Art Omi International Artists Residency
Overview
Application Guidelines
Program
Artists
Visitors
Overview
Art Omi
The International Artists Residency is a three week Residency Program for visual artists in upstate New York. Art Omi provides artists with a studio, living quarters and meals at no cost to the artist. Artists pay for their travel and art materials. Artists may apply for one of our Fellowships to help with costs for travel and art materials. The Residency takes place for three weeks during the month of July. Each year, a different critic-in-residence is on hand to lead discussions and make one-on-one studio visits. Because of the proximity to New York City, there are also visits by many prominent critics, gallerists, curators, and artists. Valuable contacts are made through these informal encounters. In the evenings, after dinner, the group gathers for lectures, slide presentations and panel discussions.
The Arts Center
The Omi International Arts Center is located approximately two and a half hours north of New York City in the historic Hudson River Valley. The facilities, set on 300 acres of rural farmland, include a large two-story barn with ample space for indoor studios, as well as several large, covered sheds, suitable for sculpture. Housing is made available on the grounds. Group activities and meals are at Ledig House. The final Sunday of the residency is set aside for the public to view the works produced by participating artists during the residency.
The Omi International Arts Center is a non-profit foundation supported entirely by private donations. We provide this experience at no cost to the artists. Funding comes from a number of sources, including interested individuals and institutions throughout the world, who wish to contribute generally or sponsor the participation of an artist from their own nation. Each year a limited number of fellowships are available to help artists with the costs of travel and art supplies.
Art Omi International Artists ResidencyPLEASE FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.
Application requirements for 2009
June 29 - July 21, 2008
PLEASE NOTE NEW DEADLINE:
APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2008.
(not postmarked)
Residency session: June 28 - July 20, 2009
Application is open to all professional visual artists (no students) from all over the world. The deadline for receiving (not postmarked) applications is Friday, December 19, 2008. No exceptions.
Please include the following documentation only.
- Complete Application Form: click here to download.
- A current resume: if more than one page please make sure to staple it. No paper clips.
- Documentation of your work. You can either submit images OR video documentation. Please note that if you submit both, only the images will be viewed. Video documentation applies ONLY to work that is time-based, interactive, web-based, kinetic, film, video and performance. If you work with installation, site-specific, painting, sculpture and/or drawing, you must submit images.
**Please note: we only accept jpegs: no slides, no photos. Do not submit: Powerpoint presentations, PDF, TIFF, Gif or PSD files.
- IMAGES:
Six (6) jpeg images, at 180 dpi resolution, maximum file size 2 MB, in a CD. Images must be titled with your lastname, firstname, number: e.g.: jonesmary1.jpg, jonesmary2.jpg.
- VIDEO:
Film, video, performance, time-based, web-based, interactive, kinetic, and/or new media artists should submit a DVD of up to 5 individual clips that are no longer than 3 minutes each. Please create a menu on the DVD that lists the works in the order you wish them to be viewed. DVD must be PC compatible.
- ONE PAGE WORK DESCRIPTION/IMAGE LIST/VIDEO SCRIPT:
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL: Please do NOT send catalogs, brochures, reviews or articles. Any additional material will not be considered and will be discarded.
-A numbered list of the images submitted (or video script) with the title, date, size and medium of the work. If needed, a brief (2-3 sentences) description can be included. Please make sure to include your name at the top of the page.
PACKAGING YOUR SUBMISSION: Please do not over package your submission with excessive bubble wrap, scotch tape, folders, plastic sleeves, binders or paper clips. A simple hard-plastic CD case in a padded envelope will be enough to secure your CD arrives safely. Resume, application and image list can be folded.
RETURN OF MATERIAL: As of 2009 we no longer return material. Please make sure to send us only copies, not original works, master copies or limited editions.
NOTIFICATION: All applicants will be notified by email by March 15 2009.
SEND APPLICATION TO:
Art Omi Applications
Art Omi, Inc.
55 Fifth Avenue 15th Floor
New York, NY 10003
FAQ:
--Can I apply online? No, we only accept mailed-in or dropped off applications.
--Can I drop my application off? Yes, applications may be dropped off.
--Do you notify applicants when you receive the application? Due to high volume of submissions, we are unable to notify reception of application. You are welcome to add a self addressed stamped postcard for notification. Please make sure postage is correct.
--Is there an application fee? No, the competition is free and open to all (no students).
--Can I apply for a fellowship? Yes. The following Fellowships are available for July 2009. Each Fellowship awards a stipend for travel and art supplies. Please indicate on your application if you would like to be considered for one of these Fellowships.
