Hello, friends—
Firstly, I just want to say that I received some wonderful messages in response to last week’s digest, and I’m always so thrilled to know that when I hit the send button each Wednesday, it sometimes hits the mark in surprising ways, reminding me how connected and small and lovely the art world can be sometimes.
Also, unless you’re a paid subscriber, you probably weren’t anticipating a newsletter in your inbox this week! From now on, every issue will be available to all subscribers, every week, regardless of subscription type. I’m a fan of making things accessible, and now that I’ve gotten into the groove of this newsletter over the past seven months, it feels right to send every issue to everyone. Paid subscribers, you still have special access to the all-in-one page yngspc.com/opportunities, which is updated frequently, plus the occasional bonus issue.
I’m back on the road after a lovely opening reception for Desire Lines in Denver at David B. Smith Gallery last weekend. I then spent a couple of days near the city of Gunnison before proceeding in a generally southwesterly direction and camping more along the way.
One thing about camping is how relaxed people typically are, and how often folks really like to strike up conversation with their neighbors. All the time I hear, “Great job setting up that tent!” or “Where are traveling from?” and rarely is it ever anything other than pure friendliness.
We’re coming from all different places and headed to a wide range of destinations; on short or long hauls; all on different schedules and with various priorities, jobs, interests, or concerns throughout the day, but with one salient thing in common—being at a campground, just passing through. I relish those moments of connecting with perfect strangers, because these days, we seem to have fewer and fewer occasions to do so.
I always find myself building parallels between lived experiences and how we make our way through the “art life,” too. It seems increasingly important, in this age of algorithmic news feeds and personal bubbles, to find moments that bring us outside of ourselves and our own routines—in order, of course, to better see them for what they are. As a person who increasingly considers herself a writer—and like most artists, I imagine—seeing, experiencing, absorbing, and reflecting on the world around us is ultimately what drives the work. Sitting at the easel—or the pottery wheel, the computer screen, the lathe—is a kind of story we choose tell when we return to it.
See you next week!
—Kate
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What you’ll find below:
Featured artist: Lauren dela Roche
Four exhibitions on view this week in Allentown, Los Angeles, and New York
Thirteen opportunities for artists with deadlines coming up soon
Featured Artist: Lauren dela Roche
I first saw Lauren dela Roche’s work in person at NADA, in Miami, last winter. A few paintings were on view in Hair + Nails’ booth—a great Minneapolis-based gallery, if you’re in the area—and I was really taken with the overlapping narratives of her work, placing nude women as recurring central figures. In her solo exhibition No Man’s Land at Eric Firestone Gallery, the figures are completely relaxed, lounging and communing in a haven.
No Man’s Land continues at Eric Firestone Gallery in New York through June 29.
Exhibitions
NEW YORK CITY | ASYA GEISBERG GALLERY
Matthew Craven: Rendezvous with Rama
Using markers and a compositional grid structure, Matthew Craven’s geometric abstractions evoke early digital interfaces, textiles, and the language of symbols.
Runs through July 6
NEW YORK CITY | PICTURE THEORY
Lauren Clay: Love Feast
Lauren Clay has created an immersive installation from wall coverings and relief sculptures that revel in a fairytale-esque atmosphere—simultaneously alluring and questioning reality.
Runs through July 13
LOS ANGELES | SHRINE
Loren Erdrich: Little Stars
I sometimes think of Erdrich’s otherworldly compositions like the glowing impressions one sees when they look directly at a bright object and then close their eyes. In Little Stars, the artist presents a poetic body of work in light provides hope while illuminating a sense of loss that creeps into focus; “an acknowledgment of fraught times.”
Runs through July 13
ALLENTOWN | ALLENTOWN ART MUSEUM
Marcus Jahmal: Higher Animals
Marcus Jahmal’s dreamlike paintings often suggest mysterious narratives as figures move through abstract color fields. His most recent body of work draws on traditions of taxidermy, natural history museums, and hunting trophies.
Runs through September 29
Artist Opportunities
Young Space emphasizes fully-funded opportunities with low or no entry fees and programs that focus on creative and professional development for visual artists. Deadlines are coming up soon to apply for these grants, fellowships, residencies, and more.
FEATURED LISTING
Plum Lime Residency Summer 2024 Session
Application open May 31 - June 30
The Plum Lime Residency will provide one artist with a large private studio in the Chelsea Gallery District of New York City for 4 weeks this August to create a new body of work, host studio visits, immerse themselves in their practice, and take advantage of being in the heart of Chelsea. This season's guest juror is Anna Zorina, Founder, Anna Zorina Gallery.
Submission fee: $20 until June 16, then $25
Dreamers in Residency Grant (Chicago)
Deadline: June 10
Soho House Chicago introduces “Dreamers in Residency," powered by Porsche, an inaugural grant program aimed at empowering emerging to mid-career artists in the Chicago area. Ten Finalists will be selected to share their work with the Soho House community and a panel of jury members on Thursday, July 18, at 7 pm. These presentations will determine the outcome for the top 3 winners. The 3 winners will each receive a 12-month Every House membership ($5,200 value) along with cash prizes. First prize is $10,000, second is $5,000, and third is $1,000.
