If you’re an artist with a passion for community engagement, here’s an opportunity you’ll want to consider.
Applications are now being accepted for Studio in the Park, a six-week residency program located in a 150 square foot mobile studio. This year, one of the studios will be located in Seward Park on the Lower East Side.
The program is a collaboration among ArtBuilt, the Queens Museum and the NYC Parks Department. Local partners this year include the Seward Park Conservancy and Immigrant Social Services.
According to the project page, projects should:
“…serve the diverse immigrant communities that surround the park, which have become threatened by a climate of increasing xenophobia and shifting immigration enforcement.”
“…address ways in which neighborhoods adjacent to park are changing in response to rising rents and property values.”
“…connect with the (often varied) cultural traditions of communities surrounding the park.”
The application deadline is Monday, April 23. More info here.
