SOS ART, in collaboration with the Fitton Center, is offering an ongoing Artist in Residence Program. This residency, targeted primarily toward Greater Cincinnati Artists, is designed to encourage creators engaging with themes of Peace and Justice in their artistic practice. With support from SOS ART and the Fitton Center, selected artists will spend three months creating, curating, and collaborating on a project to share with our community. The residency is open for artists, curators, educators and creators.

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Deadline to apply for next Cycle, July – September 2024, is May 1.

Residency Cycle 1- April – June 2024:

Artist in Residence CHRISSY COLLOPY

SOS ART and the Fitton Center for Creative Arts are thrilled to introduce our very first SOS ART Artist in Residence, Chrissy Collopy. Chrissy is an accomplished artist and art educator from Oxford, Ohio.

Chrissy will be embarking on a creative journey during the spring residency cycle (April to June 2024), exploring the theme of Hunger through painting. She’ll also be leading a free community collage art workshop on the same theme. Stay tuned for more details.

Save the date for June, when both Chrissy’s paintings and the workshop participants’ artworks will be showcased at the Fitton Center; also at Mt. Auburn Presbyterian Church on May 28 for the SOS ART Hunger Event, aligning with International Hunger Day.

This Artist Residency is especially meaningful as it honors the late Gloria McConnaghy, a dedicated supporter of SOS ART