the opportunity to spend three and a half months working on a new or continued project.
This includes artists working in:
- Film
- Television
- Audio
- Immersive realities
- Performance
- Animation
Each resident will:
- Have access to the PAM CUT facilities and equipment, daily 8 a.m. – 10 p.m.
- Receive a stipend of $3000 ($1500 at the start of the residency, with the final $1500 awarded at the end of the residency).
- Present work at either the PAM CUT facilities or PAM CUT’s Tomorrow Theater (depends on the scope and type of work).
- Teach a workshop with PAM CUT’s Co:Laboratory program at the standard teaching artist pay rate.
- Be promoted via PAM CUT and the Portland Art Museum’s newsletters and social media channels.
Note: Artists may apply from outside of Portland, but we cannot provide housing.
Please contact Head of Artist Services Ben Popp at ben@pamcut.org to learn more about resources available or any other questions about the residency program.
Current Artist in Residence: Julia Calabrese
Julia Calabrese is a multidisciplinary artist who uses video and performance to create her visual language. Calabrese combines elements of dance and theater, set and costume design, and community engagement to make site-specific artworks. She inhabits natural landscapes or constructs immersive environments to explore themes of human frailty and failure, joy, and the absurd. Her work focuses on the human body and imaginative possibilities held within unexpected settings and unfamiliar situations.
Calabrese grew up in Fairfax, Virginia, and received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Alfred University in 2007. She lives and works in Portland, OR.
During her residency at PAM CUT, Calabrese will undertake an ambitious reinterpretation of a scene from the 1982 film Moonstruck, starring Cher and Nicolas Cage. In this project, she will embody all the characters, assemble the costumes, and build a set that pays homage to the original film.
The project will culminate in two distinct video formats: a single-channel video offering a faithful recreation of the scene, and a multichannel video installation. In the latter, Calabrese will perform live as Ronny Cammareri (originally portrayed by Nicolas Cage), interacting with the projected characters on monitors, creating a theatrical experience that blurs the lines between film and live performance.
Previous Artists in Residence
- Spring 2023 – Donal Mosher and Michael Palmieri
- Fall 2023 – Spencer Garland
- Spring 2024 – Princess Kannah and Carl Erez