Submission fee: none
ARTIST-RUN
Stove Works Residency
Deadline: June 15
From February through November of each year, Stove Works’ Artist Residency invites eight artists to live/work for one to three months at a time. The residency serves as a moment away from the rigamarole of life and an opportunity for artists to take advantage of the dedicated time, space, resources, and community we have to offer. There is a $100 refundable security deposit upon acceptance, and the residency is free to attend. Participants are responsible for food, travel, etc. Some specialized fellowships are available.
Submission fee: $10 until May 31, then $20 until June 7, then $30 until June 15
Storefront for Art and Architecture and frieze Magazine Swamplands Open Call
Deadline: June 15
Storefront for Art and Architecture and frieze magazine launch Swamplands: Open Call, an opportunity for artists, architects, researchers, writers, and collectives to propose an exhibition to be presented at our gallery space at 97 Kenmare, New York, in January 2025. The selected proposal will receive a budget of $10,000, an artist fee of $2,500, and institutional support to produce and present a month-long exhibition that will be on view from January 18 to February 17, 2025. This opportunity is open to applicants at any stage of their careers regardless of experience level or background.
Submission fee: none
Mophradat Orbitals Open Call
Deadline: June 15
Open to applicants from or living in the Arab world, this program takes four curators, artists, and arts researchers to Indonesia to for an eight-day trip to learn about a different artistic context in the Global South and share this knowledge with their communities. Flights, travel insurance, accommodation, per diems, and visa reimbursements will be provided.
Submission fee: none
Sumac Space—Art Practices of the Middle East Exhibitions in Berlin and/or Vienna
Deadline: June 16
Sumac Space–Art Practices of the Middle East in collaboration with hinterland invites artists, curators, and research bodies who address contemporary urgencies in the context of the challenging socio-political circumstances of the region to submit their work and projects for exhibition in Berlin or/and in Vienna. There are no restrictions based on nationality, age, or experience level, and there are no limitations on the media, materials, or techniques to be used in the projects.
Submission fee: none
Ian Potter Cultural Trust Emerging Artist Grants for Australian Artists
Deadline: June 18
The Ian Potter Cultural Trust runs three funding rounds per year, through which individual artists can apply for grants of up to $15,000. The Trust funds nationally and supports artists working across the spectrum of the arts, from traditional art forms through to experimental mediums.
Submission fee: none
Chaco Culture National Park Artist-in-Residence
Deadline: June 19
The National Park Arts Foundation Chaco Culture AiR is a unique in-park residency at a beautiful remote and isolated location. The park is located in northeastern New Mexico, an hour and a half from Farmington, NM, and 3 hours from Santa Fe, and consists of an extensive complex of pre-columbian pueblos or ceremonial structures and a number of other sacred and or preserved sites. This is a no-studio / plein air residency which will take place for approximately one month in February 2025. Living quarters are comfortable and suitable for a solo artist only. This opportunity includes a $2,000 stipend.
Submission fee: $60
Innovate Artist Grant
Deadline: June 20
Innovate Grant distributes two $1,800.00 grants each quarter, to one visual artist and one photographer. Grant cycles are open four times a year (winter, spring, summer, and fall).
Submission fee: $35
Grants for Artists' Projects (GAP)
Deadline: June 21
Grants for Artists’ Projects (GAP) are unrestricted grants of $1,500 for artists working in all disciplines across Washington State.
Submission fee: none
Triangle-Astérides Funded Residency in Marseilles
Deadline: June 21
Triangle-Astérides offers two programs: the residency program (program 1) is intended for early/mid-career artists from French (excluding Marseilles) and international scenes, regardless of age or nationality, and the associate artists program (program 2) is intended for early/mid-career artists based locally in Marseilles and its surroundings. Both programs offer studio space, curatorial support, professional visits and networking, and €150 per open studios event. Program 1 also includes a private room in a shared apartment and a €1,000 grant per month.
Submission fee: none
Banff Center Indigenous Arts Residency for Hide Tanning and Parfleche
Deadline: June 26
This three-week visual arts residency focuses on hide scraping, bone tool making, and working with parfleche. Visual artists who work with hide and parfleche will learn more about how scrape a hide, and work with parfleche with the support of faculty, elders, and knowledge keepers. This program welcomes Indigenous visual artists with traditional and/or contemporary arts practices interested in hide-tanning processes and working with parfleche. A scholarship covers 100% of the fees, including meals.
Submission fee: CAD$35
Woman Made Gallery Midwest Open Exhibition Open Call
Deadline: June 29
The Midwest Open is an annual exhibition at Woman Made Gallery that highlights the achievements of women and nonbinary artists living in the American Midwest. All media and subject matter will be considered. WMG is looking for work unique to the vision of each artist, work that needs the world to complete it, or work that sings a song from the heart(land).
Submission fee: $35
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