Applicants are asked to submit the following materials:

1. Contact information: Name, address, telephone number, email address
2. Website address, if available
3. Resume or C.V.
4. An essay that addresses the following:
   • Artist’s Statement
   • Statement of Purpose. Please describe what you plan to work on during the residency and how you will incorporate recycled materials. Additionally, please answer the following questions:

1. What encouraged you to apply for this residency?

2. What medium do you generally work in?

3. What types of tools do you generally work with?

5. Four samples of past work. Please submit high quality JPEG or similar format. Use DropBox or similar link if images are too large to attach to email.

6. Contact information (phone numbers and email addresses) for two references that can speak to your artistic practice.

All application materials must be submitted electronically to rwoeducationandoutreach@recology.com, with the subject heading “COAR Application.” Paper applications are not accepted.

Nota Bene: Artists interested in collaborating on a project must submit individual applications and appropriate work samples, along with a joint description of the work they intend to do at the Residency. An example of a previous collaborative work (either completed or in progress) may also be submitted. Admission status is determined by averaging the individual application scores of all collaborators.

Our Selection Committee, composed of past COAR participants, RWO staff, AVA staff and/or Board members, arts professionals, and environmentalists, review application packets and select two finalists to participate in the program.

The Committee evaluates submissions based on the artists’ demonstrated commitment to resource conservation and recycling through art, the quality of previous work, and the artist’s application and references.