Tuesday, October 3, 2023

Grandiose Characters Pose Before Enigmatic Sceneries in Fatima Ronquillo’s Beguiling Paintings

A portrait of a lavish woman among the flowers

“Take all my loves, my love, yea, take them all” (2023) All images © Fatima Ronquillo, shared with permission

Shrouded with an air of mystery, Fatima Ronquillo’s enchanting oil paintings redefine the long-established style of Europe’s Old Masters. The subjects of her canvases are opulently-adorned, paired with a mélange of Catholic icons, flora, fauna, and magical realism that are bound together by motifs evocative of Colonial-era art. In her forthcoming solo show, Amore: An Ode to Love, Ronquillo accentuates a dream-like world where symbols of history, love, and longing come together.

Based in Santa Fe, the self-taught artist creates her paintings with a deep passion for art history, literature, and opera. Coupled with her lived experiences and the desire to depict worlds of the past, much of Ronquillo’s work seeks to reflect the timelessness of overarching dualities such as man and nature, the old and new, and masculinity and femininity. She tells Colossal:

We are all creatures of the sum of our experiences. I could not paint what I do without exploring the threads of my past and present. My childhood in the Philippines and immigrant experience in the U.S. has naturally given me a lens of seeing images and reading literature from the point of view of someone in between two worlds. Spanish Colonial Art imagery has been a connecting thread from the places I have lived in.

Amore: An Ode to Love opens this week at Dorothy Circus Gallery in Italy. For more updates and artwork, visit the artist’s Instagram and website.

 

A hand with a slithering snake, with white flowers

“My love is like to ice, and I to fire” (2023)

A portrait of a lavish child holding a pink flag

“Pink Flag” (2023)

A delicate hand holds a small painting of an eye with a pearl border

Two hands holding each other with butterflies resting upon them, in front of a water landscape.

A lavish child portrait.

A delicate hand wears a small painting of an eye with a pearl border. The hand rests on a book titled "Promises."

A lavish portrait of a man

“The Troubadour” (2023)

A marmoset sits on a relaxed hand with florals.

A gentle hand reaches for chrysanthemums

Two hands interlocked, holding a large red flower and a bird

“The Nightingale and the Rose” (2023)

 

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SpY Challenges Perceptions in Monumental Installations That Reframe Everyday Objects and Historical Sites

An installation of hundreds of emergency blankets hanging from the ceiling of a gallery

“Blankets” (2023), Chengdu, China. All images © SpY

From hundreds of metallic emergency blankets suspended from a gallery ceiling to a series of giant inner tubes that engulf an entire room, SpY’s monumental kinetic installations (previously) invite viewers to lose themselves in kinetic choreography and dramatic lighting. In both “Zeros” and “Eclypses,” for example, bold, black shapes are cast in red light, dwarfing the visitor as the forms slowly sway. Many of the works require the viewer to activate them by moving through the middle or interacting with various passageways and perspectives.

In “Orb,” SpY interpreted the surrounding landscape of Egypt and its rich history by literally reflecting the present moment using an ancient design technique. The artist incorporated the concealed geometry within pyramids using pi, which can be found when dividing the perimeter of a structure by twice its height. He says, “The sphere is an invisible part of the resulting geometry, since a sphere with a radius as high as the pyramid would have a circumference very close in length to the pyramid’s perimeter.”

SpY is known for utilizing utilitarian materials like scaffolding or barrier tape, reframing the context of objects that are often loaded with meaning. In Amsterdam, the artist draped thousands of strips of red-and-white striped tape over a public walkway, contradicting its purposes as a barrier and inviting visitors to wander through a patterned forest. A through line of his practice explores “stark conceptual contrasts between the aesthetics of his artworks and the difficult connotations of the objects they are built with—often elements used to condition people’s behaviour,” says a statement.

Discover more of SpY’s work on the artist’s website and Instagram.

