May 9th: Panel
“Residency Programs for Artists
at Home and Abroad”
Villetta residency cottage at the Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild. Image credit: https://www.woodstockguild.org/
“Residency Programs for Artists at Home and Abroad” is a panel moderated by ATOA board member, Mitch Plinick, with panelists including Jacqueline Rada, artist and ATOA board secretary and frequent international residency participant, Hannah Verrill, the Artist-in-Residence Guest Director at the Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild, Mary Sherman, artist, curator and founder of the Transcultural Exchange, and Janna Longare, a long-time board member of Transcultural Exchange.
Moderator: Mitch Pilnick
Mitch Pilnick is an Artist Talk on Art board member and founder of Art Community Insurance. Working directly with artists, dealers, and collectors, Pilnick is passionate about connecting people to form beneficial collaborations and partnerships, while altruistically expanding communal networks. With his mission deeply rooted in service and solutions, Mitch emphasizes the importance of building and developing friendships alongside his business relationships.
Panelist: Jacqueline Sferra Rada
Jacqueline Sferra Rada is a NYC based painter, maintaining a studio in Long Island City. She attended the Brooklyn Museum Art School and holds a BA in Fine Arts from Hunter College. Active in the NYC arts community, she is a board member/officer of several NYC arts organizations.
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Panelist: Carolyn Casey
Carolyn Casey is a Membership Manager who looks after all membership matters for Res Artis and is based in the Melbourne office. She is experienced in arts administration, project and events coordination and customer facing roles within the education, government and private sectors in Australia, New Zealand and Canada. She previously held roles at international arts and cultural exchange organisation, Asialink Arts, and membership-based organisation, ArtsHub. Carolin obtained a Master of Fine Arts from Elam School of Fine Art, University of Auckland and Bachelor of Visual Arts, AUT University, as well as a conjoint Bachelor of Laws and Arts (Maori Studies) from the University of Auckland.
Res Artis worldwide network of artist residencies is the international professional body for the arts residency field and our network comprises over 550 members in 75 countries. Our member contributions enables us to offer free resources for artists, who can browse our website in search of residencies and open calls at no cost. Res Artis has recently seen the rise of digital and hybrid (a combination of in-person and digital formats) residencies, giving greater options and accessibility to artists seeking to further their professional development through residency opportunities, whether staying local or looking internationally.
Panelist: Janna Longare
Janna Longare is a widely exhibited artist, teacher at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design and long-time Board Member of TransCultural Exchange. She has been instrumental to the success of TransCultural Exchange's Conferences on International Opportunities in the Arts since their inception in 2007.
TransCultural Exchange’s mission is to foster a greater understanding of world cultures. The organization does this through large-scale, global art projects, cultural exchanges and educational programming – most notably, the only International Conference on Opportunities in the Arts. TransCultural Exchange’s next Conference returns to the US this November 4-6, 2022, in Boston. There, artists (of all disciplines and career levels) will be able to meet with residency directors, curators, collectors, arts administrators and critics. The 2022 Conference will include workshops, panels, roundtable discussions, networking events, off-site activities, screenings, talks, tours, expanded portfolio review/mentoring sessions and an exhibitors’ hall (showcasing the latest products, additional residency programs and opportunities). More than 150 representatives from around the world will be on hand to present their programs, which support the needs of practicing artists today.
Panelist: Hannah Verrill
Hannah Verrill is an artist and educator originally from Brooklyn, NY, and now happily living in the Hudson Valley. As an artist Hannah creates interdisciplinary performance events using movement, video, text, and installation. Her work has been shown at Center for Performance Research, American Medium, HERE Arts Center, Movement Research, WeisAcres, Glasshouse Gallery, Links Hall, Nightingale Cinema, Defibrillator Gallery, and Pieter. Hannah is also a long time arts educator working across sites such as Dia: Beacon and Abrons Art Center. Hannah holds an MFA from The School of The Art Institute of Chicago and a BA from Oberlin College. She is delighted to join the Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild community as this year’s guest director of the artist in residency program.