sunroom project space

Located in the Riverdale section of the Bronx, Wave Hill is a 28-acre public garden and cultural center overlooking the Hudson River and Palisades with the mission to explore human connections to the natural world through programs in horticulture, education and the arts. Contemporary art programs are presented in Glyndor Gallery, Wave Hill House, and across the Wave Hill grounds. The organization’s art-incubator programs—the Sunroom Project Space and Winter Workspace Residency—support emerging and mid-career artists with unique opportunities to conduct research and develop works at the intersection of nature, culture and place.

The Sunroom Project Space offers artists in the New York City area who are in the early stages of their careers—regardless of age—a chance to develop and showcase a site-specific, solo project in the Sunroom or Sun Porch at Glyndor Gallery. Wave Hill invites proposals that thoughtfully respond to and engage with the site of Wave Hill—its plant collections, history, design, and architecture—with a focus on the interconnected relationships between nature, culture, and the Bronx. For the 2027 season, Wave Hill is especially interested in projects that recognize ancestral wisdom in relation to our connection with the earth and soil. Proposals may explore practices, beliefs, and values passed down through generations, particularly those that foster harmonious relationships with our ecosystems—for example, regenerative farming and agricultural practices, and the care of soil, water, and plant life. We also welcome projects that engage in the history of earth or land art—including concepts, materials, sites, and relationships to place—that intersect with sustainable practices and ancestral wisdom.