Eligibility

•Applicant must be New York City based and living within 5 boroughs at the time of application submission and during the residency period. •Performing artists working in movement-based practices that are interdisciplinary in nature are encouraged to apply. Collaborative groups are invited to apply but will receive the same commission fee as an individual artist. Collaboratives should only submit 1 application. •Applicant must identify as an early career artist. •Applicant must apply with a project proposal that has not yet premiered in its final form in New York City. •Applicants who are enrolled in degree-granting programs or who will be students during the grant period are not eligible. •A program of the historic Henry Street Settlement, Abrons Arts Center is committed to the belief that artistic practice is key to a socio-politically engaged and healthy society. See web for full details.

Number of Participants

4 early career movement-based performing artists. Collaborative groups are invited to apply but will receive the same commission fee as an individual artist. Collaboratives should only submit 1 application; Collaboratives that submit more than 1 application for the same project will be disqualified from the review process.

Deadline

November 16, 2018 04:59 UTC

Selection Results (Announcement Dates)

January 19, 2019 04:59 UTC

Duration

February 01, 2019 - February 01, 2020

Funding

• $5,000.00 stipend (one-time)

Facilities

Conference Rooms, Gallery, Individual Studio, Installation Space, Piano, Shared Studio, Stage

Public Programs

Community Engagement , Grant, Performances, Self-Directed

Disciplines

Acting, Activists, Ballet, Choreography, Comedy, Conceptual Art, Dance, Dance Groups, DJ / Nightlife, Dreamers, Immersive Experiences, Interdiscplinary Arts, Intervention, Makers, Mime, Multimedia, Opera, Performance Art, Public Art, Social Practice, Theatre, Theatre Directors, Thinkers, Visual Arts

Languages

English, Spanish

Program Description

Jerome Foundation AIRspace Residents support from Abrons Arts Center: • $5,000 Commission for a new work to be presented at Abrons as part of our 2019-2020 performance season. Performances must be programmed to occur before June 30, 2020. • 200 hours of Fully Subsidized Studio Time in any of our performance studios (excluding Studio G-05) and theaters. Please visit our Rental page to learn more about our studio and theater spaces. • 1 week Production Residency in the theater prior to premiere Image: loulex, Mariangela Lopez: RAPHAEL (Jerome Foundation AIRspace Resident Alumnus)