Eligibility

All makers in NYC are encouraged to apply. Jury members for the inaugural Makers Residency are Gary Lum of Wing on Wo, curator, writer and design historian Zara Arshad, and CAAAV Organizing Asian Communities Tenant Union Organizer, Emily Mock.

Number of Participants

1

Deadline

March 12, 2019 07:59 UTC

Selection Results (Announcement Dates)

April 15, 2019 08:00 UTC

Duration

April 01, 2019 - June 30, 2019

Funding

• $500.00 material budget (one-time)
• $1,000.00 stipend (one-time)

Facilities

Shared Studio, Wood Shop

Meals

Tea

Public Programs

Community Engagement , Discussion, Exhibition, Open Studios, Teaching Exchange, Workshops

Disciplines

Architecture, Collective, Crafts & Trades, Design, Installation, Interdiscplinary Arts, Jewelry, Makers, Puppeteers, Sculpture

Languages

English, Mandarin, Yue

Program Description

The W.O.W. Makers Residency is a 3-month long opportunity for a maker to refurbish 50+ year old shipping crate wood into a functional object for Chinatown residents. The maker’s design will be used to teach woodworking workshops to community members throughout the residency and conclude with a final showcase exhibiting works from both the maker-in-residence and the community, honoring the journey the raw material has made from HK to NYC and celebrating its new functionality. The collection of crate wood is over fifty years old and has helped transport porcelain inventory from Hong Kong to New York since the lates 1970s. After the W.O.W. Project re-envisioning of Wing On Wo's mission and the reorganization of over a century-old clutter, we're ready for these wooden crates to have a new life for our community!