Saturday, May 11 1–5PM • Free!
All are invited to The Bronx Museum for the First AIM Convening! This free event is designed to impart vital advice to artists that can help them succeed in a competitive and difficult-to-navigate industry.
The Convening includes appointments for artwork portfolio reviews; an artist career talk and Q&A with Kraig Blue, Abigail DeVille, and Bang Geul Han; and a reception with a free limited-edition publication of resources for artists.
Please let us know if you plan to attend any part of the Convening with an RSVP. If you are interested in a portfolio review, we strongly recommend making an appointment by May 6th.
The Convening is programmed and led by artists who completed The Bronx Museum’s flagship AIM Fellowship program in 2023: Syd Abady, Mickey Aloisio*, Roni Aviv*, Walter Cruz, Maya Jeffereis, Dario Mohr, Ami Park, María Elena Pombo*, Jonathan Sanchez Noa*, Coral Saucedo Lomelí*, Daniel Shieh*, Huidi Xiang*, & Misra Walker
*AIM Artists with work currently on view at the Museum in Part Two of Bronx Calling: The Sixth AIM Biennial.
PROGRAM SCHEDULE
1–2:30PM
Please make an appointment for a one-on-one review of your artwork porftfolio conducted by a 2023 AIM Artist before May 6th.
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2:30–4PM
Artists Kraig Blue, Abigail DeVille, and Bang Geul Han will speak about their career paths and answer audience questions.
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4–5PM
Meet and connect with other NYC artists and creatives and pick up a free limited-edition publication featuring career resources.
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The 2023 AIM Cohort
All images of artists and their work on view at The Bronx Museum in Bronx Calling: The Sixth AIM Biennial. Photos by Argenis Apolinario.
ABOUT THE AIM FELLOWSHIP
The Bronx Museum’s 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. Fellows are selected for the program through a competitive open-call application process and 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. With an over 40-year history, the Fellowship continues to grow lasting community and support networks amongst artists based in NYC.
As of 2024, the AIM program culminates in an artist-designed and led public convening in which the Fellows will share their newfound knowledge and skills with a wider audience of creatives, thereby establishing the alum as thought leaders and experts in their own right. The Bronx Museum further uplifts its AIM artists through a dedicated biennial exhibition that showcases work from their respective studio practices.
Past AIM Fellows include artists Diana Al-Hadid, Firelei Báez, Njideka Akunyili Crosby, Abigail DeVille, LaToya Ruby Frazier, Lucia Hierro, Glenn Ligon, Sarah Oppenheimer, Michael Richards, Jacolby Satterwhite, and Saya Woolfalk.