Session Application 2010/2011

Please Read All Application Guidelines Before Submitting Any Materials For Consideration.

NOTE: you must enter basic information below as well as submit a zipped file with the rest of your application using the provided link.

Application Deadline: September 15, 2010. Submitted proposals will be considered for residencies beginning in April 2011 and Summer 2011, dates TBD.

About Recess

Free of charge and open to the public, Recess facilitates every-day interactions between artists and the community in order to promote the productive space of the working artist as a site of valuable visual and intellectual interactions. Our endeavors promote critical exposure for the artists we support while fostering an inclusive environment in which artists and the public can engage in a meaningful exchange of art and ideas.

About Session at Recess

Because the space is open to the public and free of charge, artists may engage with their audience in a manner specific to their creative goals, using Recess as a studio, stage, and/or experimental platform. Artists have access to their space for the full duration of their residency and are expected to work on a daily basis or the equivalent of at least twenty hours per week. They will be given a small materials stipend based on the length of their residency. In conversation with Recess curators, artists designate their own work hours and the degree to which they coincide with public hours.

Artists may open their doors to present work, to stage performance-based activities, and/or to engage with public audiences while they work. Most resident artists will choose to be present during public hours, connecting with visitors through participatory or performance-based activities. If the artist chooses to work in private, when the space is closed to the public, his/her presence will be implied by the site-specific, workshop environment of his/her work in process. Artists will be given keys to the space and may work when the space is closed.

About Recess Space

Recess’ space is located at 41 Grand Street in Soho, one of New York City’s original artist communities. The 2,000 square-foot space features high ceilings, a small courtyard, and natural light from the glass storefront and two rear windows, all of which create a physical openness that links artists to the street, the neighborhood, and the public. To see photos and a floorplan of the space visit our Flickr page (click here to visit Flickr).

Selection Process

Recess residents will be selected based on the conceptual rigor and artistic quality of their proposal and their ability to work productively within the program. Successful applicants will articulate a particular need to work in a manner that expands beyond traditional studio method and gallery exhibition.

In an effort to decentralize visual authority while maintaining a level of critical cogency a panel consisting of two former Recess artists in residence, two leaders from local and/or arts community, and two arts practitioners living and working in the immediate neighborhood will review Recess’s applications. Visit the People Page of Recess’s website for specific panelist information (click here to go to the People page).

Selection Criteria

1. Quality of the Proposed Project: Based on submitted project proposal

2. Need to work in Recess’ non-traditional studio/exhibition space: Based on project, description and artists’ statement

3. Project Feasibility and Appropriateness: Based on project description and proposed budget

4. Artistic Merit and Professional Record: Based on artists’ statement, resume, letter of recommendation, and the artists’ submitted sampling of past work

Apply

NOTE: Recess will only consider proposals submitted in the correct format. Please read submission criteria carefully. All applications must be received by September 15, 2010.

To apply for a residency, first fill out the Application Form below. Then, upload the rest of your application materials (items 2-8 in the list below) as a zip file through our application website (click here to go to our application website).

You must fill out the Application Form below and upload the rest of the application materials to be considered for a residency.

The following items must be included in your application:

1. Application Form (form is below)

2. Resume

3. Artists’ Statement

4.Letter or Recommendation and Recommender’s contact information

5. Project Proposal

-Please address the following points within your project proposal
-General description of project (materials, scale, conceptual and technical goals, etc.).
-Specific interest in Recess’ Program.
-Desired Length of Residency (generally residencies are 2-3 months in length)
-Proposed means of public engagement (Recess is open to the public Wednesday through Saturday 12-6)

6. Proposed Budget

-Estimated total and annotated list of possible expenditures (these need not be final numbers. If selected, budget will be discussed with Recess staff).

7. Work Samples (CHOOSE 1 of the following representations of past work)

-10 Jpeg images, at 72 DPI resolution minimum, 1,000 x 1,000 pixles per image OR up to two video or audio samples sent as links to online work (preferred) or quicktime files no larger than 3 MB OR 1 video or audio sample and up to 5 Jpeg images.
-Media files should be titled with your first initial, last name, and number without spacing: ex.: jsmith1.jpg, jsmith2.jpg. Video and audio submissions must be Mac compatible. Each clips will be viewed no longer than 3 minutes.

8. Work Description/Image List/Video Script

- A numbered list of images, audio, or videos with title, year, size, and medium of work. Include a brief (2-3 sentences) description of work if necessary.

Thank You!

If you have any technical problems or questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us:
Email: info@recessactivities.org
Phone: 646.863.3765