4) Artists must be able to speak English.

5) Artists may arrange for traveling; however, an absence of more than two (2) weeks away from the Art Center requires prior arrangement with the Director. Absence in excess of the two (2) weeks without prior arrangement would jeopardize the artist's residency.

6) Artists are expected to bring their art materials with them.

7) Artists should plan to bring enough money with them to purchase groceries, additional art supplies, transportation and any personal items they may need such as clothing, toiletries and spending money.

8) Unfortunately, no pets are allowed.

9) A telephone with local service and cable television is provided in the apartment, and a coin washer and dryer is located on the premises.

1) Please read and complete the entire application form carefully. Economize. Submit only information that is pertinent to your specific application. -- Due to the number of applications received, incomplete applications will not be considered.

2) Sign the application.

3) Do not wait until the deadline date to prepare your application. Foreign mail is frequently delayed longer than expected.

4) There is a Twenty-Five Dollars ($25.00) USA Application Fee. This is to cover the postage and handling of your materials submitted with your application, all of which will be returned if you are not selected.

5) Two (2) letters of recommendation from persons who know your character and your work.

6) Include images of your recent work. Label each image with your name, title, size, medium and price.

Naturally, we hope that an artist's Residency at the Griffis Art Center will be a rewarding and satisfying one. If, however, an artist finds it necessary to terminate Residency, he or she will be asked to give at least two weeks notice, along with a written letter.

The Griffis Art Center Artist-in-Residence Program does not permit alcohol or drug abuse; the sale or trafficking of illegal substances; gambling; habitual non-participation; unauthorized weapons on the premises; prolonged and marked absences from the Art Center without prior arrangement (in writing); unauthorized persons living at or in the Art Center facilities without prior arrangement (in writing); or the breaking of any Federal, State or municipal laws, ordinances, rules, regulations or requirements. Nor shall an artist do or permit to be done any act upon the premises whereby a hazard is created for the other resident artists, guests or facilities of the Griffis Art Center. Violation of any of the above items are grounds for termination and a resident artist will be terminated and vacated from the premises immediately.

The Art Center will initiate termination of an artist in the case of improper conduct, or violation of the rules of the Art Center. The Board of Trustees expects each resident Artist to participate in the goals of the Griffis Art Center, and that each Artist's mode of behavior is conducive to such participation.

The Griffis Art Center is located on a quiet side street in New London, Connecticut. Connecticut is one of the New England states in the northeastern section of the United States, and New London is located midway between New York City and Boston, Massachusetts. With a population of 28,000 residents, the city includes Connecticut College, the Lyman Allyn Art Museum, the United States Coast Guard Academy, the Garde Art Theater, Mitchell College, train and bus service, and an airport only 15 minutes away. Located where the Thames River meets Long Island Sound, New London, once a whaling city, now boasts many social, cultural and artistic activities.

Connecticut is traditional New England - white frame houses, trim church steeples, and ancient town greens. Connecticut is also industry and high tech, glitter and achievement, the cradle of manufacturing, and the birthplace of the submarine. We have a long history of attracting and nurturing artists, writers, and thinkers who march to their own cadences, and we want to encourage you to come and enjoy our state.

Connecticut has more than 250 miles of shoreline along the Long Island Sound, with New London featuring one of the state's finest beaches, Ocean Beach Park. In addition, two-thirds of Connecticut is green, with more than one hundred state parks and forests, dozens of nature centers, arboretums, and nature preserves.

Autumn is one of the most stunning seasons in Connecticut. Generally about the second week of October, green hills flare into a hundred shades of scarlet and gold, coaxing you out for a last fair weather fling. The land is transformed by vibrant color. The tastes and smells of harvest overflow roadside stands throughout the state with fresh cider, giant pumpkins, and a whole gamut of mouth-watering fruits and vegetables.

New Englanders cling to tradition in winter. Snow on the hills, frost on the windows and silence in the woods. Although winter is mild in New London, we still enjoy time-honored winter customs: roaring wood fires to drive off the chill, innkeepers with cheerful news of chowders and roast meats, and a general settling in for the winter season.

Spring arrives none too soon and bursts into full bloom by May. Connecticut turns green again along with brilliantly colored daffodils, tulips and flowering shrubs and trees.

Country fairs, historic sights, art galleries, nature centers, theater, music and of course all outdoors - that's what Connecticut has to offer in the fall, winter and spring during the Artist-in-Residence Program in New London, Connecticut, USA.

The Griffis Art Center, as a private, non-profit organization, does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, handicap, age or economic status in any of its programs.