Art Omi International Artists Residency
Application Guidelines
Requirements for 2011

APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2010
(DEADLINE IS NOT POSTMARKED)
APPLICATIONS ARE ACCEPTED BETWEEN September 1, 2010 AND December 1, 2010.

Residency session: Sunday June 26 - Monday July 18, 2011

PLEASE READ AND FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY. APPLICATIONS THAT DO NOT FOLLOW OUR GUIDELINES WILL BE DISQUALIFIED.

Application is open to all professional visual artists from all over the world who have been professionally active for at least the past 3 years (your resume/CV should reflect professional activities since 2007 or earlier).

We do not accept applications from currently enrolled students: you must be out of school at the time of the application in order to be eligible. Please note: having studied art is NOT a requirement: we accept applications from self-taught professional artists.

IMPORTANT: We have instated an alternate year submission policy.
If you applied for the 2010 residency session and were not selected or wait listed (which was communicated to you in writing), you must wait a full year cycle before applying again. It means that you cannot apply this year for the 2011 session, but will be eligible again in December 2011 for the 2012 session.

The deadline for receiving (not postmarked) applications is Wednesday, December 1, 2010.
All applications must be mailed in in time to be received in our NYC office not later that this day. No exceptions.

We do NOT accept applications online or by email.

Include the following documentation only:

1 Complete Application Form. Click here to download.
Please indicate your type of work with up to 3 definitions of the following: PNT (painting); PHO (photography); SCL (sculpture); DRW (drawing); INS (installation); SS (site specific installation); VD (video); PRF (performance); MM (multi media); NM (new media); WEB (web based); INT (interactive). If your type of work is not on this list, write it on form.

2 Current resume/CV: 3 pages maximum. If more than one page please staple.

3 Documentation of your work. You can either submit images OR video documentation, NOT both. Please note that if you submit both, your application will be disqualified.
We review video documentation ONLY for artists whose work is time-based, interactive, web-based, kinetic, film, video and performance. If you work with installation, site-specific, painting, sculpture and/or drawing, you MUST submit images.

IMAGES:
Six (6) jpeg images, at 180 DPI resolution minimum, maximum total file size 2 MB, each image, saved on a CD. Images must be titled with your lastname, firstname, number with no spacing: e.g.: jonesmary1.jpg, jonesmary2.jpg.
IMPORTANT: we only accept jpegs: no slides, no photos. Do not submit: Powerpoint presentations, PDF, TIFF, Gif or PSD files.

VIDEO:
Artists working in film, video, performance, time-based, web-based, interactive, kinetic, and/or new media should submit a DVD of up to 3 individual clips that are no longer than 1 minute each. Please create a menu on the DVD that lists the works in the order you wish them to be viewed. DVD must be PC compatible. Artists who submit video must specify whether submission is documentation of work or work itself: if video is the work itself, please specify how it is meant to be viewed by the general public.

4 ONE PAGE WORK DESCRIPTION/IMAGE LIST/VIDEO SCRIPT:
A numbered list of the images (or a video script) with title, year, size and medium of work. If needed, a brief (2-3 sentences) description can be included. Please make sure to include your name at the top of the page. CAPTION MUST FOLLOW THIS ORDER: TITLE, MATERIAL, SIZE IN INCHES, YEAR. It is extremely important size is in American Inches.

5 A 100 WORDS MAXIMUM STATEMENT ABOUT YOUR WORK. For joint applications, please provide a statement of intent.

ADDITIONAL MATERIAL: Please do NOT send catalogs, brochures, reviews or articles. Any additional material will not be considered and will be discarded.

CHECKING YOUR SUBMISSION BEFORE MAILING:
Many applications are disqualified every year because they are incomplete, and/or CD or DVD does not play in our computers. Please check your submission before mailing as we will not contact you should your submission be incomplete, or not work for any technical problem. It is your responsibility to make sure your submission is in order and digital material works properly. Please mark your name on all documents, including the CD or DVD.

PACKAGING YOUR SUBMISSION:
A small number of applications are damaged every year as they are packaged so tightly that it is an arduous task for us to simply open it! Please do not over package your submission with: excessive layers of scotch tape, plastic folders or sleeves, binders or paper clips. A simple hard-plastic CD case in a padded envelope will be enough to secure your CD/DVD arrives safely. You may include two copies of your CD or DVD to make sure at least one arrives safely.

RETURN OF MATERIAL: We no longer return material. Please make sure to send us only copies, not original works.

NOTIFICATION: Due to high volume of submissions, we are unable to notify reception of application. You are welcome to add a self addressed stamped postcard for notification. Please make sure postage is correct. All applicants will be notified of the final result by email only not later than March 16, 2011.

