Amant Studio & Research Residency Program

Following Amant’s aim of slowing-down the art-making process, we provide artists with space, resources, and guidance to support long-term research projects and archival work. Their program welcomes experimental practices in visual arts, cultural theory, performance, filmmaking, and writing.

The residents form a central part of Amant’s dynamic multidisciplinary programming.

The Studio & Research Residency Program places a special emphasis on thinking alongside narratives that have not been validated, interpreted, or recorded by art history and history, fostering an active dialogue with local organizations and communities, art professionals, and cultural producers at large. Above all else, Amant is committed to providing residents with the time and support they need to experiment.

Each residency period has a duration of three months, with four residents at a time. There is a Fall residency and a Spring residency in 2023.

Amant provides a stimulating and flexible environment for international practitioners to conduct their artistic research in New York for a period of three months.

The residency comprises individual studios, a communal area with a kitchen, and access to outdoor spaces within Amant’s campus. Roundtrip economy flights and airport transfers to NY. A monthly allowance of USD$3,000.00 to offset the costs of accommodation, transport and day-to-day expenses. The opportunity to benefit from the expertise of the artistic team at Amant and New York City’s cultural and academic community.

Please note that their studios are not residential.

The residency welcomes applications from emerging artists as well as from artists with professional standing in their field who are currently working on the research stage of a project. They accept proposals from creative practitioners and academics from a variety of disciplines within the contemporary arts: writers, poets, visual artists performers and filmmakers.

The residency is research-based. Residents are encouraged to participate in an active dialogue with other residents and with Amant’s staff, as well as in Amant´s many public programs and activities. They highly value engagement in cross-disciplinary conversations.

Artists currently based in New York are ineligible for the Amant Studio & Research Residency Program.

Applicants should submit a specific research proposal outlining their interests and intentions during the residency. They also ask for the contact information of two professionals in the field. They will contact them for letters of reference if your application moves forward.

This proposal can only be submitted via Amant’s application system.

The candidates are selected by a professional committee. Unfortunately, due to the large number of applicants, Amant does not provide individual feedback and only contacts the selected artists after each open call.

You can apply for the 2022-2022 Studio and Research Residency here.

Application Deadline: Wednesday, November 15, 2022, 11:59pm (EST).