Omi International Artists Residency invites visual artists from every continent, representing a wide diversity of artistic styles, to gather in rural New York State to experiment, collaborate and share ideas. During four weeks each June-July, concentrated time for creative work is balanced with the stimulation of cultural exchange and critical appraisal. 

ARTISTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR TRAVEL COSTS AND ART MATERIALS.

The Residency takes place for four weeks in June July. We do not offer residency for visual artists at any other time of the year. Each year, a different critic-in-residence lives on campus with the artists; they lead discussions and make one-on-one studio visits.

In the evenings, after dinner, the group gathers for lectures, slide presentations and panel discussions.

FACILITIES

Omi International Arts Center is located two and a half hours north of New York City in the historic Hudson River Valley. Named for a neighboring village, Omi is close to the small town of Ghent, New York, as well as Albany and Hudson, which offer train connections only thirty minutes away.

The facilities, situated on three hundred acres of open land, include a large two-story barn with indoor studios; contemporary residence buildings designed with a vernacular reference to local barns, surrounded by abundant perennial beds, expansive lawns dotted with fruit trees, adjacent to The Fields Sculpture Park.

A Federal Period farm house serves as a gathering center, providing a full kitchen, television room and library; while the front porch overlooks rolling hills and the majestic outline of the Catskill Range. A swimming pool, bicycles, WiFi access and several state of the art computers are available on the premises.

Columbia County, and the nearby Berkshire Mountains, are popular destinations because of their historical, natural and cultural riches. From bird sanctuaries to modern dance, presidential mansions to farmer's markets, the environs offer a singular blend of rural quiet and cultural stimulation. Staff and friends in the neighborhood are often available for excursions of interest to residents. The local library has a modest collection, but is a member of the Mid-Hudson group, calling on the resources of libraries within much of eastern New York.

Work spaces include: indoor and protected outdoor studio spaces, basic hand tools, preliminary welding equipment and three light-tight studios for projection work. The entire center is WiFi equipped. In addition, we provide two computers with internet access and black & white printers. Studio technicians are available for assistance. Daily trips to suppliers are also provided. Professional color photography labs are located in nearby Albany. Bikes are available for residents to explore the surrounding area.

The Omi International Arts Center is a non-profit foundation supported entirely by private donations. We provide this experience at no cost to our residents. Funding comes from numerous 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.

The Omi International Arts Center is proud to announce the 2013 Art Omi Residents!
To see their full bios, click here.

Sami Al Turki, Saudi Arabia
Salwa Aleryani, Yemen
Martha Atienza, Philippines, Ateneo Art Gallery Fellowship
Aideen Barry, Ireland
Bahar Behbahani, Iran/United States, The Pollock Krasner Foundation Grant
Lucile Bertrand, Belgium
Sung Rok Choi, South Korea, The Paradise Culture Foundation
William Corwin, United States
Nandita Kumar, India, Prana Studio Award
Tamara Dean, Australia, Australia Art Omi Committee
Josh Dorman, United States
Marit Følstad, Norway
Guy Goldstein, Israel
Rodrigo Imaz, Mexico
Remy Jungerman, Suriname/The Netherlands
Liane Lang, United Kingdom
Véronique La Perrière M., Canada, Antrev Habland Award
Jeong Bae Lee, South Korea, The Paradise Culture Foundation
Claudia Losi, Italy
Kristin McIver, Australia
Dylan Palmer, United States
William Perez, Cuba
Carol Prusa, United States
Sheena Rose, Barbados
Malik Sajad, India, Francis Greenburger Fellowship for an artist whose work deals with Mitigating Ethnic and Religious Conflict
Paul Anthony Smith, Jamaica/United States, Charlotte Street Foundation Fellowship
Kama Sokolnicka, Poland, Adam Mickiewicz Institute Fellowship & the Polish Cultural Institute in New York
Kazumi Tanaka, Japan/United States, Cecily Brown Fellowship
Roberto Visani, Italy/United States
Cedric Yon, China, China Construction America Fellowship

The artists will be joined by the recipients of the following fellowships, not yet announced:
Dena Foundation Fellowship for an Italian artist

Download the 2012 Art Omi Catalog HERE.

Claudia Cannizzaro has been involved in the non-profit world since she arrived in New York City in 1997. Prior to her post at Art Omi, (2007), she worked in various capacities at Independent Curators International, Artists Space, Civitella Ranieri Foundation, apexart and the American Academy in Rome. Claudia is also a visual artist. She recently showed at Thavibu Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand, Shalini Ganendra Fine Arts, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (2012), Five Myles and Pierogi, Brooklyn (2011), Under Minerva, Brooklyn (2009) Galleria Spazio A, Pistoia, Italy (2007), Centro Cultural São Paolo, Brazil (2006), Torreão, Porto Alegre, Brazil (2006); HDC Gallery, New York (2004), Philomatean Society of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (2001), and the Korean Cultural Center, New York (2000). She is currently preparing for her first museum solo exhibition, which will take place at the Textile Museum of Kuala Lumpur, in 2014.
Claudia is also co-Founder and Director of Akrai Residency, an international and multidisciplinary program in her native Sicily: www.akrai.org