curatorial airspace residency

Abrons Arts Center’s Curatorial AIRspace Residency, presented in partnership with Artists Alliance Inc (AAI), will provide one New York City-based curator with an honorarium, production budget, materials budget, and office space to support the curation of one exhibition responding to the 2025 curatorial focus. The exhibition will be hosted at both Abrons Arts Center and Cuchifritos Gallery + Project Space.

Curatorial Focus:

The focus of the 2025 Curatorial Open Call is Transformation. We are seeking exhibition proposals that center arts practitioners who experiment with and transform conventions of cultural expression, production, and site. Applicants may also consider the influences of architecture, hyper-local cultural movements, and interdisciplinary practices.

In this program you will:

• Develop an exhibition that engages with the 2025 program’s curatorial focus of Transformation for presentation at Abrons Arts Center and Cuchifritos Gallery + Project Space
• Be actively engaged at Abrons Arts Center in your studio practice on a consistent basis
• Be present for Exhibition installation and deinstallation periods
• Participate in studio visits with Abrons Arts Center’s Visual Artist Van Lier Fellows and AAI’s LES Studio Program residents
• Participate in all required residency program activities

Time Commitment:

The Curatorial AIRspace Residency is a 9 month commitment.

• August 2024-April 2025

Important Dates:

• Round 2 Finalist proposal development: April 12 - May 10, 2024
• Round 2 Interviews: Week of May 13
• Applicants notified: Week of May 24
• AIRspace Fall Cohort Dinner: October 10, 2024
• Monthly 1 hour meetings with Abrons Arts Center and AAI team: Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov, Dec 2024, Jan 2025
• Exhibition (Cuchifritos): February 7 (soft open)- April 5, 2025
• Exhibition (Abrons): February 14-April 14, 2025
• Exhibition Opening Reception: February 14 (both locations)