Francis Greenburger Fellowship on Mitigating Religious and Ethnic Conflict: Fellowship only for an artist whose work relates to managing and/or mitigating religious and ethnic conflict. Work made at Omi must be in direct relation to this area.
The Antrev Sponsorship for the Arts: Sponsorship for a resident of Montreal, Canada.
Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation: Fellowship for an artist who is a resident of New Jersey.
MORE QUESTIONS? Send us an email: artists@artomi.org. no phone call please.
CHECKLIST:
- COMPLETE APPLICATION FORM
- CURRENT RESUME (3 pages maximum, stapled)
- DOCUMENTATION OF WORK:
EITHER 1 CD WITH 6 DIGITAL IMAGES OR 1 DVD WITH 5 VIDEO EXCERPTS- ONE PAGE WORK DESCRIPTION/IMAGE LIST/ VIDEO SCRIPT
Sponsors
Antrev Management
Art Omi Australia Committee
Charlotte Street Foundation
Darat al Funun/The Khalid Shoman Foundation
Dena Foundation for Contemporary Art
Frances and Benjamin Benenson Foundation
Francis J. Greenburger Foundation
The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation
Grubbs & Ellis - The Winbury Group
Jill Kalotay
K. Square Designs
The Milton and Sally Avery Foundation
Susan L. Moore
Paradise Culture Foundation
Prana Studios
Schindler Elevator Corp.
Time Equities Inc.
Whelan Security
Art Omi International Artists Residency 2008
Click -here- for images of artwork.
Hani Alqam, Jordan
Rodrigo Bruna, Chile
Pierluigi Calignano, Italy
Robert Carter, UK/USA
Seth Chwast, USA
Blane de St. Croix, USA
Ivars Drulle, Latvia
James Hancock, Australia
Abhishek Hazra, India
Peregrine Honig, USA
Donna Huanca, Bolivia/USA
Jung Hae Yun, Korea
Meital Katz-Minerbo, Israel
MIOON, Korea
Julia Kunin, USA
Julie Lequin, Canada
Ly Hoang Ly, Vietnam
Luciana Lyrio, Brazil
Farheen Maqsood, Pakistan
Jiradej Meemalai, Thailand
Kate MccGwire, UK
Barnabas Ndudzo, Botswana
Morgan O'Hara, USA
Luana Perilli, Italy
Taras Polataiko, Ukraine/Canada
Arshak Sarkissian, Armenia
Xaviera Simmons, USA
Mary Ann Strandell, USA
Tiffany Sum, China/USA
Daniel Templeman, Australia
Maeung Gyun You, Korea
Visitors
The Visitors' program is by invitation only.
Cecilia Alemani, Independent Curator and Critic
Nathalie Angles, Director, Location One
Augusto Arbizo, Eleven Rivington
Anne Barlow, Executive Director, Art in General
Mary Barone, Artnet
Heather Darcy Bhandari, Curator, Mixed Greens
Spring Dautel, Haunch of Venison
Rodney Dickson, Artist
Zach Feuer, Zach Feuer Gallery
Michael Foley, Foley Gallery
Donald Guarnieri, Executive Producer, Matrix Art Collective, Inc. Board member, PS122
Pablo Helguera, Artist
Felicity Hogan, Independent Curator
David Humphrey, Artist and Art Critic
Priska C. Juschka, Priska C. Juschka Fine Art
Miriam Katz, researcher and writer Artforum, 2008-2009 Kitchen Curatorial Fellow
Robert Knafo, Founder, NewArtTV; Producer, Studiovisit.net
Joyce Korotkin, Critic and Curator
Paul Laster, Editor, Artkrush.com
Barbara London, Associate Curator, Dept. of Media, MOMA
Shawn Miller, Program Director, American Academy in Rome
Shamim M. Momin, Curator 2008 Whitney Biennial
Jenny Moore, Elizabeth Dee Gallery
Tumelo Mosaka, Associate Curator, Brooklyn Museum
Annina Nosei, Art Consultant
Edwin Ramoran, Director of Exhibitions and Programs, Aljira
Sara Reisman, Associate Dean, Cooper Union School of Art
Joao Ribas, Curator, The Drawing Center
Renee Riccardo, Independent Curator
Lauren Ross, Critic and Curator
Whitney Rugg, Independent Curator
Klaus Schafler, Artist
Corinna Ripps Schaming, Curator, University at Albany Art Museum
Brian Sholis, Artforum
Michael Sellinger, art dealer, Cottelston Advisors
Sandra Skurvida, Independent Curator
Herb Tam, Associate Curator, Exit Art
Linda Weintraub, Art Historian and Critic
Elga Wimmer, Elga Wimmer PPC
Virgil Wong, artist and director of the RYT online museum and Paper Veins Museum
Email questions to artists@artomi.org
Art Omi Critics-In-Residence
2008 Critics-in-Residence
Martha Schwendener and Micaela Giovannotti
The artists are promoted with an active publicity effort, an Open Day for the public and an annual catalogue featuring each individual's work. To date Art Omi has hosted hundreds of artists from 50 countries around the world. The residency's strong international emphasis reflects our goal of facilitating communication and building community among the world's artists, their peers and the general public.
