The 2008 residency is one-two months long, and is located at 555 Nonprofit Gallery and Studios at 4884 Grand River Avenue in Detroit, Michigan. The 555 Residency Program has been established to provide local, national, and international artists with the opportunity to work in Detroit for a period of up to three months. 555 Gallery/Studios is an art and cultural community center that has revitalized 13,000 square feet of the former Michigan tent and Awning Company in Detroit’s Historic Woodbridge neighborhood. 555 is located 10 minutes from the Detroit Institute of Art, Wayne State University, the College for Creative Studies, the historic Cass corridor, and downtown Detroit. Windsor and Toronto, Canada are in close proximity by train. Chicago is also a 4-hour trip by car or train.

• Historic Woodbridge Neighborhood community
• 10 minute walk to Wayne State Campus, College for Creative Studies, Detroit Institute of Arts, Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit
• 5 minute walk to Contemporary Art Institute of Detroit
• 5 minute drive to all major freeways

555 houses two second floor galleries, one entry-level gallery, and fifteen artist studios, one of which is dedicated to the Residency Program. The remaining studios are rented to Detroit based artists, arts organizations, and arts related businesses.

The 555 Residency Program helps facilitate a working environment that encourages the exchange of ideas between local art practitioners and visiting artists as well as experimentation with new materials and concepts. Visiting artists are encouraged to develop projects in response to their new working environment, and to explore the city of Detroit’s many resources. The program includes participation in the 555 Education and Outreach program and concludes with a one month exhibition of the work created.

The three main aspects of the 555 residency are:

1. Exchange- 555 Residency Program provides visiting artists with the opportunity to work within a group of Detroit based artists whose practices vary from painting and sculpture to installation, photography, video, and fashion design. Visiting artists are encouraged to make links with other arts organizations, artists, and arts professionals in Detroit as a means of establishing an exchange of ideas through practice.  Residency Participants must work 4 hours per week for 555-projects may vary from administrative to maintenance to construction

2. Educational Outreach- This may include slide lectures, panel discussions, educational workshops and outreach projects. This component of the program will vary according to the expertise and interests of the artist. Artists are also in a position to benefit from the educational resources that Detroit has to offer. These may include access to facilities such as libraries and collections as well as artists’ discussions, lectures, and training.  (1) 6-12 hour Workshop or (1) Artist's talk and demonstration.

3. Exhibitions- The culmination of the program is an exhibition of the artist’s work produced during their time in Detroit. Exhibitions run three weeks and offer an opportunity for audiences to see local, national, and international work. Open studio times are also encouraged.
The 555 organization will assist the artist in promoting and organizing the above events.   35% commission on all sales goes to 555.