2022 NYAEA Curatorial Residency Program
Application Deadline: May 2nd, 2022
Acceptance Notification: By or Around May 9, 2022
September- October 2022
NYAE is pleased to announce the return of its highly successful curatorial residency program.
The program has produced two exhibitions since its establishment — “ The Center Cannot Hold “ in 2020 and “If Only We Wish To” in 2021.
Overview
Curating exhibitions is a significant and important benefit of NYAE membership--as the association is founded on the empowering principal of artists helping other artists. Yet many members do not avail themselves of this opportunity, likely given the complexity of the undertaking. Alternatively, submitted projects often demonstrate a limited understanding of planning and lack aesthetic merit. The NYAE curatorial residency aims to mitigate these shortcomings with goal-based instruction, guided mentor and peer meetings, independent research and administrative support.
Residency Leaders
“Hayley Ferber and Luciana Solano are amazing curators with clear ideas they want to convey in a time-based project that results in a physical show. It is challenging and enriching to learn as we actually curate a show. I loved the experience and on top of it made fellow curator friends. ”
Luciana Solano is an independent curator based in Brooklyn, New York. Her multidisciplinary projects focus on the intersection between art, science and language in contemporary environments.
Solano is particularly interested in art exhibitions that reconfigure physical and spatial relationships with the viewer. She brings a unique perspective to her curatorial platform after working in the field of Biological and Computer Sciences, for which she holds undergraduate and graduate degrees. She serves as a trustee for the New York Artists Equity Association.
Hayley Ferber is an independent curator, educator and artist living in Brooklyn, NY. Her curatorial practice explores the dichotomy of abstract and representational art. She further examines this division through her artistic process of creating artist's books.
Hayley’s professional mission is to initiate and support creative opportunities in the arts. She accomplishes this in her daily role as Deputy Director of Chashama, a non-profit organization that transforms unused real estate into artist studios and exhibition spaces.
She received her BS in Studio Art from New York University and her MAT in Visual Art & Design Education from the Rhode Island School of Design. Since graduating, Hayley has held leadership, curator and arts educator roles at prominent institutions and schools across New York City.
Hayley is an Emerald Member of the New York Artists Equity Association.
Process and Outcome
The residency requires a significant commitment of time and energy in preparation for an early Fall gallery exhibition. In-person meet-ups and virtual workshops headed by the residency leaders, and in some instances with invited guest speakers, are scheduled for alternating Wednesdays commencing in June. Attendance is mandatory. Additional tutorials will be scheduled throughout the term and participants are encouraged to attend these as well as ad-hoc meeting with fellow participants. Outside research, obtaining and ensuring delivery of art works (and subsequent return), promotion, show installation, gallery sitting and sales are all items that are managed by the participants under the guidance of the residency leaders. Lastly, it is expected that those invited to participate will select works for exhibition based upon an impartial and nuanced view; hence curating in their own (or a family member’s) art work will be actively discouraged.
Committed Dates
Projected Gallery Exhibition: September 10 — October 1, 2022
Projected Opening Reception: Saturday, September 10th, 2022, 4-6 PM
Workshops Dates:
Wednesday, 6/8/22 (in person meet-up, with refreshments)
Wednesday, 6/22/22 (virtual)
Wednesday, 7/13/22 (virtual)
Wednesday, 7/27/22 (virtual)
Wednesday, 8/10/22 (virtual)
and
Wednesday, 8/24/22 (final, in-person meet-up)
REQUIRED APPLICATION INFORMATION:
Please provide the following info via the application form and a submitted PDF or Word Doc:
1. Directory information (Address, email, phone number)
2. A Short Bio/CV
3. A statement of interest about the Residency (200 - 300 words). Please include professional aspirations, 2-3 proposed participating artists (with accompanying images,) 2-3 samples of past curatorial work, and any special skills appropriate to the project’s development.
To Participate:
Participation in the curatorial residency is highly selective and the application process is open to all Equity members as a benefit of membership. There is a modest application fee to help cover administrative costs. There is no added program costs as program and exhibition costs are covered by the association. There is a $35 + tax application fee, wavered for Equity Members. The program curriculum does highlight fundraising as an essential piece in the curatorial process and participants will be expected to consider this aspect in their planning model.
Given that the residency will culminate in a promoted exhibition under the aegis of Equity Gallery, and will be posted online, residency spots will be adjudicated. This opportunity prioritizes active, current members of NYAE. To apply click the button below:
TO APPLY, NON-EQUITY MEMBERS PLAY AN APPLICATION FEE OF $35+TAX.
THE APPLICATION FEE IS WAIVED FOR NYAE MEMBERS.
Click the dropdown menu to choose your application fee. This fee is waived if you are a current NYAE member.