SEND APPLICATION TO:

Art Omi Applications
Art Omi, Inc.
55 Fifth Avenue 15th Floor
New York, NY 10003
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

--IS THERE AN APPLICATION FEE? No, the competition is free and open to all professional artists (no students).

--CAN I APPLY ONLINE? No, we only accept mailed-in applications.

--DO ARTISTS PAY TO PARTICIPATE? No, invited artists will be provided with room and board at no cost to the artists. Art Omi also provide studios and basic tools for work, wireless internet and a variety of services as listed on the program page.

--CAN TEAM APPLY? Yes.

--ARE ONE-TIME COLLABORATION PROPOSALS ACCEPTED? Yes. Please make sure the statement of intent states what you plan to work on while in residence.

--IF SELECTED, DOES ART OMI PAY FOR TRAVEL? No; artists are responsible for their travel expenses.

--IF SELECTED, DOES ART OMI PROVIDE MATERIAL FOR WORK? No, artists are responsible for cost of material for their own project.

--DO YOU OFFER FELLOWSHIPS? Yes. Our fellowships ensure that artists from specific regions and/or dealing with specific issues, are alloted a residency. If you are eligible for one of our fellowships your chances to be selected are greater. The following Fellowships are available for July 2011:
-Francis Greenburger Fellowship on Mitigating Religious and Ethnic Conflict: Fellowship only for an artist whose work relates to managing and/or mitigating religious and ethnic conflict. Work made at Omi must be in direct relation to this area. If you intend to apply for this fellowship please submit a one page statement explaining how your work fits in this category. See guidelines. (International travel is included)
-The Antrev Sponsorship for the Arts: Sponsorship for an artist living and working in Montreal, Canada. (International travel is included)
-Prana Studios Award: Sponsorship for an artist living and working in India. (International travel is not included)

--CAN I SUBMIT MULTIPLE IMAGES IN ONE JPEG? Yes. Please not more than 3 views of the same work in one jpeg.

--CAN I SUBMIT IMAGES WITH CAPTIONS IN THE IMAGE ITSELF? Yes. If possible, it is preferable that you add the caption stating title, media, year and dimension on the image itself. An image list must be submitted whether or not you add a caption to the image.

--I CANNOT DECIDE WHETHER TO SEND A VIDEO OR IMAGES, CAN I SEND BOTH? No. Your application will be disqualified.

--I DO NOT HAVE TIME TO EDIT MY IMAGES, I AM SENDING THEM AS THEY ARE? Please do not do that. If you send us images that are not jpgs, 2MB each maximum, and that are not properly labelled, your application will be disqualified. Please note images titled for example: 1johnsmith.jpg are incorrect and will disqualify your application. They must follow our format, which is last name first name number,WITHOUT SPACING OR COMMAS OR DOTS: smithjohn1.jpg. Do NOT title your images with the title of the piece.

--I DO NOT HOW TO CREATE A MENU. CAN I SEND A DVD WITH A COMBINATION OF MY WORKS TOTALLING 3 MINUTES? No. You must cue your excerpts, and you must create a menu from which we can choose which excerpt we want to view. Video submissions that do not have a menu will be disqualified.

--HOW DO YOU VIEW IMAGES AND VIDEOS? We project videos and images from a PC computer (vista), onto a screen, roughly 4 x 6 feet.

--I HAVE APPLIED FOR THE 2010 SEASON AND WAS WAIT LISTED. CAN I APPLY FOR THE 2011 SEASON? Yes. we encourage wait listed artists to apply again the following year.

--I HAVE APPLIED FOR THE 2010 SEASON AND WAS NOT SELECTED OR WAIT LISTED. CAN I APPLY FOR THE 2011 SEASON? No. As of 2010 we have instated a new alternate year policy which requires applicants from previous years to wait a full year cycle before applying. If you have applied for the 2010 residency session, next year you can apply is 2012, or later. If you send in an application for the 2011 your application will be disqualified.

--CAN I DROP MY APPLICATION OFF? Yes. Please note cut out time is 5pm on Wednesday December 1, 2010. Anything delivered after 5pm will automatically be disqualified. No exceptions.

MORE QUESTIONS? Send us an Email. Phone calls will not be returned.

Make sure to mail us ONLY the following four items:
1 COMPLETE APPLICATION FORM
2 CURRENT RESUME/ CV (3 pages maximum, stapled)
3 DOCUMENTATION OF WORK:
EITHER 1 CD WITH 6 DIGITAL IMAGES
OR
DVD WITH THREE 1-MINUTE LONG VIDEO EXCERPTS
4 ONE PAGE WORK DESCRIPTION/IMAGE LIST/ VIDEO SCRIPT
5 A 100 WORDS-MAXIMUM STATEMENT ABOUT YOUR WORK