Guild House AIR is Guild Hall’s Artist-in-Residence program. Established in 2016, the program provides early career artists with introductions to the creative community of the Hamptons, a stipend, and one month’s living space in Guild House, a 19th century Shingle style residence located adjacent to Guild Hall in the East Hampton Village District. Weekly Salon Dinners provide a platform for AIR participants, celebrated artists and community leaders to discuss topical subjects and the arts. Guild House is not a studio-based program, but rather provides the time and space for reflection and the development of supportive and collaborative relationships.
AIR 2019 will focus on the physical structure of Guild House as a place for temporary exhibition, installation, performance, and creative interventions. Residents are encouraged to work together or singly to stage environments, readings, or performances, and to further seek imaginative uses of the house in meaningful but impermanent ways that reflect on their work during the program.
Objective
Guild House AIR was founded as a means to extend Guild Hall’s mission to foster the artistic spirit of the East End. By bringing emerging artists to the region and providing a foundation for individual development, Guild House AIR encourages the next generation to contribute to the creative environment of the region.
History
Guild House AIR was founded as a means to extend Guild Hall’s mission to foster the artistic spirit of the East End. By bringing early career artists to the region and providing a foundation for their development, Guild House AIR supports the next generation and encourages their contributions to the creative environment of the region.
The Selection Committee is composed of celebrated artists and writers, creative professionals, and members of Guild Hall’s Academy of the Arts, which includes many of the leading literary, performing, visual and media artists of our time. Past Selection Committee members have been Eric Fischl, Paul Goldberger, Ralph Gibson, Stephen Hamilton, Robert Pinsky, Dava Sobel, Frederic Tuten, and Carrie Mae Weems. The AIR program operates under the founding vision of artist Eric Fischl, Academy of the Arts President, distinguished painter, and longtime resident of the East End of Long Island.
Eligibility and Details
- Application details
- AIR is open to artists 21 years of age and over
- To be considered as a candidate, artists should demonstrate a level of professionalism in one of the following disciplines: visual, performing, or literary arts
- Four residents are selected for each session
- Applicants can choose from two sessions: April 15-May 13 or October 28-November 25.
Residents will each have a private room in Guild House
- Each resident will receive a $1,000 stipend and 8 Jitney bus tickets each which provide (4) round trips to New York City
- Residents are expected to provide their own transportation to New York City from their home city
- Residents will be provided supper at weekly Salon Dinners and discounts for meals at nearby restaurants, but are otherwise responsible for their own breakfast, lunch and dinner
- During the residency, artists are required to be on site for at least five days per week
- Residents will have the opportunity to present and discuss their work in Guild Hall’s John Drew Theater at the conclusion of the residency
- At this time, no family, companions, or pets are permitted to reside at Guild House
Important Dates
| Residency Session 1 |
April 15-May 13 |
| Residency Session 2 |
October 28-November 25 |
For further information, contact Corey Jane Cardoso, Guild House AIR Administrator: air@guildhall.org
Program Sponsors
Principal Sponsor: Lucy and Steven Cookson
Lead Sponsors: An anonymous donor, Christina and Alan MacDonald, The Pollock-Krasner Foundation, Neda Young, and a Local Resident and Friend of Guild Hall.
Co-Sponsors: Bobbie Braun-The Neuwirth Foundation, Eric Fischl, Judith Hope, Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation, Lynn and Bruce Surry.
Additional Support: Marjorie and Robert Emden, Nina Gillman, Elena Prohaska Glinn, Lee Gruzen, Margery and Sheldon Harnick, Mary Heilmann, Linda and Morton Janklow, Bonnie Lautenberg and Julie and Nick Sakellariadis.
In-Kind Gifts: Amagansett Wine and Spirits, the East Hampton Library, Ben Krupinski Builder, and the YMCA.
