SHIFT x MOMUS Residency
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- New York-based artists who write
- Writers with visual art practice
- Practitioners seeking critical dialogue and mentorship
- Must be based in New York
- No housing or visa support
- Cannot be enrolled in degree program
The Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts (EFA) is launching a new iteration of its SHIFT Residency in partnership with Momus, focused on the productive intersections between artistic practice and critical writing. The six-month program will bring together four New York–based practitioners whose practices move between visual art and art criticism—artists who write, or writers who make art—to explore the ways these disciplines can inform and challenge one another.
The cohort will convene at EFA Studios under the mentorship of Ajay Kurian, a New York–based multidisciplinary artist, writer, and founder of NewCrits. Through studio access, seminars, and conversations with visiting professionals, residents will foster cross-disciplinary exchange and develop new critical frameworks that privilege dialogue and exchange over evaluation, and experimentation over fixed definitions. At its core, the residency creates space for reflection, mutual support, and the collective development of language around artistic and critical practices.
Timeline:
JULY–DECEMBER, 2027: Residency Period
DECEMBER 2027: Culminating Project