New York Arts Practicum
Call for Applications 2018
http://www.artspracticum.org/
Deadline: March 12, 2018
Applications are being accepted for the 2018 New York Arts Practicum, a summer arts institute where participants experientially learn to bridge their lives as art students into lives as artists in the world. The program is structured around apprenticeships with mentor artists, a critique seminar where participants produce work without access to their institutional facilities, and site visits to artist workspaces, galleries, and museums.
Application Details
The eight-week New York Arts Practicum runs from June 4th to July 27th, 2018. The application deadline is March 12, 2018.
For program description and application, please see the website:
http://ArtsPracticum.org. For questions, please see the FAQ:
http://www.artspracticum.org/faq, or contact us at info@artspracticum.org.
Curious about the program and application process? Join Program Director Michael Mandiberg for a Google Hangout on Sunday, November 5th at 3:00 PM EST or Tuesday, December 5th at 3:00PM EST. RSVP to: info@artspracticum.org.
More About New York Arts Practicum
The intensive eight-week program offers participants a structured environment to experience the challenges of life as an artist and demystifies the many ways one can be an artist today. Mentees work in their mentor’s studio two to three days per week, meet Monday and Tuesday evenings for a critique seminar, and convene Fridays for site visits in artist studios, galleries, and museums. Past participants called the experience: demystifying, life changing, and an inspirational reality check.
By working with an artist on a day-to-day basis, participants gain a view of their near futures as artists, learning models for negotiating a creative life outside of school. Mentors for 2018 include: Taeyoon Choi, Brendan Fernandes, Doreen Garner, Pablo Helguera, Marisa Morán Jahn, Steve Lambert, Jen Liu, Mary Mattingly, Jennifer and Kevin McCoy, Nontsikelelo Mutiti and Tinashe Mushakavanhu, William Powhida, Dannielle Tegeder, Penelope Umbrico, and Clement Valla.
Mentors lead critiques structured around developing strategies for creating work without institutional studio facilities. Practicum mentors lead seminars on their work, or a related topic; these sessions are intimate views into their in-progress work, with a focus on process.
Program Director Michael Mandiberg facilitates critique seminar, and guides site visits to artist studios, galleries, and museums, many of which will include conversations with curators and gallerists.
Past Mentors and Site Visits:
Last year’s mentors were Chloë Bass, Taeyoon Choi, Brendan Fernandes, Doreen Garner, Heather Hart, Pablo Helguera, Marisa Morán Jahn, Simone Leigh, Mary Mattingly, William Powhida, Kenya (Robinson), Dannielle Tegeder, Brad Troemel, Penelope Umbrico, and Clement Valla. In addition to working with mentors, we had site visits with Park McArthur at the Whitney Biennial; Simone Leigh at Marcus Garvey Park; Amy Ritter and Devra Freelander at Socrates Sculpture Park; Geetha Thurairajah at Interstate Projects; and Brendan Fernandes at Recess. We visited the Guggenheim Museum with curator Anna Harsanyi; visited the studios of Sherry Milliner, Ernie Larsen, Amy Khoshbin, and Christopher Willauer; and had individual critiques with guest critic Wendy Vogel. As a group, we visited galleries in Chelsea, Harlem, and the Lower East Side; toured the Ribuoli Digital International Print Center; Giphy.com offices; Studio Museum Harlem; New Museum; Eyebeam; and Artsy headquarters; and participated in the Art+Feminism / Artsy Wikipedia Edit-a-thon and MoMA Wiki Loves Pride edit-a-thon.