OPEN CALL: 2022-2026 A.I.R. NATIONAL ARTISTS PROGRAM

Applications for the 2022-2026 A.I.R. National Artists Program are open through August 15, 2022.

A.I.R. Gallery’s National Artists Program was founded in 1981 to expand A.I.R.‘s feminist mission to communities outside of New York City. The National Members form a network of care, support, and opportunity through collaboration and the forging of alliances.

During the program, artists exhibit annually in a curated group show and can apply without fees to juried exhibitions hosted at A.I.R. All National Artists are represented on the gallery website, have access to the gallery’s extensive mailing list, and have the opportunity to be involved in artist-led events, including group studio visits.

Applicants must live in the United States but outside of New York City, must not have been an A.I.R National Artist for the past two years, and be willing to commit for four-years.

Applications will be reviewed in August and selections will be announced early September.

Requirements

ELIGIBILITY

• This program is open to all women and non-binary artists.
• Artists must live outside of New York City, but within the United States.
• Artists must not have been an A.I.R.National Artist Program member for the previous 2 years.

BENEFITS

• Exhibition opportunities: Every member in the program exhibits annually in a curated group show. In recent years, curators of the National Artists Annual Exhibition have included: Suzanne Altmann, Rocio Aranda-Alvarado, Judith Tolnick Champa, Jill Conner, Charlotta Kotik, Catherine Morris, Barbara O’Brien, and Lesley Wright
• Juried Exhibitions: In addition to the curated National Members Exhibition, artists may apply without fee to the following juried exhibitions: the Biennial exhibition series, and the Currents exhibition series.
• Solo Show: after two years a National Artist can apply to the Exhibition Committee for a solo show.
• Representation on the A.I.R. Gallery website.
• Opportunities for artist led events (i.e. Artist talks, panel discussions etc.)
• Access to fiscal sponsorship when requested for grants and donations requiring 501©(3) status.
• Access to the AIR mailing list. Currently this reaches 8,000 people.
• Support in looking for local funding sources for their membership.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• The membership is a four-year commitment to the program. The artist may choose to continue for 1 additional two-year term extension (totaling 6 years).
• Membership dues of $1,440 per year, payable in two $720 segments, each, paid on September 15th and January 1st.
• Shared expenses of yearly exhibition catalogue, announcements, press, postage, opening reception and photography.
• National Artists are encouraged to organize additional programs or projects using the gallery space and to provide resources or exhibition opportunities in their own regions.
• Artists may submit professional activities outside the gallery for publication in the gallery’s NEWS page.