The Owner’s Cabin is a unique artist residency program that places artists on board a merchant ship traveling around the world.

Reflecting the mercurial realities of the trade markets in which the ships operate, there will be no one fixed route that the artists travel, but rather each residency will be a unique voyage, with the artist choosing where they board, but not knowing where they will end up.

The objective of The Owner’s Cabin is to provide artists with access to an extraordinary and rarely seen environment, allowing them the opportunity to engage, and actively participate, with an inimitable and inspirational experience. By placing artists at the intersection of industry, art, commerce and creativity, isolation and global interaction, the hope is that they will be able to reach place of expanded thought and artistic possibilities.

Throughout their time at sea, the artist will be encouraged to consider and reflect on themes and ideas surrounding (but not limited to) international trade, local/global interaction, travel, culture, time and space; so that once they disembark their work can bring consideration and continued discussion of these notions to a broader public.

The residency will cover the costs of food and board, transportation of the artist to and from the ports, any hotel costs for the nights prior to embarkation/ departure, and travel insurance to cover the artist while on board. The residency will also provide each artist with a stipend and, in some cases, the costs related to the transportation of necessary materials for production as well as the resulting work from the ship (both within reason).