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EFA Project Space announces the 2011 Studio Residency for New York City Arts Workers
jkhdfkjhfkjdhfdas Launched by EFA Project Space in August 2010, the Studio Residency for New York City Arts Workers is the only residency of its kind, providing an opportunity for accomplished art professionals (administrators, curators, directors), who are artists in their own right, the space and encouragement to focus on their studio practice. These individuals spend most of their days supporting the arts and nurturing and promoting fellow artists. This program honors the art workers' longstanding commitment - one that necessitates sacrifice of time and flexibility-- with a unique environment to build on their individual art practices.
The Studio Residency for New York City Arts Workers transforms EFA Project Space into a collective workspace, providing six select residents space, peer support and structured time to devote to their work. All residents are selected based on nominations due to their outstanding contributions to the art community.
The full cycle of the Studio Residency for New York City Arts Workers takes place over the period of a year. Participants are asked to develop projects they would like to work on intensively and continuously for the duration of the program. The program begins with a two-week intensive in August, where the residents take over EFA’s 3,000 square foot gallery and turn it into an open, collective studio that is accessible to them 24 hours a day. During the two-week period, the residents work both individually and collaboratively, and engage in a series of activities including presentations, brainstorming sessions, screenings, related excursions, visits by outside mentors, and peer evaluation. After the intensive, residents continue to meet on a bi-monthly basis to maintain their creative momentum. At the conclusion of the year, there is the option for a final evaluative retreat and/or public presentation. Ongoing documentation and responses to the program as it unfolds are recorded by the participants and made available on EFA’s website.
The 2011 summer intensive session will take place from August 13 through August 28. Building on the great success of the inaugural 2010 program, we are excited to announce our newest participants representing art spaces from across the boroughs of New York City: Gisela Insuaste (Wave Hill), Theresa Marchetta (NYFA), Douglas Paulson (Flux Factory), Roddy Schrock (Eyebeam), Chad Stayrook (Bronx River Arts Center), and David Terry (NYFA).
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