ARTISTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR TRAVEL COSTS AND ART MATERIALS.
The Residency takes place for four weeks in June July. We do not offer residency for visual artists at any other time of the year. Each year, a different critic-in-residence lives on campus with the artists; they lead discussions and make one-on-one studio visits.
In the evenings, after dinner, the group gathers for lectures, slide presentations and panel discussions.
FACILITIES
Omi International Arts Center is located two and a half hours north of New York City in the Hudson River Valley. The facilities–set on three hundred acres of rural farmland–comprise a large two-story barn with ample space for indoor studios, as well as several large, covered sheds suitable for sculpture. Two-person-room housing is made available on the grounds in three different houses five minutes walking from the studio area.
Work spaces include: indoor and protected outdoor studio spaces, basic hand tools, preliminary welding equipment and three light-tight studios for projection work. The entire center is WiFi equipped. In addition, we provide three computers with internet access and black & white printers. Studio technicians are available for assistance. Daily trips to suppliers are also provided. Professional color photography labs are located in nearby Albany. Bikes are available for residents to explore the surrounding area.
The Omi International Arts Center is a non-profit foundation supported entirely by private donations. We provide this experience at no cost to our residents. Funding comes from numerous sources, including interested individuals and institutions throughout the world who wish to contribute generally or sponsor the participation of an artist from their own nation.
PONDSIDE PRESS MONOTYPE PROJECT
Every year seven resident artists will have the opportunity to work for a day with a master printmaker to produce an edition of monotypes. Tamarind Institute master printmakers, Melissa and Ted Braggins, are owners and printers at Pondside Press, located in nearby Rhinebeck. High quality material is provided for the monotype project: each participating artist is required to donate one print to the printer and one to the Art Omi Collection.
