Artist in Residence Program
Each year, Director of the Overseas Ministries Study Center at Princeton Theological Seminary (OMSC@PTS) invites one Artist in Residence to the Princeton campus to stay with us for a full academic year (September to May). For over 100 years, OMSC has been dedicated to amplifying the voices of the world Christian movement. Integral to our mission of lifting up the often silent or silenced voices of the world Christian movement is our Artist in Residence program. We believe in the transformative power of art and its connection to faith. During this time, OMSC provides a stipend, housing on Princeton Seminary’s campus, and a large studio space in the Erdman Center to do their creative work. Our artists also actively participate in the intellectual and spiritual life of OMSC and the seminary community, sharing their work with the students, faculty, staff and other constituencies in the Princeton region.
Since its inauguration in 2001, the OMSC Artist in Residence program has hosted outstanding artist from the global South. Today, OMSC’s art collection is comprised of over one hundred fifty pieces, many of which are now on display throughout the campus of Princeton Theological Seminary. They represent some of the finest work being done by contemporary artists who are Christian. A large sum of our art comes from Asia (Sri Lanka, India, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, China, South Korea, Japan), made possible by generous grants from the United Board of Christian Higher Education in Asia and the Luce Foundation. In more recent years, we have hosted artists from other parts of the world.
We hope these stirring works will fire your imagination and expand your understanding of the many ways the message of Jesus Christ finds a home in different cultural, social, and political contexts. Take a guided virtual tour of the artwork featured in the OMSC House on the Seminary campus via the video featured below and browse our digital gallery to learn more about our artists.
The Artist in Residence will receive:
- A furnished apartment at Payne Hall.
- Monthly stipend, which will cover the following:
- Materials needed for artwork.
- Travel expenses during the residency program.
- Framing or stretching of the two donated pieces.
- Other residency-related expenses.
- For foreign nationals, cost of medical insurance (as required by J-1 Visa SEVIS program).
- An art studio in the basement of Erdman Center and borrowing privileges at the seminary’s Wright Library.
The Artist in Residence is expected to:
- Reside on the PTS campus during the duration of the residency.
- Donate two pieces of artwork: one for the OMSC auction and one for Seminary Special Collections.
- Adhere to PTS Campus Conduct.
* Artist in Residence program is via invitation only. We accept nominations year-round, but do not accept unsolicited applications.
Meet Our Artist
Meet Our 2024–2025 Artist in Residence
KimyiBo is a Korean-American artist based in Berlin. KimyiBo’s art engages with concepts arising from life as an immigrant and caregiver in the form of ink drawings, prints, artist’s books, and collaborative practices. Like a mycorrhizal network, the themes of transition, growth, ambivalence, resilience and hope form its subterranean network of roots, from which seedlings sprout for new work.
KimyiBo has exhibited her work regularly in Seoul, Minneapolis and Geneva since 2004 and has received awards and support from state foundations, including: Cultural Community Partnership Grant from Minnesota State Art Board (2010), Artist Residency at Genevois Atelier de Gravure Contemporaine (2016), and Félicitation de Jury from Haute École d’Art et Design-Geneva (2019).
Artists
Since its inauguration in 2001, the OMSC Artist in Residence Program has hosted twelve outstanding artists, mostly from countries in Asia, but also including one from Peru and one from the United States. OMSC’s collection, which is now on display on the seminary campus, represents some of the finest work being done by contemporary artists who are Christian. We hope these stirring works will fire your imagination and expand your understanding of the many ways the message of Jesus Christ finds a home in different cultural, social, and political contexts.
Please click on the DONATE button at the top of the page to designate a gift in support of our Artist in Residence Program.
Art Collection
Since its inauguration in 2001, the OMSC Artist in Residence Program has hosted outstanding artists from the global South. OMSC’s collection represents some of the finest work being done by contemporary artists who are Christian. Please contact omsc@ptsem.edu for a usage agreement form and to receive high-resolution images without watermarks.
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Licensing Fees & Permission
All licensing and copyright of the artwork belongs the Overseas Ministries Study Center at Princeton Theological Seminary. Images are available for a fee by contacting omsc@ptsem.edu. Please let us know what piece you are interested in and your intended use. Once we have received your payment and signed a usage agreement, we will send you a high resolution image without a watermark.
Pricing for one-time usage is as follows:
- $50 for church bulletins or newsletters
- $100 for single print reproduction
- $150 for conference or convention literature
- $250 for inside pages or books or other publications
- $350 for front or back covers of publications
- $350 for e-books
- $500 for placement on websites