Presented in partnership with Artists Alliance Inc, Abrons Arts Center’s 2023-2024 Curatorial AIRspace Residency will provide one New York City-based curator or curatorial collaborative with an honorarium, production budget, materials budget, and office space to support the curation of 2 exhibitions. Abrons’ curatorial focus for our Spring 2024 season is “sanctuary”, derivative of the Late Latin word “sanctuarium,” which means a sacred place or a shrine. A sanctuary evokes ideas of spirituality and protection yet it also brings forth the idea of a hideaway that suggests an imminent threat. The 2023–2024 Curatorial AIRspace Resident will curate one proposal-based exhibition and the Visual Artist AIRspace Exhibition based on this theme.
Eligibility: Applicants must be based in New York City and living within the 5 boroughs at the time of application submission and during the residency period.
What you get: Selected curator will receive $5,000 curatorial honorarium and 30 hours of fully subsidized studio rental time in Abrons’ dance studios and theatres. They will also be assigned a private office space at the Center, which is located on Manhattan’s Lower East Side and has paid studio visits with AAI’s LES Studio Program resident artists. They will receive a stipend $300 studio visitor stipend. Additionally, the selected curator will be provided with mentorship and professional development opportunities, including monthly meetings with AAI and Abrons staff for project development support, professional networking guidance, and mutual mentorship.
