Amant Foundation
Amant Foundation is an international private arts organization that fosters artistic experimentation and dialogue across disciplines through residencies and public programming at its two locales: the New York City borough of Brooklyn and the Tuscan village of Chiusure in the heart of Siena province.
In New York, Amant offers an interdisciplinary program of residencies, exhibitions, performance, workshops and film & lecture series that support the work of practitioners across diverse creative fields. Amant is also committed to participating in cultural partnerships with likeminded organizations and institutions in the US and abroad while also being resolutely committed to encouraging local community engagement through programming that explores and expands our understanding of contemporary art and culture.
As a research and artistic platform, Amant arrives on the scene at a moment when the relationship between arts organizations to developments within contemporary art and culture must be constantly revisited—and challenged. In a very real way Amant models itself on traditional artists’ studios where cultural and creative collaboration was historically the norm and where individual artistic self-expression worked in concert with sharing modes of production, experimentation, and decision-making. From our perspective any culture is “collectively” rooted in its historical moment so artistic solidarity and equality are core values at Amant.
Amant NY Residency Program 2021-2022
Overview
The international residency program is the hub of our activities at Amant. It is conceived as a research and artistic platform, experimenting with non- linear models of generating knowledge to encourage different connections between artists, researchers, cultural institutions, and the general public.
Amant provides a stimulating and flexible environment for international practitioners to experiment and make work in NY for a period of three months. Located in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn, the residency program encourages its residents to take full advantage of access to the city’s numerous cultural institutions, its art professionals and practitioners many of whom are based in Brooklyn.
Timeline
Amant does an open call once a year and the residencies have a duration of three months. The program can accommodate four residents at a time.
Residency period: 3 months in either of the following timeframes:
From the beginning of September to the end of November, 2021
From the beginning of January to the end of March, 2022
From the beginning of April to the end of June, 2022
Deadlines for applications: December 18th (Friday), 2020, 00:00 (EST)
Question can be addressed to: contact@amant.org, with “Open Call, Amant_NY_2021-2022” as subject.
Eligibility
The residency welcomes letters from both, emerging artists and from artists with professional standing in their field. Applications are accepted from creative practitioners and academics in a variety of disciplines: visual artists, writers, composers, performers, filmmakers, historians and theorists; working at the research stage of a project.
During the period at Amant, artists can develop their work and follow up with their projects on their own terms. We strongly recommend residents to participate in Amant ́s on-going programs and activities, sharing ideas internally and publicly through different formats and methodologies. We highly value openness to cross-disciplinary conversations.
The Residency comprises:
*Amant includes individual studios, a communal area and outdoor space. The studios are situated within the main building, which also includes exhibitions galleries, a library/reading room and a performance space to carry out rehearsals and other activities.
*Return economy flights and airport transfers to NY.
*A monthly stipend of $ 3.000 US to offset the costs of accommodation, transport and day-to-day expenses.
*The opportunity to benefit from the expertise of the artistic team
at Amant as being exposed to its exhibitions and event programs. In this regard, the residents will be asked to do a public program event during the course of the residency.
*Introducing residents through special meetings with local researchers and art professionals relevant to their needs, and access to a rich network of institutions in NY.
Selection
Applicants should submit a specific project proposal outlining their research interests and intentions during the residency.
The candidates will be selected by a professional committee which includes Amant’s internal senior team and three external advisors: Lauren Cornell, Director of the Graduate Program and Chief Curator at the Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College, NY; Elvira Diangany-Ose, The Showroom Director, London; and Reem Fadda, Director of Abu- Dhabi Cultural Center, Abu-Dhabi.
Applicants will be notified of their status by March 31st, 2021.
Application process
Your application should include the following:
*Application form. Download: https://www.amant.org/residency-applications/1-amant-residency-new-york-2021
*Portfolio (ONE PDF that contains):
-A CV/Resume. No longer than four pages and emphasize only your most significant achievements, publications, exhibitions, etc.
-Images of your work (up to 10).
Images should include captions and short descriptions.
-For videos/films, and sound recordings, provide links (up to 5).
-Samples of published writing (up to 15 pages total) If you are applying as a writer, historian or theorist.
Please name the portfolio as follow: your surname/Amant NY/2021
If the Portfolio is not in PDF format or if they are over 10MB you will not be able to submit it.
