Aurora PhotoCenter’s residencies offer invaluable opportunities for artistic development and highlight our Indianapolis arts community as a center of creative production. Aurora offers two residencies in 2024: The Aurora + Herron Residency and the Aurora Project Residency.

The application deadline for both residencies is March 31, 2024.

The 2024 Aurora + Herron Residency takes place August 12-23, 2024. A collaboration between Aurora PhotoCenter and Herron School of Art and Design, the residency offers a two-week intensive work period in the Herron darkroom and studios, with basic chemistry supplied, a $2,000 stipend, and a place to stay.

Image by Priya Kambli, 2023 Aurora + Herron resident

The 2024 Aurora Project Residency prioritizes projects that engage and incorporate the place and people of Indianapolis. The residency includes a $2,000 stipend, a place to stay, and access to the Aurora PhotoCenter workspaces. Aurora will schedule the two-week period of the residency with the resident.

Tube Factory Artspace will host residents in their artist bed and breakfast located in the Garfield Park area of Indianapolis, pending scheduling. Our partnership is part of a program for visiting artists working in different genres staying and working at the Tube Factory campus all year round.

The 2024 Application Review Panel will include Shana Lopes, Charles Guice, Barbara Tannenbaum, Chris Hill, and the Aurora Programming Committee.