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ChaNorth (Chashama North) accepts applications in all creative fields, including but not limited to visual arts, choreography, writing, music composition, and performance. National and international artists, emerging and mid-career artists are welcome to apply.

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For international artists, we can provide letters of support, but each artist is responsible for arranging their own visa. Artists enrolled in graduate and undergraduate programs at the time of application are not eligible to apply to ChaNorth.

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With the mission to support artistic dialogue, ChaNorth provides emerging and mid-career artists an environment that fosters cross-disciplinary exchange of ideas, perspectives and expertise. Each month-long session has 5 to 7 artists, which ChaNorth curates with the aim of creating small, dynamic, diverse, interactive groups. ChaNorth is a Self-Directed Residency. The residency program offers space, time, and inspiration to make new work at the same time promote interest, awareness and understanding of visual arts in a rural community through engagement with the artists.

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The application process is in two stages: The Jury Panel will shortlist artists, shortlisted artists will be asked for a 10 -15 minute Skype/phone interview to be scheduled from February 2021. Artists are selected based on quality and commitment to their work, their project description, and their ability to interact positively with the community. 

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Application Fee: Application Fee: $30 Application fee is to help cover administrative costs.

A few years ago we had to introduce the application fee due to high number of applications, the two stage selection process, involving a jury panel and conducting 60 phone/skype interviews. Thank You for your understanding.

 

ChaNorth is a Self-Directed Residency. The residency program offers space, time, and inspiration to make new work. 

 

Cost of Residency, four-week session: $1200 It is a highly subsidized fee, The actual cost of each residency is $5,000 per month. Thanks to the generous support of donors and grants, the artist’s contribution for an individual residency is $ 1200 per month per person. Our Young Artist Fellowship awards a no-fee one-month residency to one resident each summer.

 

Residency fee includes:

• private room

• private studio

• fully stocked kitchen

 

The fee does not include:

• transportation costs to and from chaNorth

• artists' materials cost

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Fellowship and Exhibition Opportunities

ChaNorth offers

• one fellowship award, per season, for a young artist under 30;

• a solo show award

• an annual curated alumni show.

Both, the solo show and the group show are presented, the following year, at Chashama exhibition spaces in New York City.

ChaNorth fosters a strong alumni community, offering artists various exhibition opportunities including 2019 LIGHT YEAR, Manhattan Bridge Public Art, video exhibition.

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Guest Visitors Program

During the ChaNorth residency, artists have multiple opportunities to share their work and network with others, including 2-3 studio visits per session from critics, curators, gallerists, and residency directors. Previous studio visitors have included:

• Nora Khan, a writer focused on emerging issues within digital art and the philosophy of technology.

• Will Hutnick, artist and curator residency director at the Wassaic Project, NY.

• Junho Lee, Founding Director of NARS Foundation, Brooklyn, NY

• Olga Dekalo, Assistant Curator at the Katonah Museum of Art in Westchester, New York.

 

Community Engagement

Artists are invited to participate in an evening of artists' talks and presentations, at the Pine Plains Free Library and participate in the Open Studios program. Both events are open to the public.

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Pine Plains Library in Partnership with ChaNorth offers artists to create and lead an hour-long free community art workshop. The library offers for each artist a $50 payment for teaching.

 

Resident Artists can apply to exhibit their work at the Pine Plains Library

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McEnroe Organic Farm Work Exchange

Fostering community engagement and strengthening and supporting our local community, ChaNorth collaborates with McEnroe Organic Farm’s Education Garden where resident artists are asked to participate in 3 hours of work exchange each week.

 

In return, our shared kitchen is stocked with fresh produce and whole grains. Shared meals act as the anchor of the program, resident artists gather once or twice a week for a potluck dinner.