The New Yorker reviews “On Illusions” at Cuchifritos Gallery + Project Space
A handful of recent canvases by two Japanese painters fill this vest-pocket gallery in the Essex Street Market. The colliding fluorescent patterns in Naomi Okubo’s figurative works complement the glossy monochromes by Kuniyasu Sakaizawa, whose layered surfaces have the hypnotic effect of velvety fog or roiling water. Okubo renders her swirls of wild prints—floral wallpaper, […]
Article from CUBAN Art news – 2 Cubans in Brooklyn: Jorge Wellesley and Elizabet Cerviño
” Jorge Wellesley and Elizabet Cerviño are the last of six Cuban artists to take part in this spring’s international residency program at Residency Unlimited, sponsored in part by the Cuban Artists Fund. In a pair of mini-interviews, they talk about the program, speculate about its impact on their work, and compare New York to Havana—and […]
RU featured in top 7 residency programs for emerging artists on Artnet News
Are You an Emerging Artist Looking to Raise Your Game? Here Are 7 Residencies That Can Help We surveyed a group of experts to find the best incubators for talents on the rise. Brian Boucher & Caroline Goldstein, July 27, 2017 Artist residencies vary in location, amenities, and reputation, but they all share one principal goal—to give artists […]
Residency Unlimited in Cuban Art News: Brooklyn… The New Havana?
Brooklyn… The New Havana? In a former church, 6 Cuban artists launch a season of residencies Published: August 01, 2017 Why is the Cuban municipality of Manzanillo producing so many of the island’s strongest young artists? And how did four of them (plus two habaneros) end up in Brooklyn? Elvia Rosa Castro muses on the […]
An Island Destination: Davidoff Arts Initiative in the Dominican Republic
“ the Davidoff committee also selects artists from the Dominican Republic to go abroad to locations such as Residency Unlimited in New York, FLORA ars+natura in Bogotá, Colombia, Künstlerhaus Bethanien in Berlin, Germany, Red Gate Gallery Residency in Beijing, China, and Atelier Mondial in Basel, Switzerland in collaboration with the Institute of Art at the FHNW […]
Residency Unlimited: Stay Focused! in Execute Magazine
Execute Magazine interviews RU Founder and Executive Director Nathalie Anglès. (click for the original post) 1. Can you explain what you mean by ‘Unlimited Residencies’? The word “unlimited” in Residency Unlimited (RU) references our intention from day 1 to provide as performative a platform as possible in terms of support to the artists participating in our […]
“Embedded, Embedding: Artist Residencies, Urban Placemaking and Social Practice” featured on Grounded Visionaries, Harvard University GSD
On February 10, 2017, Jane Philbrick MDes ‘16 was a featured speaker at the symposium Embedded, Embedding: Artist Residencies, Urban Placemaking and Social Practice. The event focused on the “connecting and diverging points between the needs of communities, artists’ needs for materials and professional support, and those commissioning and underwriting such initiatives.” It was organized by Residency Unlimited (RU) […]
Piotr Urbaniec in New York City, Hestia Video Interview / Portrait
Piotr Urbaniec is the 1st Prize winner of the 15th edition of the Artistic Journey Hestia. The reward for the young artist was a month at Residency Unlimited in New York City. Production: Off Creative (Polish Creative Group) More info about the history of the Artistic Journey Hestia Competition: Hestia Artistic Journey competition was launched […]
ARTSPACE, Loney Abrams – 4 Ways for Artists to Fund Their Studios Without Actually Selling Any Art
By Loney Abrams NOV. 16, 2016 Paid Residencies Offer Time AND Money “..The tricky thing with artist residencies is that, even if they’re paid, they can exclude artists with full-time jobs or otherwise inflexible job schedules. The artists who may need dedicated time and resources for their practice are often the ones unable to […]
NYFA Welcomes 20 Chinese Curators for Cross Cultural Program with 29 Leading New York Arts Institutions
“We are honored to bring together such a distinguished group of Chinese curators and New York arts leaders in dialogue around shared curatorial experiences” – Michael L. Royce In partnership with the Academy of Literary and Art, China Federation of Literary and Art Circles (ALAC), the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) will lead […]