Opportunities for Artists

Gov­er­nors Island is home to a diverse com­mu­ni­ty of arts and cul­ture orga­ni­za­tions from across the five bor­oughs and beyond, many of which offer res­i­den­cy pro­grams and oth­er oppor­tu­ni­ties for artists and cul­tur­al prac­ti­tion­ers across a wide vari­ety of fields. See arts and cul­ture orga­ni­za­tions active on Gov­er­nors Island, includ­ing through pub­lic pro­grams and res­i­den­cy pro­grams, on our Orga­ni­za­tions in Res­i­dence page.

Pic­tured above, Art­Crawl Harlem 2020 artist-in-res­i­dence Demar­cus McGaugh­ey. Pho­to by Tim­o­thy Schenck

BronxArt­Space — Open Call for Gov­er­nors Island Residency

BronxArt­Space (BAS), one of Gov­er­nors Island Arts’ Orga­ni­za­tions in Res­i­dence for the 2022 sea­son, invites Bronx-based artists to apply for its Artist Res­i­den­cy pro­gram. The pro­gram responds to a cru­cial need for stu­dio space and pro­fes­sion­al devel­op­ment oppor­tu­ni­ties for emerg­ing Bronx artists. The cho­sen artists will be expect­ed to open their stu­dios to the pub­lic for at least one week­end and will be required to put up an exhi­bi­tion. Click here to learn more and apply. Appli­ca­tions due July 19.

Trust for Gov­er­nors Island Pub­lic Art Com­mis­sion­ing Program

The Trust presents a lim­it­ed num­ber of pub­lic art projects each year as part of its pub­lic art com­mis­sion­ing pro­gram. Artists and orga­ni­za­tions inter­est­ed in show­ing work on the Island as part of this pro­gram are invit­ed to con­tact The Trust’s Arts and Cul­ture team at commissions@​govisland.​org.

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