Artist Guidelines
The Visual Arts Program at Wave Hill presents the work of contemporary artists who explore the dynamic relationship between nature, culture and site through exhibitions in Glyndor Gallery and the Sunroom Project Space, and through the Winter Workspace Program and generated@wavehill. Artists may apply online to General Opportunities, the Sunroom Project Space, and the Van Lier Visual Artist Fellowship. Program descriptions and selection processes are listed below.
Apply now for the 2014 Sunroom Project Space
There is one current application open for artists at this time: 2014 Sunroom Project Space. The Artist Application can be found here or by clicking the link in the box on the right. Please review the guidelines carefully before submitting an application. We no longer accept proposals by mail or e-mail.
Note regarding previous submissions:
If you have already submitted an application to General Opportunities this year, please contact us at visualarts@wavehill.org for special instructions on how to apply for the Sunroom Project Space.
Sunroom Project Space Program
Application DEADLINE is MAY 15, 2013.
The Sunroom Project Space is a venue for New York City emerging artists to create a special project or site-specific work in one of the two windowed sunrooms in Wave Hill’s Glyndor House. Five artists are selected each year for six-week solo exhibitions. Work in all media is considered, and artists are encouraged to experiment with the parameters of traditional display and exhibition formats.
Click here to attend the Information Session on April 13, 2013.
Images of the Sunroom Project Space (pdf)
Van Lier Visual Artist Fellowship
NEW GUIDELINES AND DEADLINE TBA.
Wave Hill administers a Visual Artist Fellowship on behalf of the Edward and Sally Van Lier Fund of the New York Community Trust. This one-year fellowship is open to New York City-based artists, who are 30 years of age or younger and are not currently enrolled in a degree-granting program. The fellowship provides emerging artists from culturally diverse backgrounds and underserved communities valuable mentorship and exhibition opportunities, including learning from the curatorial staff about the creation and interpretation of exhibitions and arts programming and working with artists and arts professionals to define career paths over the course of the program. Van Lier Fellows participate in the Winter Workspace Program and will receive a commission to create a solo project in the Sunroom Project Space.
General Opportunities
New guidelines and deadline will be posted in fall 2013.
Curators identify artists for Glyndor Gallery, the Winter Workspace Program and generated@wavehill in many different ways. Artists may submit their work for consideration for future opportunities through the online application. Curators review submissions and contact all artists within three months of the deadline.
Glyndor Gallery
Two or three thematic group exhibitions are curated for the spring, summer and fall in Wave Hill’s Glyndor House. Exhibitions generally combine painting, sculpture, works on paper, installation, photography and some video. Artworks are borrowed or new works are created for the exhibitions. The gallery occupies three spacious rooms and other ancillary spaces on the main floor of this Georgian Revival house. The rooms are flexible with excellent natural light, but cannot be fully darkened. During 2014 we will continue with cultural programming that celebrates previous residents of Wave Hill including William Henry Appelton, Theodore Roosevelt, Arturo Toscanini, and Mark Twain. This will include readings, lectures, concerts and exhibitions in Glyndor Gallery and Wave Hill House. Other themes are being developed for 2015 that celebrate Wave Hill’s 50th Anniversary.
Winter Workspace Program
From January to March, the galleries are turned over to artists to use as workspace for six week sessions. We encourage artists who are interested in studying our plant collection and responding to the natural setting. Artists have an opportunity to share their practice with visitors through participatory workshops. This program is open to artists living in New York State and offers workspace, not living space. A nomination process is used to select artists for this program that includes artists who submit through General Opportunities.
generated@wavehill
Curators invite an artist to create a temporal project on the grounds through this program.
Download Glyndor Gallery drawings (pdf)
Any questions? Contact visualarts@wavehill.org or 718-549-3200 x213.