New York Prize 2023 – Edition 19
Deadline for applications: 14 August 2023 at midnight (Italian time)
an initiative promoted by DGCC-MiC, MAECI, IIC-NY and IAAS@CU
After the necessary suspension due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the New York Prize, the artistic residency programme reserved for emerging Italian artists, promoted by the Directorate General for Public and Cultural Diplomacy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Directorate General for Contemporary Creativity of the Ministry of Culture, the Italian Cultural Institute in New York and the Italian Academy for Advanced Studies in America at Columbia University in New York, will return in 2023.
The initiative is reserved for emerging Italian artists (born after 31 December 1988), with an adequate knowledge of English, who work in the visual arts sector and have at least one solo exhibition to their credit.
The two winners – selected by a Commission – will be offered the opportunity to spend a six-month period in New York (January – June 2024), in order to develop their creative skills in contact with the cultural and artistic environment of the United States and, in particular, of the Big Apple. In addition to airfare and a monthly allowance of USD 4,000 (for room and board), the two artists will be able to participate in cultural activities organised by the Italian Cultural Institute and the Italian Academy and attend lectures on subjects such as art history, film theory, visual arts and architecture at Columbia University as auditors, subject to the teacher’s authorisation. At the end of their stay, the artists will organise an exhibition of their works at the ISCP (International Studio & Curatorial Program) exhibition spaces in Brooklyn or at other institutions in Manhattan.
Promoted by the Ministry of Culture’s Directorate General for Contemporary Creativity, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation – Directorate General for Public and Cultural Diplomacy, the Italian Cultural Institute of New York and the Italian Academy for Advanced Studies in America at Columbia University, the New York Prize is an initiative that each year offers two young artists the opportunity to live and work in New York for 6 months.
In addition to airfare, the two winners receive a monthly allowance of $4,000 (for room and board), as well as a space at the International Studio & Curatorial Program in Brooklyn (ISCP).
During their stay, the artists also have the opportunity to participate in a series of initiatives organised by the Italian Cultural Institute of New York and the Italian Academy, and to attend classes in art history, film theory, visual arts and architecture at Columbia University.
The initiative is reserved for emerging Italian artists with an adequate knowledge of English, who work in the visual arts sector and have at least one solo exhibition to their credit.
