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Resident Artist Membership 2024-25
OPPORTUNITY FOR ARTISTS AT THE ART LEAGUE OF LONG ISLAND
RESIDENT ARTIST MEMBERSHIP 2024-2025
The Resident Artist Membership is an opportunity for 3 Long Island based visual and interdisciplinary artists to develop their craft at the Art League of Long Island. Become a
leader in a creative community that has thrived for over 65 years! Utilize our state of the art studios and extensive offerings of classes to expand your skill set. This is a great opportunity for those artists who are interested in finding mentorship,
learning a new medium, and developing the skills and confidence to teach. The Artist Residency Membership will culminate in the opportunity to teach a One Day Workshop that is open to the general public alongside Art League students and members.
The Resident Artist Membership includes the following benefits:
● 50 free hours of class time per semester- Participants will be able to attend up to 50 hours of instructed class time each semester for the duration of the Artist
Resident Membership. Classes must reach minimum enrollment, and may not exceed maximum enrollment in order to be eligible for this offer. Resident Artist Members will be required to pay in full for additional instructed class time hours that exceed the provided 50 hours.
● Opportunity to teach a one-day workshop in the Fall of 2025- Use the education during your year of study at the Art League to design a one-day workshop that expresses your point of view and strengths as an artist through teachable skills. Resident Artist Members are encouraged to teach their Fall one-day workshops in the mediums they specialize while incorporating skills learned in their year of study.
● Ability to Schedule use of Open Studio Hours- hours in which studios are unused.
● Free admission to ticketed Art League events and lectures
● Access to the Lorraine Graves Grace Memorial Library- of over 2,500 art books.
● Promotion of you and your work on the Art League website and social media
● Free entry into the annual Member’s Exhibition at the Jeanie Tengelsen
Gallery- all members are guaranteed acceptance into this yearly exhibition.
● Group strolling gallery exhibit - Resident artist members will create a group show to be exhibited in the Art league strolling gallery.
The Resident Artist Membership is a one-year membership to the Art League of Long Island that lasts from September 1, 2024 - August 31, 2025.
Non-refundable Application Fee: $55*
Application period: June 20, 2024 - August 15th, 2024
Applications may only be submitted online. See below for details.
Cost of artist residency for selected artists: $300**
Artists selected for the Resident Artist Membership will be expected to take on a leadership role in community building at the Art League and integrate with our student body. Resident Artist Members will be required to:
● Volunteer at the Art League for a minimum of 6 hours per month- Resident Artist Members are required to volunteer at the Art League for a minimum of 6 hours per month throughout their residency to build art-related skills in gallery planning, art business administration, social media management, and more. The application of volunteer hours will vary by month depending on what projects are being developed by the Art League administration.
● Maintain a journal of your studies to be submitted every month- Document your experience and growth as a Resident Artist Member here at the Art League - in class and beyond - through monthly journal submissions. Share about your work, your process, and what you’ve been learning and creating.
● Work toward teaching a one-day workshop- during the semester immediately following the completion of your membership (Fall 2025). This will include submitting a workshop proposal and drafting a syllabus.
● Attend Resident Artist Membership meetings- (schedule TBD)
*Artists who are not selected for this exclusive opportunity will receive a one-year individual membership
to the Art League of Long Island. Click here to find out more about membership benefits.
**Artist Residency fees do not include materials. The Art League does not provide living accommodations
or private studios for Resident Artist Members.
APPLICATIONS:
Applications may only be submitted online through Smarter Entry. You will be asked to provide the following for the application:
● ONE PDF document containing and artist resume or C.V. and the answers to the following questions in 250 words or less:
○ Statement of Practice (A brief description of your work and process)
○ Statement of Purpose (What do you hope to accomplish during your Artist Resident Membership?)
○ Preliminary Proposal for Workshop (The Resident Artist Membership) culminates in the opportunity to teach a one-day workshop at the Art League of Long Island. Do you have a potential workshop in mind? How would your voice as an artist translate into teachable content?)
● Documentation of work (See guidelines below)
Please label all files with your last name, first name, and work number (ex: Smith, Joe_01, Smith, Joe_02, Etc...)
Applicants can submit up to 10 works. Video works or video documentation of works have a maximum of 10 minutes, cumulatively. Vimeo or Youtube links to video works
required.
Figuratively Speaking 2024
In this juried exhibition, The Art League asks the artist to submit two- or three-dimensional works addressing the figure. These works may be realistic or abstract. The figure may be human or otherwise. All mediums will be considered, with the exception of photography or video.
Design Our New Anniversary Logo!
The Art League of Long Island celebrates its 70th Anniversary in 2025! To help kick start the festivities, we are asking you to submit your design for an anniversary logo, to be used on all of our marketing materials next year. This competition is open to ANY current student or member, and the most creative wins. A competition code to participate will be emailed to all current students and members - watch for it!
Teen PRIDE in the Arts
The Art League is proud to announce its new mentorship program for 4 Long Island based visual artists in the LGBTQ+ community grades 9-12. The mentorship program is made possible through TD Bank’s sponsorship. Applications for this program are free and open to the public.
