Aferro Studio Residency
Now Accepting applications for 08-09 residents
Due January 15, 2008
www.aferro.org

About Gallery Aferro:

Gallery Aferro is an artist owned and operated alternative space founded in 2003 by Evonne M. Davis and Emma Wilcox. The mission of Gallery Aferro is to bring cultural education and esthetic engagement with contemporary issues to all people equally, and to create an environment where artists can gather and share physical and intellectual resources. We are working towards an arts community that is available to everyone, without sacrificing quality of experience.

Founded in a converted factory building in the Ironbound, Gallery Aferro was planned as a pilot project to be recreated in different architectural forms, in multiple American cities.
The gallery is currently being run out of a donated 4 story building in downtown Newark. We offer 12 exhibitions a year, featuring local, national and international artists, a wide variety of events such as interactive public art projects, performances, talks, film screenings, portfolio reviews and public usage based on the stated needs of the community. We launched our residency program in 2006 and were one of four nationwide recipients of a 2007 New York State Workspace Consortium grant to improve it. A publishing line has just been launched, consisting of exhibition catalogs, original essays, and artist books.

About the Residency:

Several of the 06-07 Aferro Studio residents have commented that the chance for informal networking with peers afforded by residency in the building was one of the best aspects of their experience. Also mentioned by residents consistently as a unique and valuable aspect of the program was temporary ownership of a platform to interact with the public.

Residents will be awarded a 1200-2000 sq ft studio for 6 months, with 24 hr access, access to visiting curators and other gallery directors, and inclusion in an end-of-program catalog highlighting their work over the length of the residency. The current Aferro building can accommodate up to 5 artists at a time. Artists will be selected on the basis of quality of work, commitment to their field, and ability to interact positively with the community at large. The program will aim for a mix of Newark and out of city residents.


The Studios
Studios range in size from 1200 to 2000 square feet. Not all studios have windows. Artists who are accepted into the program must be prepared to actively use their studio. The studios are strictly work only spaces. 6-month slots are available beginning Feb 15, 2008.

Responsibilities
$200 a month per studio covers all utilities. Each resident must also donate some time during the residency to gallery projects.

Eligibility
There is no residency restriction for applicants. Artists in any media may apply. The building is not appropriate for welding and other open flame activities. Please contact us with any questions about your application, our space or what you might want to do with your time at Aferro.

Selection Process
A panel of arts professionals and artists will review applications and select artists for the 2008-2009 season.


Materials for Application
A CV\Resume
Artist Statement
A proposal for what you would like to do with your residency
Contact Information
Work samples: DVD (NTSC) or CD (any form of digital file we can read from a Mac)

Gallery Aferro
c/o Emma Wilcox
248 Sherman Ave #43
NY NY 10034

www.aferro.org

info.aferro@gmail.com