OPEN CALL!
ARTISTS RESIDENCY
LES - ROTATING STUDIO PROGRAM 2010

OPPORTUNITY FOR ARTISTS
POSTMARKED DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

Artists Alliance (AAI) is pleased to announce its Open Call for the Lower East Side Rotating Studio Program (LES-RSP) 2010 sessions. Supported by public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, the LES-Rotating Studio Program provides two FREE six- month residency sessions to 8 visual artists a year.

What the residency offers:
Six-month long residency
Free studio space (see description)
Access to the studios 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Opportunities to present works to curators, critics, arts professionals, and the general public
AAI organizes Open Studios during each session and an annual curated exhibition of all 8 residents at Cuchifritos gallery/project space, a program of AAI located in Essex Street Market

Located in the vibrant and historically significant multicultural neighborhood of the Lower East Side, the AAI Studio Programs underscores AAI's mission to support the careers of emerging and mid-career artists working in all fields. The LES-RSP Studio Program is open to emerging and mid-career artists from all cultural backgrounds and disciplines - painting, photography, sculpture, video, installation and new media will be accepted. Artists without a studio are encouraged to apply. Open to US legal residents only.

Session 1 begins January - June, 2010
Session 2 begins July - December, 2010

Artists may apply for both sessions

Application Deadline:
Monday September 21, 2009 (postmarked)

AAI Office, #411, will be open for Hand Delivery from 1-6pm, Monday, September 21

Please use the link below to obtain an application and more information about the Studio Program
http://www.aai-nyc.org/Studio_Programs/Rotating_Studios/index.html

*The studios are located on the 4th floor and at this time there is no elevator in the building. This opportunity is open to artists with disabilities: plans will be made to accommodate any special requirements.

Please contact Felicity Hogan at the AAI Office: 212-420-9202 or info@aai-nyc.org with any questions.

Artists Alliance gives special thanks to the numerous AAI members and interns who dedicate their time and resources to make this and other programs possible. The LES-RSP is made possible by the generous support of The National Endowment for the Arts, The Pollock-Krasner Foundation and members of Artists Alliance, Inc.

ARTISTS ALLIANCE, INC.
107 Suffolk Street, #411
New York, NY 10002