Artists Alliance Studios Open Call

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS - POSTMARK DEADLINE APRIL 1, 2006

Artists Alliance Inc. (AAI) is pleased to announce the following opportunities open to visual artists of all disciplines:

1. AAI Lower East Side Rotating Studio Program (LES-RSP/06)
These are six month long residencies.
Four artists will be selected for Session 1: June 5, 2006 - November 27, 2006
Four artists will be selected for Session 2: December 4, 2006- May 28, 2006
These studios are provided to the artists at no cost. A small stipend is available.

2. AAI Lower East Side Long Term Studio Program (LES-LTSP)
One artist will be selected for a three-year renewable residency.
One Long Term Residency: Beginning June 5, 2006
This studio is provided at an affordable below market rate.

Deadline for application materials: postmarked by April 1, 2006

Applications available at
http://www.aai-nyc.org

Overview
Artists Alliance, Inc./Alianza de Artistas (AAI), a community based nonprofit organization, composed of artists from a broad spectrum of national and artistic backgrounds, is pleased to announce two new sessions for our Lower East Side Rotating Studio Program (LES-RSP/06) and the availability of one Long Term Studio at 107 Suffolk Street. Eight artists will be invited to participate in the Rotating Studio Program, located in the vibrant and historically significant multicultural neighborhood of the Lower East Side in Lower Manhattan. One additional artist will be selected to participate in the Long Term Studio Program. The studios are located within the former PS 160, which has been converted into a vital cultural center. Selected artists will have the opportunity to interact and engage with the more than 60 professional resident visual artists who currently work in the cultural center. This program underscores AAI's mission to support the careers of emerging and mid-career artists working in all fields as well as hardworking artists who fall outside the system. It also addresses issues about the scarcity of space for the production and presentation of works of art. Lack of workspace threatens the very core of cultural life in New York City. (Please review contract requirements for participation as a member-artist in the Long Term Studio Program and for participation in the Rotating Studio Program. Available at www.aai-nyc.org)

What the residency offers:
Workspace at 107 Suffolk Street: Both Programs are open to emerging, mid-career and hardworking artists who fall outside the system. All disciplines including painting, photography, sculpture, video, installation and new media will be accepted. Artists must be living within reasonable distance from the studios during the residency term. There is absolutely no live space available.