 

A large-scale installation of black inner tubes in a red-lit space

“Zeros” (2023), Beijing, China

A metallic orb sculpture in front of the Great Pyramids

“Orb” (2022), Cairo, Egypt

Black discs illuminated by red light in a long hall

“Eclypses” (2022), Oviedo, Spain

Black disks suspended from the ceiling in a long hall

“Eclypses” in daylight

Thousands of strips of red and white barrier tape draped over a city plaza

“Barrier Tape” (2022), Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Thousands of strips of red and white barrier tape draped over a city plaza

“Barrier Tape”

Thousands of strips of red and white barrier tape draped over a city plaza

“Barrier Tape”

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Thandiwe Muiru Confronts Notions of Value in Her Vividly Disguised Portraits

the artist wears recylcled material eyewear and a blue and yellow patterned garment that allows her to blend in with the backdrop

“A Cycle of Joy” (2023). All images © Thandiwe Muriu, shared with permission

Kenyan photographer Thandiwe Muriu (previously) questions conceptions of disposability in You Thought You Could Throw Me Away. On view this month at 193 Gallery in Paris, the exhibition includes a selection of Muriu’s striking portraits that camouflage her body amongst vivid, kaleidoscopic backdrops. Vibrant and disorienting, the photos emphasize the artist’s limbs, hair, and eyewear made of everyday materials and ask viewers to reconsider who and what are thought of as expendable.

Many of the works shown here are part of Muriu’s Camo series, which envelops the artist in Ankara wax fabrics common in Central and West Africa. She also dons accessories made of objects frequently used in Kenya, including sieves, plastic bottle caps, and flat spools of thread, that are created in collaboration with local artisans and makers. Each work reimagines portraiture traditions and what it means to be a modern woman, especially as it relates to notions of value and importance.

You Thought You Could Throw Me Away will run from October 14 to December 30. Until then, find more of Muriu’s works on her site and Instagram.

 

the artist wears recylcled material eyewear and a pink, yellow, and blue patterned garment that allows her to blend in with the backdrop

“Our Collective Beauty” (2022)

the artist wears recylcled material eyewear and a blue and yellow patterned garment that allows her to blend in with the backdrop

“Call Me Please” (2022)

the artist wears recylcled material eyewear and a purple and red patterned garment that allows her to blend in with the backdrop

“I See You” (2022)

the artist wears recylcled material eyewear and a pink and green patterned garment that allows her to blend in with the backdrop

“Victorious Dreams” (2023)

the artist wears recylcled material eyewear and a blue and pink patterned garment that allows her to blend in with the backdrop

“Circles of Love” (2023)

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Monday, October 2, 2023

A Forthcoming Book Turns a New Leaf On Remarkable Photographs of Trees From Around the World

A windblown tree standing between two garage doors in front of a white building.

Photo by Marc Alcock. All images © the photographers and Hoxton Mini Press, shared with permission

For centuries, a lone tree grew in a gully known as Sycamore Gap along Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland, one of England’s most beloved landmarks. Last week, an act of vandalism reduced the stalwart icon to a stump, generating shock and sadness for its loss. While the National Trust works to protect the remains to see if it can regrow, the story sheds a light on trees’ vulnerability while at the same time standing as emblems of strength and resiliency.

It is timely, then, that Looking At Trees, a forthcoming book compiled with an introduction by artist Sophie Howarth, encourages us to reconnect with our natural surroundings. Images by more than two dozen contemporary photographers, including Beth Moon, Marc Alcock, and Myoung Ho Lee, explore a range of different species, ecosystems, and landscapes. From enigmatic plantations to lofty dwellings, the volume explores the diverse ways in which the woody plants are an important part of our daily lives, even if sometimes we have to remember to notice them.

Pre-order your copy on Hoxton Mini Press’s website, and if you’re in the mood for even more trees, you might also enjoy Neil Burnell’s photographs of moss-draped forests.

 

A black-and-white photo of a grove of trees.

Photo by Paul Hart

A lone palm tree standing above a suburban area.

Photo by Robert Voit

A tree on a mountainside during the golden hour.

Photo by Nicholas J R White

A tree with the words "I want to live" spray-painted on the trunk.

Photo by Marc Wendelski

A palm tree in the desert.

Photo by M’hammed Kilito

A treehouse.

Photo by David Spero

A black-and-white photo of a large conifer in the middle of a town.

Photo by Daniel Ballesteros

A forest during the golden hour.

Photo by Alexandre Miguel Maia

Mossy tree limbs.

Photo by Anna Beeke

The cover of the book 'Looking At Trees.'

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In Two Major Exhibitions, Yinka Shonibare CBE RA Celebrates African Aesthetics and Cultural Hybridity

A sculpture of two dancing figures wearing Dutch wax clothes and with wooden masks for faces.

