Artist Open Calls: Fountain Project + Artist Residencies

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Subject: Artist Open Calls: Fountain Project + Artist Residencies

EXHIBITIONS | EVENTS | CERAMICS | GLASS

Call for Glass Artists

The Fountain Project

A Belger Arts-Powell Gardens Collaboration

Deadline to apply: January 16, 2026, 11:59PM (CST)

Project dates: April 23 through May 2, 2026

Unveiling date: May 1, 2026

Belger Arts invites artists to apply for a new opportunity involving the Belger Glass Annex and Powell Gardens, Kansas City’s Botanical Garden. This unique project brings together a team of glass artists to create a blown glass fountain designed by the Belger Glass Annex (digital rendering shown here).

We are seeking nine glass artists—three gaffers and six assistants—for the fabrication and installation of the design’s functional and decorative glass components. The team will work together at the Belger Glass Annex and participate in the transportation, assembly, and installation of the fountain.

We encourage early to established glass artists to apply. The application deadline is January 16, 2026 (11:59PM CST). For timelines, application requirements, and additional details, visit our website.

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Residency Applications Open for 2026-2027 Residency Period

Applications Due: March 1, 11:59PM (CST)

Glass Residency

Open to emerging artists, this residency is an excellent opportunity for glass artists looking to develop their art practice in a spacious, state-of-the-art facility equipped for glassblowing, kiln forming, sandblasting, and coldworking.

Glass residents will work alongside nationally recognized artists, teach a class of their own design, lead demos, and engage with a thriving, creative community.

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Resident Artists Michael Carson (left) and Tyler Suter (right)

Foundation Resident Hannah Schelb

Ceramics Residencies

FOUNDATION RESIDENCY:

This residency is perfect for emerging artists seeking to further their artistic and professional careers in a spacious, shared, communal environment.

VISITING ARTIST RESIDENCY:

Ideal for mid-career artists, faculty on sabbatical, and professionals seeking new perspectives, this residency provides the opportunity to focus on professional development and technical and conceptual growth in a community studio setting.

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Subject: Artist Open Calls: Fountain Project + Artist Residencies

Call for Glass Artists

Residency Applications Open for 2026-2027 Residency Period