ROCKELLA SPACE SUMMER PILOT PROGRAM:
DEADLINE JULY 16TH, 2023
Rockella Artist Studio Program (RASP)
Rockella Space is excited to announce a call for participation in its Summer Residency Pilot Program.
The Rockella Space Summer Pilot Program is a short-term residency program offering an opportunity for 5 local artists working in all visual arts media to create work over a five-week period that will culminate in a two-week public exhibition within the same space. The pilot program aims to support each artist throughout the residency period, offering a free private studio space accessible 24/7 that ranges from 100-250 sqft.
APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN!
We are specifically looking for artists who create works that will uniquely activate or transform the space within a site-specific context or are in the middle of a project that needs a studio space to complete the work to exhibition-ready standard. We are also interested in reading project proposals from artists who may primarily work in one medium but would like the opportunity to experiment with another.
Throughout the program, artists will be given numerous opportunities to share their work with the public via artist presentations, open studios, and an Instagram takeover. The pilot program will be housed at One Eyed Studios, one of Rockella Spaces buildings in Ridgewood, Queens.
PROGRAM TIMELINE
OPEN CALL
June 26th-July 16th
NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE
July 21st
ARTIST MOVE-IN
August 1st
INSTAGRAM TAKEOVER
Each artist will be scheduled to take over the RASP IG account for three days throughout August.
ARTIST PRESENTATIONS
August 3rd
6-9 pm at One Eyed Studios
OPEN STUDIOS
August 20th.
1-4 pm
An open studio event for AIR’s open to the public.
PUBLIC EXHIBITION
September 8th-25th
Opening Night September 8th, 6-8pm
Exhibition hours
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday 12-5 pm or by appointment.
ARTIST MOVE-OUT
By September 27th.
We are super excited to be offering this amazing opportunity to local artists and look forward to reviewing your application!
PROGRAM ADVISOR
A native of Brooklyn, Josh Altman followed the Grateful Dead and wears all black. Prior to his tenure as Director of Operations at e-flux, he worked as Assistant Director at X-Initiative, Production Manager and Curatorial Advisor for “No Soul For Sale” at Tate Modern, Director of Exhibitions at Stux Gallery, NYC, and was the International Studio Program Coordinator and a Warm Up co-producer at PS1/MoMA.
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Santina Amato is an artist who works at Rockella Space as the Digital Content and Communications Manager. She will be one of the AIR’s in the Pilot Program and brings to the table experience as an artist participating in over 10 residency programs both nationally and internationally at MoCA Tucson, AZ, MASS MoCA, MA, Crosstown Arts, Memphis, and Artspace, Sydney, Australia. With this extensive experience, Amato will facilitate the program, creating a space that is conducive to the artist from an artist’s perspective
SELECTION PANEL
The Selection Panel will consist of staff that makes up the Rockella Space Team.