“Sun Dance Kids (Boy and Girl)” (2023), fiberglass mannequin, Dutch wax printed cotton textile, wooden mask, brass, and steel, 133 x 148.5 x 75.5 centimeters. Photo by Stephen White & Co., courtesy of Stephen Friedman Gallery. All images © Yinka Shonibare CBE RA, shared with permission

In a celebration of global cultural fusion, Yinka Shonibare CBE RA upends Western art historical portrayals of African customs in vibrant mixed-media collages and sculptures (previously). Merging textiles with fiberglass, brass, raffia, wooden masks, and more, the artist highlights our associations with specific materials, pairing them with elusive narratives.

In his series of Decolonised Structures, for example, Shonibare reinterprets memorial statues of figures like Queen Victoria by painting them head-to-toe in vivid patterns based on Dutch wax fabrics. The artist incorporates the colorful designs into backgrounds, like in the Modern Spiritual series of woodcuts, or clothes dancing figures in a variety of of styles, like in “Sun Dance Kids (Boy and Girl).” His use of the distinctive cotton textiles, common in West and Central Africa, reference complex colonial histories, alluding to “the legacy of African aesthetics and the history of modernism while conceptualising his sculptures as ritual objects with power in their own right,” says a statement for his exhibition Ritual Ecstasy of the Modern at Cristea Roberts Gallery.

 

A colorful woodblock print of African masks and figures on a patterned background.

“Modern Spiritual II” (2023), woodcut with batik fabric collage on Somerset Satin 410gsm tub-sized paper, 124.6 x 100.6 centimeters, edition of 25 plus 5 APs. Photo by Stephen White & Co., courtesy of Cristea Roberts Gallery, London

In another solo exhibition in London, Free The Wind, The Spirit, and The Sun at Stephen Friedman Gallery, Shonibare taps into modern art history, especially the spirit of Dada, an early 20th-century avant-garde movement centered in Zürich that formed in response to World War I, rejecting the bourgeois and capitalist sensibilities of European society.

Dadaists protested traditional values of Western art by expressing nonsense and irrationality through a variety of media, including performance, music, and sculpture. Shonibare’s whimsical pieces parallel this history, which often evoked “African and Oceanic cultures to express animalism, originality, and freedom,” says a gallery statement.

 

A statue of Queen Victoria covered in a yellow batik pattern.

“Decolonised Structures (Queen Victoria)” (2022), fiberglass sculpture hand-painted with Dutch wax pattern, on wooden plinth, 139 x 75 x 57 centimeters. Photo by Stephen White & Co., courtesy of Stephen Friedman Gallery

Both exhibitions continue the artist’s recent interest in the collections of prominent modernists and their portrayals of African artifacts, especially Pablo Picasso and André Derain. Ceremonial masks play a prevalent role in Shonibare’s pieces, affixed to the heads of statues like “Hybrid Sculpture (Pan)” or painted and draped with raffia in the Hybrid Mask series. He draws attention to the ways in which the ritual objects have also been collected and depicted by Western artists. Shonibare says:

I discovered that Picasso had a collection of African art. I know by my art education that many modern artists were inspired by African art, and that Black culture was also very popular and very fashionable in the late ’20s, in Paris. We are going through a kind of African renaissance moment now, too, so I wanted to understand the origins of how Black culture became fashionable in Western modernism. I am kind of revisiting how the power of African aesthetics managed to inspire a whole movement in the west.

Ritual Ecstasy of the Modern continues through November 4 at Cristea Roberts Gallery, and Free The Wind, The Spirit, and The Sun opens on October 6 and runs through November 11 at Stephen Friedman Gallery’s new Mayfair location. Explore more of Shonibare’s work on his website and Instagram.

 

A patterned African mask with orange raffia around it.

“Hybrid Mask (Tsogho)” (2022), wood, acrylic paint, raffia, and brass, 74 x 45 x 15 centimeters. Photo by Stephen White & Co., courtesy of Stephen Friedman Gallery

A colorful collage of African masks and figures on a patterned background.

“Modern Magic (Studies of African Art from Picasso’s Collection) X” (2021), patchwork, appliqué, embroidery, and Dutch wax printed cotton textile, 158.3 x 117.5 x 5.5 centimeters. Photo by Stephen White & Co., courtesy of the artist

A statue of Pan with an African mask for a head.

“Hybrid Sculpture (Pan)” (2021), fiberglass sculpture hand painted with Dutch wax pattern, with hand-carved wooden mask, 152 x 68 x 72 centimeters. Photo by Stephen White & Co., courtesy of Stephen Friedman Gallery

A colorful African mask painted with Dutch wax pattern, with raffia.

