Artists Alliance Inc. ("AAI") is a New York City based not for profit composed of artists from a broad spectrum of national backgrounds, working in a wide variety of different media. AAI is dedicated to promoting discussion and awareness of the visual arts, sharing information with the public, promoting interaction with local communities, and providing forums for artists
STUDIO PROGRAMS
LES Rotating Studio Program
LES LTS Program (legacy)
Open Studio Events
Member Artist Exhibitions
GALLERY SPACES
Cuchifritos
Matzo Files (legacy)
EDUCATION
HOWL! Festival
¡Splash!
Safe Non Toxic No Sharps
Life Drawing in the Park
ART (INTER) ACTIONS
8 Artists: From the AAAC Archive
Briefly On View
BENEFITS
Works on Paper 2010
Works on Paper 2008
Cuchifritos Auction 2008
Cuchifritos Auction 2007
CUCHIFRITOS GALLERY/PROJECT SPACE
CURATORIAL PROPOSALS
DEADLINE: JANUARY 31, 2012
CUCHIFRITOS Gallery/Project Space is now accepting proposals for our 2013 calendar!
We invite independent curators and those wishing to submit a proposal to do so by using the following submission policies & guidelines:
http://www.aai-nyc.org/cuchifritos/Guidelines.html
In the spring, a curatorial advisory committee composed of curators and art professionals from diverse backgrounds will choose exhibits from the submissions received.
CUCHIFRITOS mission is to act as a forum for exploring the fundamental ideas, issues and concerns in contemporary art, to highlight the work of underrepresented artists, and to make a connection with the local community of the Lower East Side through the medium of contemporary art.
The gallery’s location is designed to underscore the community value of The Essex Street Market by provoking interaction and debate between the multi-cultural local community and the artwork presented. We are particularly interested in exhibits which might relate in some way to the Essex Street Market or the Lower East Side.
Please note: curators who also make art may not include their own work in an exhibit.
CUCHIFRITOS is located at 120 Essex Street inside the Essex Street Market. F, J, M, Z trains to Essex-Delancey.
Hours: Tuesday-Sunday 12-6pm
CUCHIFRITOS is a program of Artists Alliance, Inc.(AAI) and is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council. This program is made possible by public funds from The New York State Council on the Arts, celebrating 50 years of building strong, creative communities in New York State's 62 counties. We thank the following for their generous support: Foundation for Contemporary Arts, The Greenwall Foundation, The New York City Economic Development Corporation, members of Artists of Artists Alliance Inc. Special thanks go to our team of dedicated volunteers, without whom this program would not be possible.
AAI's ART(INTER)ACTION Program
Residency Unlimited at Cuchifritos Gallery and Project Space.
Beginning in 2011, Artists Alliance (AAI) and Residency Unlimited have joined forces to support each other's programs. Residency Unlimited provides studio visits and specific networking support to the artists participating in the Lower East Side-Rotating Studio Program. As part of the exchange and AAI's Art(Inter) Actions program, Residency Unlimited will program and organize a series of exhibitions in the summer from its roster of international artists in residency.
GALLERY/PROJECT SPACE
Recent Reviews:
Andrew Deutsch & Ann Hamilton: The First Line (Sounds for Drawing)
Read the Review on Artslant
Founded in 2001, CUCHIFRITOS gallery and project space is a program of Artists Alliance Inc. Located in the heart of the Essex Street Market, its focus is on contemporary art as it relates to community, social issues, and public space.
CUCHIFRITOS' mission: to act as a forum for exploring fundamental ideas, issues and concerns associated with the Lower East Side through the medium of contemporary art, to highlight the work of underrepresented artists, including artists from this, and similar communities.
CUCHIFRITOS supports the development of emerging and independent curators who are seeking to communicate key developments occuring in contemporary art.
CUCHIFRITOS is pleased and thrilled to announce recent grant awards from the National Endowment for the Arts; Access to Artistic Excellence 2011-2012 and Foundation for Contemporary Arts to support its exhibitions and education activities.
Congratulations to our selected artists for Spring 2012
Naoko Ito
Carrie Elston Tunick
David Kagan
Liene Bosque
AAI's programs receive generous support from the following:
107 Suffolk Street, #411
New York, NY 10002
212.420.9202
EMAIL: info@aai-nyc.org