Granite Falls City Artist-in-Residence

City Artist-in-Residence Program (CAIR) is an artist-led organization that works locally and relationally to develop creative strategies for increased community connection, civic pride, and equitable participation in rural places. The organization believes in the power of rural creativity in activating solutions to address community challenges. Collaboration with local artists, residents, and community champions on deeply place-based projects is crucial for the organization to keep the core values at the heart. The City of Granite Falls and the Department of Public Transformation have launched the Granite Falls City Artist in Residence (CAIR) program - the first of its kind in a small-sized town in the country - fostering cultural work that sits at the intersection of civic, social, and place-based practice in a rural setting. The program is currently accepting applications from interested local, regional, and national artists to be embedded in the City of Granite Falls (pop. 2,897) for 6-12 months to design and implement arts and cultural strategies to increase civic participation and community engagement in City policy-making, planning and public processes. Program and application details are available online . Applications are due by April 26th at 11:59pm CST.