“Hybrid Mask (Ndeemba)” (2023), wood, acrylic paint, raffia, and brass, 78 x 50 x 50 centimeters. Photo by Stephen White & Co., courtesy of Stephen Friedman Gallery

A statue of a man painted with purple Dutch wax pattern.

“Decolonised Structures (Frere)” (2022), fiberglass sculpture hand-painted with Dutch wax pattern and wooden plinth, 143 x 49 x 60 centimeters. Photo by Stephen White & Co., courtesy of Stephen Friedman Gallery

A colorful woodblock print of African masks and figures on a patterned background.

“Modern Spiritual I” (2023), woodcut with batik fabric collage on Somerset Satin 410gsm tub-sized paper, 124.6 x 100.6 centimeters, edition of 25 plus 5 APs. Photo by Stephen White & Co., courtesy of Cristea Roberts Gallery, London

A patchwork collage of a lark with an African mask in the background.

“African Bird Magic (Crested Lark) I” (2023), patchwork, appliqué, embroidery, and Dutch wax printed cotton textile, 179 x 250 centimeters. Photo by Stephen White & Co., courtesy of Stephen Friedman Gallery

An African mask painted with colorful batik patterns.

“African Roots of Modernism (Gba gba)” (2023), resin, acrylic paint, patinated brass, and carbon fiber, 25.8 x 9.7 x 7.9 centimeters, edition of 15 plus 2 APs. Photo by Stephen White & Co., courtesy of Cristea Roberts Gallery, London

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Unfolded Origami Works by Sipho Mabona Reflect on Inevitable Transformations

the artist stretches to secure a large-scale origami work to the wall

Photo by Heinz Dahinden. All images © Sipho Mabona, shared with permission

In Transcending the Garden, Sipho Mabona continues to push the boundaries of origami through large-scale folds inspired by beastly and geological shapes. On view now at Glacier Garden Lucerne, this body of work evokes both animal physiques and the rigid, monumental nature of glaciers portrayed through monochromatic geometries.

Mabona became known for his animal sculptures ranging from small schools of koi to a life-sized interpretation of an elephant. In recent years, he’s shifted to more abstract, hand-dyed works on cotton that, rather than focusing on a three-dimensional figure, highlight the creasing process itself. The pieces appear unfolded and allow the viewer to envision what the final form could be if the sheet were re-constructed.

This emphasis reaches new heights in Transcending the Garden, which comprises wall-based works and a pointed sculpture that rests on the gallery floor. Mabona tells Colossal that he opted for a larger scale “to provoke a more visceral response from the viewers… I always loved to get lost in large pieces of work and discover lots of minute details that only reveal themselves after thorough inspection.”

In the context of the glacial space, Mabona’s pieces point toward change, transformation, and regeneration: are the works remnants of animals past or current aerial depictions of mountainous landscapes?

The garden released a filmed visit to Mabona’s studio to coincide with the exhibition—the video is in German, so be sure to turn on English captions for translation. Find more from the artist on Instagram.

 

a large folded sheet in blue on a gallery wall

a large folded sheet in red on a gallery wall

a detail of a folded blue sheet

a large folded sheet in yellow on a gallery wall

a large folded sheet in brown on a gallery wall

two large folded sheets on a gallery wall with a pointed sculpture on the gallery floor in the center

five folded sheets on a gallery wall

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Sunday, October 1, 2023

October 2023 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists

an aerial view of an autumn forest

Image © Bernhard Lang

Every month, Colossal shares a selection of opportunities for artists and designers, including open calls, grants, fellowships, and residencies. If you’d like to list an opportunity here, please get in touch at hello@colossal.art. You can also join our monthly Opportunities Newsletter.

 

BLINK Cincinnati Call for ArtistsFeatured
With the highly anticipated return of its massive public art spectacle, BLINK, Illuminated by ArtsWave, is calling for artists working in light-based experiential installation, murals, projection mapping, digital art, or animation to submit proposals for the October 17 to 20, 2024, event. BLINK plans to commission 12 to 15 new murals, 30 to 40 temporary lighted installations, and 30 to 35 projection/digital animation installations, and applications are open to artists from anywhere in the world.
Deadline: December 15, 2023.

 

Open Calls

BigCi Environmental Awards 2023 (International)
Two winners will receive $4,000 and a four-week BigCi residency. Artists working in visual art, installation, multimedia, performance, literature, music, photography, filmmaking, curating, are welcome to apply. There is a $35 entry fee.
Deadline: October 2, 2023.

