The Seventh AIM Biennial Forms of Connection
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EXHIBITION ON VIEW
January 23 – June 29, 2026
CO-CURATORS
Patrick Rowe,
Director of Education & Public Engagement
& Nell Klugman
PARTICIPATING ARTISTS
ABOUT THE EXHIBITION
How can we foster connection and belonging within the museum space? This exhibition, in its seventh iteration, showcases artwork from the most recent two cohorts of The Bronx Museum’s AIM Fellowship program. Within the program, these 28 artists developed structures of connection and community; presented together, their artworks here begin a conversation that invites and extends further communal experience.
Now in its 45th year, AIM is an intensive year-long seminar program in which artists learn skills to help them develop and sustain their careers. In addition to building specific, practical knowledge, the AIM program also fosters and supports the formation of a community of artists.
The Seventh AIM Biennial is organized in three fluid and overlapping sections. The artworks in this show explore connection and disconnection: to one’s heritage, invoking memory, time, culture, and geography; to society and its norms, practices, and structures, through social and institutional critique; and to other individuals or groups, expressed through ideas of identity, intimacy, and distance. Both individually and seen together, these works map intersections and oppositions, isolation and belonging.
Further, this exhibition considers and demonstrates how The Bronx Museum, site of both the AIM Fellowship itself and this group exhibition of its participants’ work, does and can continue to function as a connective site where communities can form and belonging can be fostered.
Events
Exhibition Opening Party
Friday, January 23
6:00 – 8:00 PM
For All Ages • Free
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The 2026 AIM Convening
Saturday, February 7
1:00 – 6:00 PM
For Artists • Free
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The 2026 AIM Convening: Artist Advice Zines
Free print copies Available at The 2026 AIM Convening on Saturday, February 7 from 1:00 – 6:00 PM. You can access the PDF's online.
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The 2026 AIM Convening: Clay Workshop
Saturday, February 7
1:00 – 2:00 PM
For Artists • Free!
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The 2026 AIM Convening: Virtual Art Share
Saturday, February 7
1:00 – 3:00 PM
For Artists • Free!
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The 2026 AIM Convening: Artist Career Advising
Saturday, February 7
15-Minute Appointments Available
Between 1:00 – 3:00 PM
For Artist • Free!
Registration Required by February 1
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The 2026 AIM Convening: Tote Bag Screen Printing Workshop
Saturday, February 7
2:00 – 3:00 PM
For Artists • Free
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The 2026 AIM Convening: Artist Talk: Paths & Practices—AIM Alumni in Conversation
Saturday, February 7
3:00 – 4:30 PM
For Artists • Free
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The 2026 AIM Convening: Artist Reception Catered by La Morada
Saturday, February 7
5:00 – 6:00 PM
For Artists • Free
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About the AIM Program
Now in its 45th consecutive year, The Bronx Museum’s AIM program has benefited hundreds of New York City artists through professional development and community building. As a career accelerator fellowship coupled with a dedicated exhibition, AIM is singular within the landscape of artist opportunities for the depth and longevity of its investment in participants’ growth. Talented artists are selected for the program on an annual basis through a competitive open-call application process and complete a nine-month curriculum designed to impart the knowledge and skills needed to succeed in the art world today.
The Museum further invests in the success of AIM artists through a biennial exhibition—creating the opportunity for participants to showcase their work in an institutional setting.
As part of the team that organized the 2024 and 2025 AIM Fellowships, Patrick Rowe, Director of Education & Public Engagement at The Bronx Museum, and Nell Klugman, former Associate Director of the department, bring deep familiarity with each participating artist’s practice to their roles as co-curators of the exhibition.
Image: Ricki Dwyer, First Impressions, 2020, Cotton yarn, cotton chenille yarn, fiber reactive dye, steel, ball chain, plinth, Installation dimensions vary, Courtesy of the artist.
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