UCLA FILM & TELEVISION ARCHIVE - Archive's Artist-in-Residence Program

The Archive’s Artist-in-Residence Program will host an emerging artist for two weeks during the late spring of 2026 to activate the Archive’s collection in their artistic practice.

The 2026 artist-in-residence will work exclusively with one or a combination of three specific collections: the Hearst Metrotone News Collection, “In the Life” LGBTQ+ Collection and KTLA Newsfilm Collection. The Archive will provide an honorarium of $10,750 for the selected artist-in-residence.

The ideal candidate will be an emerging artist with less than 10 years of professional experience in their chosen artistic field whose professional and creative works demonstrate an interest in moving image media research and/or archival collections and institutions.

Applications are due: Friday, November 14, 2025, 5 p.m. (Pacific Time)

Residency to be completed by: December 1, 2026

Please visit our website to review details: cinema.ucla.edu/air2026

Made possible with funding provided by the Golden Globe Foundation.