The Bennett Prize (U.S.)
Women working in figurative realism are eligible for this prize, which provides $50,000 over two years to one artist. Ten finalists will be selected to participate in a traveling exhibition organized by the Muskegon Museum of Art (MMA) and the winner will be showcased in a solo exhibition at the close of her grant. $10,000 will be given to one finalist. There is a $40 entry fee.
Deadline: 11:59 p.m. MT on October 7, 2023.

City of Milwaukee Vel R. Phillips Plaza Commission (International)
In recognition of one of the leading Black woman jurists, politicians, and civil rights leaders, Vel R. Phillips, Milwaukee will commission an artist to transform a parking lot into a new social space. The project budget is $600,000.
Deadline: October 9, 2023.

Passepartout Photo Prize (International)
Open to photographers at any stage of their careers, the Passepartout Photo Prize is accepting submissions for its seventh edition. Winners receive exhibition and publication opportunities, with one 500 Euro award. There is a 25 Euro entry fee.
Deadline: October 10, 2023.

All About Photo Magazine 35 Colors
Color is the theme of this competition, and photographers are encouraged to submit a cohesive body of work exploring or related to pigment. Winners receive $1,000 cash and magazine coverage. There is a $30 submission fee.
Deadline: October 10, 2023.

Open Source Gallery: Exhibition Open Call (International)
Artists working with experimentation, sustainability, and social engagement are invited to submit exhibition proposals for 2025. Chosen applicants receive W.A.G.E.-certified fees, a production budget, and support in planning, production, and communication.
Deadline: 11:59 p.m. ET on October 13, 2023.

#CreateCOP28 (International)
CreateCOP28 invites creatives aged 14 to 30 to submit work that sparks conversations about the climate crisis and the need for action, particularly at COP28, the United Nations’ annual climate summit. Eight artists will win prizes of $10,000, $5,000, or $2,000.
Deadline: October 16, 2023.

Booooooom x Capture Photography Festival: Public Art Open Call (International)
For Capture Photography Festival, Booooooom is seeking submissions for a public art installation at Broadway-City Hall Canada Line Train Station in Vancouver. The work will be up from April to August 2024, and the artist will receive a $665 CAD stipend. There is a $15 entry fee.
Deadline: 11:59 p.m. PST on October 23, 2023.

Loewe Foundation Craft Prize (International)
The prestigious Loewe prize is accepting entries from artists and craftspeople. One 50,000 Euro award will be given to the top artist, with other winning works exhibited in Paris in spring 2024.
Deadline: October 25, 2023.

Arte Laguna Prize 18 (International)
This prize is open to artists working in painting, sculpture and installation, photographic art, video art and short films, performance and acting, and digital. Chosen applications will exhibit in Venice at the Arsenale Nord and win €10,000.
Deadline: October 26, 2023.

Beam Center NYC Open Call (International)
The center seeks proposals for public artworks that will be realized by a community of more than 100 young people in NYC. Artists receive a $5,000 award and $15,000 fabrication budget.
Deadline: 11:59 p.m. ET on November 6, 2023.

The 10th International Landscape Photographer of the Year (International)
This contest awards winners $10,000 in cash prizes, inclusion in a photo book, and NiSi filter outfits and tripods. Entry is free until November 8.
Deadline: November 15, 2023.

Third Annual Festival Dei Lumi Open Call (International)
Video artists working on pieces that explore the intersection of art, nature, and ecological thinking are encouraged to submit to this annual festival. There is a €10 submission fee.
Deadline: November 22, 2023. 

Prisma Art Prize (International)
Open to emerging painters and artists, this quarterly competition awards €2,000 in cash and €3,000 in services annually, plus exhibition opportunities. There is a €29 submission fee.
Deadline: January 11, 2024.

Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition 2025 (United States, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and the U.S. Virgin Islands)
This portrait competition is open to all media, including painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, printmaking, textiles, video, performance art, and digital or time-based art. One winner will receive $25,000 and a commission to portray a remarkable living American for the National Portrait Gallery’s collection. Other prizes range from $1,000 to $10,000, and all finalists will be included in an exhibition. There is a $50 entry fee.
Deadline: Midnight MT on January 26, 2024.

Sony Future Filmmaker Awards (International)
The Sony Future Filmmaker Awards elevates voices that bring a fresh perspective to storytelling. The shortlisted filmmakers are flown to Los Angeles for an exclusive four-day event to gain unparalleled insight into all aspects of the filmmaking process to advance their careers.
Deadline: February 15, 2024.

