Open Call: Year 11 Incubator Members

NEW INC is a shared workspace and incubator program supporting a multidisciplinary community of individuals and small teams. Their year-long program runs September - August, and is designed to support creative practitioners as they pursue a sustainable practice or bring a new business to life. They are based in New York City and welcome virtual or hybrid participation.

Below are some of the benefits you can expect.
Tracks: In Year 11, running September 2024 - August 2025, each member or small team is invited to join a Track to build intentional communities around common themes and concentrate on relevant opportunities. This year, they will offer five Tracks for members to participate in: Art & Code, Creative Science, Extended Realities, Social Architecture, and Cooperative Studies. Each Track is assigned a dedicated Mentor-in-Residence, and in some cases, they have partnered with like-minded foundations, organizations, or companies to offer special programming and opportunities for members.

Community: NEW INC is a space for artists, creative practitioners, and entrepreneurs who collectively believe in the equitable* advancement of culture and making an impact. At NEW INC, they know space for rest, play, and non-transactional conversation is essential. The visions they bring to fruition do not happen in solitude. A thriving community of creative professionals lean on each other for collaboration, feedback, technical support, references for funding and exhibitions, new opportunities, and friendship. They bridge ideas and exchange across Tracks through an array of purposeful gatherings where members can hang out, share work-in-progress, and participate in pop-up workshops.

*At NEW INC, equitable advancement of culture and social exchange includes a centering of BIPOC, queer, and trans voices, transparent sharing of resources, open forum dialogue, and public engagement.

Mentorship: A core part of NEW INC member growth is having sustained access to over 150+ mentors. They know that dialogue with seasoned leaders results in impactful work and inspiration. They offer mentorship with industry experts including a range of executive professionals hailing from top creative agencies, interdisciplinary art organizations, law firms, funding bodies, social justice groups, and commercial brands. All NEW INC individuals and/or teams are matched with a Dedicated Mentor, who offers 1-on-1 and sustained guidance throughout the program year. Each Track has the opportunity to participate in regular meetings with their Mentors-in-Residence, who each act as a guide and champion for the Tracks for the year. They help find alignment and connections between Member’s projects. They also offer weekly appointments from their large pool of Office Hours Mentors for one-time consultations or virtual studio visits. NEW INC staff and select New Museum staff offer consistent 1-on-1 time with members throughout the program cycle. Browse their Year 10 mentor pool.

Professional Growth: Through working groups, workshops, guest lectures, and peer-to-peer learning, their values-centered approach provides NEW INC members with an understanding of business fundamentals, empathetic team-building skills, storytelling, practical technologies, and a roadmap for growth. They shape their program to make space for you to bring your lived experiences as they relate to your creative project or business. Each year, they outline 3 potential growth areas, or “paths” within which they organize their offerings–paths that we’ve identified based on their members’ needs and goals. Their program intentionally supports members in developing their practice while navigating social and systemic marginalization related to race, country of origin, socio-economics, health, disability, sexuality, and gender.

Program includes, but is not limited to:

3-Day CAMP experience

Seasonal Intensives

Monthly “foundational” workshops

Seminar-style Working Groups

Work-in-progress peer discussions

Pop-up information and learning sessions with NEW INC Community Mentors

100+ available Office Hours appointments with their team and Mentors

Monthly Community programs

Programming will take place virtually and in-person. Sessions are synchronous and highly interactive, and take place during working hours, 10:00am - 6:00pm, EST.

Bookable Workspace: As New Museum is currently undergoing a renovation, NEW INC has moved to a temporary space not far from their old home on the Bowery. The temporary NEW INC space is located at 250 Hudson St and includes desk space, monitors, a soft seating area, three conference rooms, three phone booths for private calls and video conferencing, storage lockers, 24/7 security card access, media production equipment, light refreshments and a roof deck.

Equipment and resources including Canon cameras, projectors, VR headsets, audio amplification, DJ equipment, event lighting, seamless backdrops, and media production resources. This inventory of equipment is free to use through their borrowing system.

The three conference rooms are also available to be booked for meetings and events.

Opportunities to present and share work at their annual flagship festival DEMO, with NEW INC professional peer networks, and via NEW INC communications channels.

New Museum Membership: Incubator Memberships come with an Individual New Museum Membership. This means you gain complimentary access to the Museum for you and half-price for a guest. There are additional reciprocal museums that give you access with these memberships as well, more details provided during the onboarding process. Memberships are distributed digitally and will be officially activated in September 2024.

Requirements

• Applicants should be aligned with NEW INC’s values of Collectivism, Experimentation, Interdisciplinary Collaboration, Stewardship, and Justice
• Membership is not open to students / people enrolled in undergraduate or graduate programs. However, people completing dissertation work as part of a PhD program may be considered.

Application Instructions

Apply online.