The Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts received almost 600 applications for 14 artists-in-residence for the second half of 2012.

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or about 1:42, or 2%

Source: BemisCenter.org
[Cheers to the Bemis Center for publishing their figures and promoting transparency.]

Due to a reduction in residencies from 36 to 14, the latest call was over 2.5 times as competitive as a 2011 call.

Congrats to Stephanie Syjuco and the other residents!

See all Art Competition Odds.