STUDIO ARTISTS 2009
The panelists this year were: Lowery Sims, Curator at the Museum of Arts and Design; Eugenie Tsai, Curator of Contemporary Art at the Brooklyn Museum; and Frederieke Taylor, owner and director of the Frederieke Taylor Gallery.
The studios are located in our renovated lower level at 92 Plymouth Street. Duration of the program is May 1, 2009 - March 31, 2010.
The Artist Studio Program was launched in 2000 in response to the crisis in availability of affordable workspace for artists living and working in New York City. The program provides artists working in all visual arts media a free private studio space accessible 24/7 and a $5,000 fellowship (dependent upon funding). The program does not provide living space. Artists also have access to three shared common areas: a state-of-the-art digital production lab; a fabrication shop; and a kitchen/lounge area. Each year, Smack Mellon convenes a panel of arts professionals to select the artists from over 500 applicants. Smack Mellon hosts two Open Studios events annually, as well as sponsored visits from curators, critics and gallerists, which provide significant exposure and invaluable career building opportunities.