 

Grants

Monument Lab Re:Generation Initiative (U.S.)
Monument Lab’s Re:Generation supports teams of two or more individuals working together to create a new or expand an existing public-facing project. Each selected Re:Generation team will receive a total of $100,000 in unrestricted funding toward their commemorative campaign or project.
Deadline: October 2, 2023.

Creative Equations Fund (Brooklyn)
This fund offers $10,000 grants to community-engaged artists, organizations, cultural entrepreneurs, and researchers  who are focused on social issues.
Deadline: 11:59 p.m. ET on October 8, 2023. 

Alex J. Ettl Grant (U.S.)
This $5,000 grant is awarded by the National Sculpture Society each year to an established figurative or realist sculptor.
Deadline: October 9, 2023.

The Rbhu Gives Back Grants (International)
Rbhu Engineering offers artists in need of engineering $12,000 worth of free services.
Deadline: October 16, 2023.

Bronx Council on the Arts Community Engagement Grants  (Bronx)
The Bronx Council on the Arts currently has three funding opportunities open: New Work, Arts Fund, and Community Arts grants ranging from $1,000 to $5,000.
Deadline: 11:59 p.m. ET on October 31, 2023.

California Documentary Project Grants (California)
This grant supports documentary film, audio, and digital media projects about California. Funding is available for research and development (up to $15,000), production (up to $50,000), and in DP NextGen Grants (up to $15,000).
Deadline: November 1, 2023.

The Adolf and Esther Gottlieb Emergency Grant  (International)
The Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Emergency Grant program provides one-time interim financial assistance to qualified painters, printmakers, and sculptors whose needs are the result of an unforeseen catastrophic incident and who lack the resources to meet that situation. Awardees typically receive $5,000, up to $15,000.
Deadline: Rolling.

Adobe Creative Residency Community Fund (Ukraine or refugee)
Adobe’s Creative Residency Community Fund commissions visual artists to create company projects on a rolling basis. Awardees will receive between $500 and $5,000.
Deadline: Rolling.

Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant (International)
The foundation welcomes applications from actively exhibiting visual artists who are painters, sculptors, and artists who work on paper, including printmakers. Grants are intended for a one-year period. The foundation will review expenditures relating to an artist’s professional work and personal expenses, and amounts range up to $50,000. The size of the grant is determined by the individual circumstances of the artist, and professional exhibition history is taken into consideration.
Deadline: Rolling.

 

Residencies, Fellowships, & More

Eyebeam Fellowship Open Call (International)
Artists interested in technology and decolonization, reframing history, language, and care are invited to apply for this six-month fellowship. Selected artists receive a $20,000 stipend.
Deadline: 11:59 p.m. ET on October 1, 2023.

Bruce Museum Artist-in-Residency Program (International)
Open to all disciplines, this nine-month residency starts in November 2023 and includes studio space, a $35,000 stipend, and ran $8,000 materials budget.
Deadline: 11:59 p.m. on October 7, 2023.

Art Omi Residencies (International)
Architects, artists, and writers are eligible for this round of Art Omi’s residencies, which provide food, lodging, and studio space.
Deadline: October 15, 2023.

2024 RAIR Open Call (International)
Applications are open for two Recycled Artist in Residency (RAIR) programs: The Standard is a four- to six-week traditional residency, while The Biggie Shortie is project-based. Both grant access to Revolution Recovery’s waste stream and RAIR’s staff. There is a $25 application fee.
Deadline: 11:59 p.m. ET on October 22, 2023.

Queens Museum Jerome Foundation Fellowship for Emerging Artists (New York)
This fellowship grants two emerging artists $20,000 each, studio space, and mentorship as they work toward a 2025 exhibition.
Deadline: 11:59 p.m. ET on October 29, 2023.

Moab Arts Reuse Residency (International)
For artists interested in waste management and sustainability, this residency offers housing, studio space, project and community facilitation, a stipend, and access to materials at local waste disposal sites.
Deadline: 11:59 p.m. MT on October 31, 2023.

A.I.R. Fellowship Program (New York)
Six underrepresented and emerging women and non-binary artists will be awarded a year-long fellowship to develop and exhibit a project at A.I.R. Gallery. Selected applicants receive a stipend, access to gallery space, and support.
Deadline: 11:59 p.m. ET on November 1, 2023.

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A Knotted Octopus Carved Directly into Two Pianos Entwines Maskull Lasserre’s New Musical Sculpture

“The Third Octave” (2023). All images © Maskull Lasserre, shared with permission Behind the hammers and pins of most upright pianos is a ...