CATS+ Spring 2025 Residency Open Call

Opportunity Info

Name	CATS+ Spring 2025 Residency Open Call
Application Opens	Dec 12, 2025
Type	Residency · Open Call · Educational
Compensation	Paid (Stipend)

Residency Details

CATS+ (Collaborative Art + Technology Situation) is a collaborative, local residency program at The Museum of Human Achievement for artists + tech wizards that is grounded in hands-on experimentation, critical thought, and community-building. Cohorts participate in 10 weekly gatherings to learn and share on a broad range of resident-driven topics, build troubleshooting and collaboration skills, co-create projects, and share their processes in a final showcase at MoHA. We offer a $1,300 honorarium, peer-learning, visiting mentors, 24/7 access to MoHA equipment and workspaces including the IRL tech studio, and a platform to share your work.

We ask that residents:

• Attend weekly sessions. Make full use of the time and resources for the creation, exploration, research, and development of collaborative, creative projects.
• Be open to learning from each other, sharing, and growing together.
• Work with process-sharing in mind. Lead a demo and contribute to 1 or more CATS+ Wiki articles to share techniques, processes, or ideas related to a project you're working on.
• Contribute to the final showcase

If you have questions, please read our FAQs or reach out to Rachel Stuckey, Director of Digital Arts at rachel@themuseumofhumanachievement.com

Timeline

Feb 5 - [Session] Feb 16 - Application deadline at 11:59pm Feb 26 - Notification date March 19 - May 29 - Residency dates May 17 - Final showcase (alt date May 24)

About CATS+

The Collaborative Art + Technology Situation (CATS+) is a residency and community program that encourages thoughtful, critical, creative engagement with technology. The CATS+ Residency Program groups cohorts of artists and tech wizards to learn together, make new projects, and share their process. We host collaborations, artist-led workshops, hangouts, public showcases, and a wiki to remove the mystery from tech and make magic together.

Eligibility

Must live in the Austin area and be at least 18 years of age. Not for full-time students or previous CATS+ residents. Expected time investment is 5-10 hours per week. Applicants of all skill levels and fields are welcome. We encourage applications from individuals who have experienced barriers to and are seeking access to media and tech tools, knowledge, and community.

Application

Tell us about you, what you're interested in learning and sharing, include some links or a PDF of work samples, and an optional resume or CV. Don't sweat it! We prefer brief, honest, and you over something fancy, academic, and perfect.