ProjectArt’s Art Education and Social Impact Residency →
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ProjectArt’s Art Education and Social Impact Residency
About ProjectArt
ProjectArt is an award-winning, arts education-centered non-profit that serves youth and artists in partnership with the nation’s public libraries. Our model entails tuition-free, after-school art classes to children, and art residencies to emerging artists committed to arts education and social impact.
Prior to the pandemic, ProjectArt classes were held in-person at 43 libraries in NYC, Miami, Detroit, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Pittsburgh, New Orleans, and most recently, Cleveland. Last year, ProjectArt held its programs virtually to assure the safety of our communities nationwide. The 2021-2022 year will consist of both in-person and virtual programming, as we work with our library partners to develop safe reopening strategies.
Residency Summary
The Arts Education and Social Impact Residency is a unique opportunity for visual artists to engage with communities through the Miami Dade Public Library System, while teaching afterschool art classes, and expanding their artistic practice. Each selected artist is assigned to a partner public library where they develop a curriculum, instruct and mentor youth ages 4-18, two classes per week, each lasting an hour. At the same time, library resources are available for the artist to develop a new body of work and research. It culminates in a professionally curated resident group exhibition featuring works created by all of the residents for the city or region during the program year. The residency also offers artists panel discussions, studio visits, and art-world professional consultants.
*Classes, activities, and exhibitions will be held either in-person or virtually depending on each library and Miami’s reopening guidelines.
Application Details
Artists are culturally responsive contemporary artists of all ages from diverse backgrounds and chosen by a jury in early summer. Candidates are interviewed in early July.
No Vacancy, Miami Beach: A Contemporary Art Happening 2021 →
NO VACANCY is an open, international art competition which takes place in Miami Beach for three (3) weeks. Twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) in prizes will be awarded, which includes a $5,000 prize awarded entirely by public vote and another $20,000 prize awarded by a jury of art experts. The City of Miami Beach will select at least ten (10) applicants to participate in the program. Each selected artist will receive a stipend of $10,000 to materialize their project. This stipend is all inclusive and must allow for ALL expenses.