Selected students will participate in this 7 month mentorship program from April to August 2024. Students will work closely over this time with Stephanie Folk in developing their artwork from their personal experiences in the LGBTQ+ community, personal narratives, and professional development unique to their individual long term goals as artists. The program will culminate with an exhibition of work completed under this mentorship at the Art League’s Pride Festival in June of 2024.
Applications will close on 3/29/2024.*
The Teen Pride in the Arts Mentorship includes the following benefits:**
● 4 free hours of class time per month with Art Mentor Stephanie Folk - The artists in this program will meet on a regular schedule for studio time with Art Mentor Stephanie Folk to develop unique projects focusing on experience, narrative, and concept in mediums of the students’ choice. Students can use this time to diversify their interests in new and challenging mediums.
● Additional Mentorship through TD Bank - Students in this program will have the option of speaking with a professional mentor from TD Bank.
● Access to the Lorraine Graves Grace Memorial Library - of over 2,500 art books for study and reference purposes.
● Promotion of you and your work on the Art League website and social media
● Free entry into the annual Member’s Exhibition at the Jeanie Tengelsen Gallery - all students are guaranteed acceptance into this yearly exhibition.
● An exhibit at the Pride Festival in ALLI’s Strolling Gallery June of 2024.
One of the four students selected for this program will be awarded an additional scholarship, the “YPA Scholarship”, equal to 35 free class hours at the Art League. This award will be determined by a set of criteria balanced on quality of work and financial need. Class hours can be taken in any Teen or Adult class of your choice at the Art League for students age 15+. If the award is granted to a student aged 13-14 the hours can only be used in teen classes.***
All basic supplies will be provided for this program, however students who wish to diversify the mediums they work with may have to provide more specialized materials themselves.
Artists selected for the Teen Pride in the Arts Mentorship Program will be expected to take on a leadership role in community building at the Art League and integrate with our student body. Mentorship students will be required to:
● Volunteer at the Art League for a minimum of 10 hours over 7 months - Youth mentorship students are required to volunteer at the Art League for a minimum of 10 hours throughout the 7 month period to build art-related skills in gallery planning, art business administration, social media management, and more.
● Maintain a journal of your studies to be submitted every month - Document your experience and growth as a Student Mentor here at the Art League - in class and beyond - through monthly journal submissions. Share about your work, your process, and what you’ve been learning and creating.
● Participation in the planning of Pride Festival in June of 2024 - Students will play an active role in planning for the Art League’s Pride Festival. More information on the scope of this role will adapt throughout the course of the mentorship as students’ strengths and goals are determined.
*Artists who are not selected for this exclusive opportunity will receive a one-year student membership to the Art League of Long Island, valued at $35. Click here to find out more about membership benefits.
**The Art League does not provide living accommodations or private studios for mentorship students. A small space for storing materials and projects will be provided.
***Supplies necessary for the additional class hours under the YPA scholarship will not be provided.
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Stephanie Folk received her BFA from Syracuse University and her MS in art administration from Drexel University, graduating with honors. She has exhibited in shows throughout the east coast, and has commissioned work hanging in restaurants and private homes.
Stephanie spent many years working in the NYC gallery industry as a Director and working her way to Proprietor. In 2008 Stephanie made a career change to focus solely on creating and educating. Since then, she has taught all levels of art in various mediums focusing on portfolio development. Stephanie currently works at North Shore Hebrew Academy HS as the AP (Advanced Placement) and Studio Arts teacher. Prior to her position at North Shore, she was an adjunct professor at the University of Tampa in the College of Arts and Design. Stephanie is active in the Huntington art community and organizes monthly figure drawing nights and offers private lessons to students creating a college art portfolio which includes support for their personal statements and making a digital portfolio. Stephanie is also the Summer Pre-college Portfolio Development Instructor at the Art League.
You can find her work hanging in Huntington as well as other creative spaces on Long Island and in Brooklyn. You can view a selection of her work on her Instagram at @slysartstudio.
APPLICATIONS:
Applications may only be submitted online through Smarter Entry at:
https://client.smarterentry.com/alli
You will be asked to provide the following for the application:
● ONE PDF document containing an artist resume or C.V. and the answers to the following questions in 250-500 words per question:
○ Statement of Practice A brief description of your work and process
○ Statement of Purpose What do you hope to accomplish during your Mentorship? What is the narrative you want to build?
○ Statement of Identity A brief summary of how this LGBTQ+ mentorship aligns with your personal life goals and/or identity. Allies and teens who have not yet identified are welcome.
● Documentation of work (See guidelines below)
Please label all files with your last name, first name, and work number (ex: Smith, Joe_01, Smith, Joe_02, Etc…) Applicants can submit up to 10 works. Video works or video documentation of works have a maximum of 10 minutes, cumulatively. Vimeo or Youtube links to video works required.
If you would like to apply for the scholarship in addition to the mentorship program, the application will be available at https://artleagueli.org/lgbtqia-programs/
Printmaking & Collage at the Art League
An exhibition of Printmakers and Collage artists at the Art League of Long Island.