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Lower East Side Rotating Studio Program
The Lower East Side-Rotating Studio Program provides two FREE six- month residency sessions to 8 visual artists a year. Located in the vibrant, 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-Rotating Studio Program is open to underrepresented, emerging and mid-career artists from all cultural backgrounds and disciplines - painting, photography, sculpture, video, installation and new media will be accepted. Only US legal residents may apply.
Spring 2012 Artists-in-Residence
Liene Bosque
Carrie Elston Tunick
Naoko Ito
David Kagan
Beginning in 2011, Artists Alliance (AAI) and Residency Unlimited joined forces to support each other's programs. Residency Unlimited will provide 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 a series of exhibitions in the summer from its roster of international artists in residency.
The Lower East Side-Rotating Studio Program provides two FREE six- month residency sessions to 8 visual artists a year, open to underrepresented, emerging and mid-career artists from all cultural backgrounds and disciplines - painting, photography, sculpture, video, installation and new media. The Spring 2012 recipients are Liene Bosque, Naoko Ito, David Kagan, Carrie Elston Tunick.
Studios are open for visitors by appointment. Please contact Lauren Testa at aai@aai-nyc.org or 212-420-9202.
Our thanks to the panel for their time and expertise:
Ian Cofre, Independent Curator; Eduardo Difarnecio, Artist & AAI member; Shinnie Kim, Program Manager, International Studio and Curatorial Program (ISCP);
Kimberly Marrero, Independent Curator + Arts Advisor - KM Art Advisory; Jen Mazza, Artist, LES - RSP Resident, Fall 08
Special thanks to Julie Quon, 2010 Open Call Manager, Katherine Fox, Kimberly Zhu, Program Assistants and AAI Board Members Zeina Assaf and Bill Massey.
PREVIOUS ARTIST RECIPIENTS:
AAI LES-RSP Artists Spring 2011
AAI LES-RSP Artists Spring 2010
AAI LES-RSP Artists Fall 09
AAI LES-RSP Artists Spring 2009
AAI LES-RSP Artists Spring 2008
AAI LES-RSP Artists Spring 2007
AAI LES-RSP Artists Spring 2006
Description: The residencies take place in a former classroom space about 25' by 28' ft. (approximately 700 sq. ft) The room is divided into four areas, using an open plan with passage way around the perimeter and two 8' high walls intersecting in the center of the space, perpendicular to one another.
The four studios are approximately 175 sq. ft each or about 12' x 14'. Ceilings are approximately 14 ft high. Slop sink etc. is available down the hall. Residencies are designed to encourage active engagement with the neighborhood and to benefit artists from under represented communities and constituencies.
Located at the Artists Alliance Inc., at 107 Suffolk Street, in the heart of the Lower East Side. The setting is within a community of professional working artists.To reaffirm our continuing commitment to this historically significant neighborhood, AAI sponsors the LES Rotating Studio Program.
- Six-month long residency. Session 1: July - December 2012: Session 2: January-June 2013
- Location: A shared space between 4 artists, each studio approx 170 sq ft and partitioned without a door. These studios are provided to the artists at no cost.
- 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.
- An annual exhibition of LES-RSP residents, selected by a guest curator, is presented at Cuchifritos, AAI’s gallery and project space located in the historic Essex Street market.
This residency is open to artists with disabilities, plans will be made to accomodate any special requirements. Please contact Lauren Testa at aai@aai-nyc.org or 212-420-9202 with any questions. Thank you for your interest in our programs.
Image: Hong Seon Jang, studio view, 2011. Photo Melissa Olmedo
The LES-Rotating Studio Program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York Department of Cultural Affairs and through the generous support and dedication of members of the Artists Alliance, Inc.
Contact AAI office with questions: 212-420-9202. info@aai-nyc.org The office is open part-time. Please be patient with any requests for information. For visitors with disabilities, please contact CSV Cultural & Education Center House Mangement: 646-358-7282 or
Security:646-358-7305 on or before arrival. If no-one is immediately available please call Lauren Testa: 718-902-6767. Thank you.