18 Oct 2016

Smack Mellon's 2017 Studio Program Application

Smack Mellon's 2017 Studio Program Application

Program Eligibility
All applicants must be United States citizens or legal Permanent Residents of the United States, 18 years or older, may not be enrolled in any degree program, and must be able to demonstrate need for a studio. Applicants may not be a resident artist in another studio program at the same time as the 2017-18 Smack Mellon residency.

Selection Process
A panel of arts professionals and artists will review applications and select artists for the 2017 season. Artists will be selected based on the quality of their work and their potential for making the most of their time in the program. Smack Mellon takes into consideration artists who best fulfill our mission to nurture and support emerging, under-recognized mid-career and women artists. All applicants will be notified by email in February 2017. Please do not call the office for selection results.

Overview and Studios
The Artist Studio Program was launched in 2000 in response to the crisis of available of affordable space for artists living and working in New York City. The program provides six eligible artists working in all visual arts media a free private studio space accessible 24/7 and a fellowship (dependent on funding). The program runs for an eleven-month period from June to May. The studios are located on the lower level of our building at 92 Plymouth Street in Dumbo, Brooklyn and range in size from 250 to 300 square feet. The program does not provide living space.

Production Facilities
Artists also have access to shared facilities that include: a state-of-the-art digital production lab, including a set of 27' iMac workstations professionally configured for video and graphics editing, calibrated video monitors, a 3D-capable HD projector, surround-sound monitor speakers, flatbed scanners, a wide-format photo printer, a color laser printer and wireless internet access; a fabrication shop including table saw, grinder, drill press, welding equipment, and hand tools; and a shared kitchen/lounge area. Our staff is on-hand to provide technical support and to respond to the studio needs of our resident artists.

Special Notes
Artists who are accepted into the program must be prepared to actively use their studio a minimum of 50 hours a month or they will lose it. Not all studios have windows. Artists will not be permitted to choose their studio. Please also note that due to the possibility of flooding in our basement studios, we strongly recommend that artists keep anything valuable off the floor at all times; therefore artists accustomed to working on the floor should think carefully about whether our studios will meet their needs.

Application and Selection Process
This is an entirely online application process, please visit smackmellon.org/index.php/contact/how_to_apply/ Please review the eligibility and application guidelines carefully before beginning your application. Each year, Smack Mellon convenes a panel of arts professionals to select the artists from over 600 applicants. A group of finalists who are not selected for the Studio Program are featured on our Hot Picks page for one year.

Open Studios and Studio Visitors
Smack Mellon hosts two Open Studio events annually, as well as sponsored visits from curators, critics and gallerists, which provide significant exposure and invaluable career building opportunities.

In addition to monthly studio hours, artists are expected to help at Smack Mellon's benefit the first weekend in May and make themselves available for studio visits with school groups and other tour groups outside of Open Studio event hours. These service hours total about 12 hours for the residency year.