The Bronx Museum First AIM Convening: Artist Resources
ABOUT THE FIRST AIM CONVENING
The First AIM Convening was a day of professional development activities for artists. The event was collectively organized by artists who completed The Bronx Museum’s flagship AIM Fellowship program in 2023.
The program included appointments for portfolio reviews; an artist career talk with Kraig Blue, Abigail DeVille, and Bang Geul Han; and a reception.
As part of the Convening, attendees received a free limited-edition print publication detailing helpful career resources for artists. This page serves as a digital archive of those resources.
ARTIST ORGANIZERS
The publication was designed and produced by 2023 AIM Artists: Huidi Xiang, Walter Cruz, María Elena Pombo, and Syd Abady.
The other artists in the 2023 AIM Cohort are Mickey Aloisio, Roni Aviv, Walter Cruz, Maya Jeffereis, Coral Saucedo Lomelí, Dario Mohr, Ami Park, Jonathan Sanchez Noa, Daniel Shieh, & Misra Walker.
I. Grants and Fellowships:
- New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) Fellowships: https://www.nyfa.org/awards-grants/
- Guggenheim Fellowships: https://www.gf.org/about/fellowship/
- Creative Capital Awards: https://creative-capital.org/award/
- Joan Mitchell Foundation Grants: https://joanmitchellfoundation.org/artist-programs/artist-grants
- Anonymous Was A Woman Awards: https://www.anonymouswasawoman.org/
- Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grants: https://pkf.org/apply/
- Rauschenberg Residency: https://rauschenbergfoundation.org/residency/index.html
- Jerome Hill Artist Fellowships: https://www.jeromefdn.org/apply/artist-fellowships
- Harpo Foundation Grants: https://www.harpofoundation.org/apply/
- Barbara Deming Memorial Fund Grants: https://www.demingfund.org/apply/
II. Residencies:
- Yaddo Residency: https://www.yaddo.org/
- MacDowell Colony: https://www.macdowellcolony.org/
- Millay Arts Residency: https://millaycolony.org/
- Ragdale Foundation Residency: https://www.ragdale.org/
- Vermont Studio Center Residency: https://vermontstudiocenter.org/
- Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts Residency: https://bemiscenter.org/residency/
- Headlands Center for the Arts Residency: https://headlands.org/programs/residencies/
- Santa Fe Art Institute Residency: https://www.sfai.org/residency-program/
- Ucross Residency: https://www.ucrossfoundation.org/residencies/
- Artpace Residency: https://artpace.org/programs/international-artist-in-residence/
III. Exhibition Opportunities:
- The Shed Open Call: https://theshed.org/program/open-call
- Smack Mellon Open Call: https://smackmellon.org/index.php/opportunities/open-call/
- Wave Hill Sunroom Project Space: https://www.wavehill.org/arts/artists/sunroom-project-space/
- Ortega y Gasset Projects: https://oygprojects.com/submission-info/
- Tiger Strikes Asteroid (TSA): https://tigerstrikesasteroid.com/exhibitions/openCall.html
- Baxter Street Camera Club of NYC: https://baxterst.org/programs-services/
- Sculpture Center Open Call: https://sculpture-center.org/opportunities/
- AIR Gallery Fellowship: https://airgallery.org/opportunities/
- CUE Art Foundation Open Call: https://cueartfoundation.org/open-calls
- Ceres Gallery Open Call: https://ceresgallery.org/opportunities/
IV. Career Development Programs:
- The Bronx Museum AIM Fellowship: https://www.bronxmuseum.org/education/aim
- Whitney Independent Study Program: https://whitney.org/Education/ISP
- Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) Artist Studios: https://madmuseum.org/programs/artist-studios
- New Museum’s NEW INC: https://www.newinc.org/
- Wave Hill’s Sunroom Residency: https://www.wavehill.org/arts/artists/sunroom
- Sharpe-Walentas Studio Program: https://www.sharpewalentas.com/studio-program
- LMCC Workspace Residency: https://lmcc.net/residencies-fellowships-2/workspace/
- A.I.R. Gallery Fellowship Program: https://airgallery.org/opportunities/
- Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture: https://skowheganart.org/
- Creative Capital Professional Development Program: https://creative-capital.org/awards/professional-development-program/
About the AIM Fellowship
The AIM program is singular among artist fellowships in conceit, longevity, and impact. The program began in 1980 and has since served more than 1,200 artists. AIM is not a studio fellowship. Instead, it is designed to be a career accelerator for the most promising artists who are based in any of the five boroughs of New York City—including, but not limited to, the Museum’s own borough of The Bronx. The AIM Fellowship is designed to equip artists with the practical knowledge and skills necessary to succeed in the art world today.
AIM Fellows—selected for the program through an annual competitive open-call application process—are awarded a nine-month practicum led by a distinguished faculty of experts covering finance, law, media management, and writing, among other subjects vital to maintaining and growing a successful career as an artist. The Fellowship also builds lasting community and support networks amongst artists based in NYC.
