Calling all artists

The Rogers Art Loft is accepting applications for its first artist in residence.

Orchestrated by Nevada School of the Arts President and CEO Patrick Duffy, the Rogers Art Loft aims to attract national and international artists to Las Vegas and give them a place where they can contribute their artistry to the Las Vegas community while unburdened by daily stressors.

“The end result is that, at the end of their two- to eight-week residency, they share with Las Vegas what they made over the course of their immersion,” Duffy says.

Along with a residence, artists will be provided with studio space at surrounding partner locations, stipends for food, materials and transportation, and opportunities for dinners, workshops and performances within Las Vegas.

“Every artist has something to say,” Duffy says. “They have a penchant to create something from within themselves to share with the world. We want to give them time with minimal distraction and maximum space to get into themselves so they can create a piece made from insightful introspection.”

Artists in residence will be obligated to contribute to the community during their time here.

“The most deliverable,” Duffy says, “is they will create one physical piece of work that will stay in Las Vegas.”

Ideally, the effect will be twofold. Artists will gift a painting or sculpture or performance to the community but also take something with them.

“My hope,” Rogers says, “is that they stay long enough to fall in love with the town. That they go back home and tell their community, ‘Hey, here’s what’s happening in Las Vegas.’ ”

Artists can apply for the residency through Feb. 28. One artist will be selected at a time.

Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto The Lucy, a multipurpose creative residency founded by Beverly Rogers, also will be home to The Writer’s Block bookstore.