Residency Supports Deaf Writers

According to the Alliance of Artist Communities, a non-profit supporting the residency industry, there currently are more than 1,500 artist residencies worldwide, catering to a wide range of populations, needs, and desires. Writers can choose a program focused by discipline or gender or social issue, or travel most anywhere in the world to work among their peers. But before the Deaf Artist Residency program (DAR) at Minnesota’s Anderson Center at Tower View, there were no residencies dedicated to creating space for Deaf artists to work alongside one another.

Since 2014 the Anderson