Current Queens Museum studio artists Filip Olszewski & Bunny Rogers in their QM studio. Photo courtesy of the Queens Museum.
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On November 9, 2013, the Queens Museum completed an expansion doubling its size. This expansion included new artist studios in the Queens Museum's north wing. We invite all artists to apply for a subsidized studio at the Museum, available for one year, with a possible extension for a second year.
In designating permanent real estate to the long-term development of new work on-site, as well as to creating a community of artists, the Queens Museum aims to promote artists' creative process and professional development. The Queens Museum Studio Program is one part of a suite of artists' services funded by The Scherman Foundation's Katharine S. and Axel G. Rosin Fund that also includes on- and off-site workshops and professional development for emerging artists across New York City. Please see ourwebsite for more information.
Important dates:
August 4–10: Finalist interviews
August 15: Artists informed
October 1: Studios available for occupancy
Studio monthly fees:
550 sq ft studio = 350 USD/month
350 sq ft studio = 225 USD/month
Fees go towards studio program administrative costs and maintenance.
Who should apply?
As a studio program within a museum, we encourage artists to apply who believe they might be able to somehow contribute to and avail themselves of the life of the organization. Participation can range from being in your studio during Queens Museum exhibition openings to organizing events for the public with the input of curatorial and events departments. Please consider your availability and geographical location carefully, and apply only if you are confident you will use the studio 15 hours per week or more. If you can, visit the museum before you apply to familiarize yourself with it.
Selection process
Selections will be made by Queens Museum staff and two distinguished outside professionals, one curator and one artist. This jury will select a small number of finalists who will then be interviewed in person or via Skype for a final decision.
The studios
Artists have 24-hour access to their studios and two adjacent lounge areas. Because the studios are within the Museum, there can be no use of toxic or combustible materials. There is limited access to a woodshop.
Community and career
We ask all studio artists to attend a monthly meeting to which everyone can bring ideas, questions, and interesting visitors. There are six scheduled studio visits a year, suggested by you; this is supplemented by people who may be at the museum for other reasons. Open studios are scheduled to coincide with exhibition openings at the Queens Museum.
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Artist in residence: The artist studios of Last Ship are situated opposite the UNESCO World Heritage temples of Khajuraho. The Viswanath temple built in 999 AD is right in front, less than 20 meters from Last Ship. Little known prehistoric and ancient historic sites in this region tell parts of a story more than 10,000 years old, of the Mughals, the Chandelas, going back to the Guptas, the Kushans, the Shungas and the Indo-Greeks all the way to prehistoric cave-dwellers, revealing secrets of the birth of the philosophies of Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism and their common Tantric spiritual traditions. The artists of the residency are invited to have their own experience of this heritage, like the sadhus, aghoris, and mystics who make solitary pilgrimages through this region, called the most powerful tantric region in the world, in search of enlightenment. The Last Ship residency program is a one-of-a-kind experience of a history, nature and culture, hidden in the chaos and turmoil...
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