The Artist Welcoming Committee: New York City Branch seeks guests of honor for the second Welcome to New York! celebration, to be held at Art in General the third week in April. This is not a grant or an exhibition opportunity, rather it is a chance for a small batch of artists new to New York City's arts community to be formally welcomed by a room full of local gallerists, curators, arts writers, administrators, and artists. Of course, this will all be done with the help of some bubbly and glitter confetti!

We invite you to submit 5 jpg images of recent work, a short artist statement and a paragraph or two letting us know a bit about you—why you decided to move to NYC, what your plans are, and why we should choose you to be honored. We more interested in seeing your shining personality and creative potential than hearing a laundry list of past accomplishments.

To be eligible to apply you must have relocated to New York City in the last four months or are planning to relocate here in time for the event. Recent graduates are encouraged to apply, but students currently enrolled are not eligible.

Please send all submissions via e-mail to welcomeartists@gmail.com to be reviewed by the committee. Only those who are accepted will be contacted.

Next Submission DEADLINE: April 10th, 2012