Art Omi International Artists Residency
Application Guidelines
Requirements for 2010

PLEASE NOTE NEW DEADLINE:
APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2009
(DEADLINE IS NOT POSTMARKED)
APPLICATIONS ARE ACCEPTED BETWEEN September 1, 2009 AND December 11, 2009.

Residency session: June 27 - July 19, 2010

PLEASE FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.

Application is open to all professional visual artists (no students) from all over the world.
The deadline for receiving (not postmarked) applications is Friday, December 11, 2009. No exceptions.
Please 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: PNTG (painting); PHO (photography); SCLP (sculpture); DRWN (drawing); INST (installation); SS INST (site specific installation); VD (video); PERF (performance); MM (multi media); NM (new media); WEB (web based); INTER (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 make sure to staple it.

3 Documentation of your work. You can either submit images OR video documentation, NOT both. Please note that if you submit both, only one will be viewed, at our discretion.
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 artists should submit a DVD of up to 5 individual clips that are no longer than 3 minutes 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.

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.

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 bubble wrap, multi 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.

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 15, 2010.

SEND APPLICATION TO:

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

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
--Does Art Omi pay for travel? No; artists are responsible for their travel expenses.
--Does Art Omi provide material for work? No, artists are responsible for cost of material for their own project.
--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 service as listed on the program page.
--Can I apply online? No, we only accept mailed-in or dropped off applications.
--Can team apply? Yes.
--Are one-time collaboration proposal accepted? Yes.
--Can I drop my application off? Yes, applications may be dropped off at the ground floor lobby of our NYC office no later than 1 pm on Friday December 11. Any application dropped off after 1 pm will NOT be reviewed. No exceptions.
--Is there an application fee? No, the competition is free and open to all (no students).
--Can I apply for a fellowship? Only if you are eligible to any of the ones we offer. 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. None of the fellowships we offer cover travel or material expenses. The following Fellowships are available for July 2010:

-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.
-The Antrev Sponsorship for the Arts: Sponsorship for an artist living and working in Montreal, Canada.
-Prana Studios Award: Sponsorship for an artist living and working in India.

--Can I submit multiple images in one jpegs? Though it is acceptable to send multiple images in one jpeg, with a limit of 3 views of the same work in one jpeg, we prefer single image jpegs.

--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.

--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.

MORE QUESTIONS? Send us an Email. No phone calls please.

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 5 VIDEO EXCERPTS
4 ONE PAGE WORK DESCRIPTION/IMAGE LIST/ VIDEO SCRIPT