Callout: Art Omni Residencies

The International Artists Residency is a three week Residency Program for visual artists in upstate New York. Art Omi provides artists with a studio, living quarters and meals at no cost to the artist. Artists pay for their travel and art materials. Artists may apply for one of our Fellowships to help with costs for travel and art materials. The Residency takes place for three weeks during the month of July. Each year, a different critic-in-residence is on hand to lead discussions and make one-on-one studio visits. Because of the proximity to New York City, there are also visits by many prominent critics, gallerists, curators, and artists. Valuable contacts are made through these informal encounters. In the evenings, after dinner, the group gathers for lectures, slide presentations and panel discussions.

The Arts Center

The Omi International Arts Center is located approximately two and a half hours north of New York City in the historic Hudson River Valley. The facilities, set on 300 acres of rural farmland, include a large two-story barn with ample space for indoor studios, as well as several large, covered sheds, suitable for sculpture. Housing is made available on the grounds. Group activities and meals are at Ledig House. The final Sunday of the residency is set aside for the public to view the works produced by participating artists during the residency.

The Omi International Arts Center is a non-profit foundation supported entirely by private donations. We provide this experience at no cost to the artists. Funding comes from a number of sources, including interested individuals and institutions throughout the world, who wish to contribute generally or sponsor the participation of an artist from their own nation. Each year a limited number of fellowships are available to help artists with the costs of travel and art supplies.

SEE: http://www.artomi.org/