"There was something immensely nourishing, challenging, and also humbling about being together with artists from so many different countries and in such a sustained and vigorous way."
Gregory Volk, Critic-in-Residence 1996
Past Critics In Residence:
2007 Omar Lopez Chahoud
2006 Kóan Jeff Baysa
2005 Reena Jana
2004 Olu Oguibe
2003 Euridice Arratia
2002 Yu Yeon Kim
2001 Christian Viveros-Fauné
2000 Denise Carvalho
1999 Dominique Nahas
1998 Franklin Sirmans
1997 Lilly Wei
1996 Gregory Volk
1995 Carlos Basualdo
1994 Dan Cameron
1993 Raphael Rubenstein
1992 Robert Morgan
The Program
Each year invitations are extended to approximately 30 visual artists from around the world. Participants are selected from among four to five hundred candidates who are recommended by advisers here and abroad or who respond to listings in leading art magazines. The programs are open to all professional artists. Review committees, composed of the board of directors along with professionals in the field, make the selection from the applications.
Each accepted artist is given room and board as well as studio space free of charge for a three week period each July. Participants are responsible for transportation and materials costs and are asked to donate a work of art created during the residency to the Art Omi Foundation Collection. Artists may apply for one of our Fellowships to help with costs for travel and art materials.
The program also includes a critic-in-residence who interacts with the artists with frequent studio visits and ongoing dialogue. Experimentation is encouraged as is discourse and collaboration. The annual Art Omi International Visual Artist's Residency combines uninterrupted time to create with a stimulating atmosphere of exchange. Participants benefit from the advice and criticism of noted art critics, gallery owners and prominent artists who are invited to visit. This direct interaction with the New York City art scene is unparalleled by other colonies. Each aspect of the residency provides a rich opportunity for artists. Participants:
- new work
- develop discourse and collaborations with their peers
- exhibit their work to the public
- advance their careers in New York City and internationally
Facilities
Facilities include indoor and protected outdoor studio spaces, a black and white photography darkroom, two computers with internet access, basic handtools, preliminary welding equipment and two light-tight studios for projection work. Studio technicians are available for assistance. Professional color photography labs are located in Albany, New York.
Pondside Press Monotype Project
Art Omi offers artists the opportunity to work for a half-day with a master printmaker to produce an edition of monotypes. Tamarind Institute Master Printmakers Melissa and Ted Braggins are owners and printers at Pondside Press, located in nearby Rhinebeck, New York. They have developed an excellent reputation as printers and for working professionally with artists and publishers. They create beautifully printed editions of the highest quality with the very best collaborative efforts of artist and printer.
Advisory Board
Bill Botzow
Dan Cameron
Rosemary Foot
Alain Kirili
Tadaaki Kuwayama
David Lebenstein
Raphael Rubinstein
Jens Henrik Sandberg
Frances Schools
Sen. Charles E. Schumer
Director
Claudia Cannizzaro
Board of Directors
Elisabeth Akkerman
Euridice Arratia
Isabelle Autones
Koan-Jeff Baysa
Lawrence Benenson
Holly Block
John Cross
Linda Cross
Tarik Currimbhoy
Kinga Czerska
Blaire Dessent
Dan Devine
Matt Felton
Peter Franck
Francis Greenburger, President
Terri Gumula
Fred Holland
Leslie Horvitz
Marc Kemeny
Robert C Morgan
Isabelle Bosquet Morra
Dominque Nahas
Heidi Neuhoff
Odili Donald Odita
Mimi Poser
Anders Schroeder
Franklin Sirmans
Sandi Slone
Kathleen Triem
Christian Viveros-Faune
Gregory Volk
John Weber
Lilly Wei
Ross Willows
Sponsors - Thank You
Art Omi expresses its gratitude to all of the sponsors for their support.