Artist Residency Programs
Sculpture, Installation and New Media Art
Housed in SVA's BFA Fine Arts Department's state-of-the-art facility, this residency gives sculptors and new media artists an opportunity to experiment with the latest technologies in an environment that is conducive to intermedia exploration and critical dialogue. This program is intended for practicing artists who work in sculpture and installation, as well those engaging in other new media.
Our sculpture facilities include a fully equipped wood shop, metal shop, plaster studio and ceramics studio. Artists may work with our Fine Arts Digital Lab to use high-end digital equipment, 3D graphics and a sound production booth. Prior experience is required for residents to have access to our FabLab furnished with 3D printers, laser cutters, CNC routing technologies and 3D ceramics printers. The space is designed for fluid workflow between digital and traditional media and is equipped to support intermedia installation and performance work. Artists who are interested in hybrid forms and new media in two, three and four dimensions will find the environment with an experimental approach to art-making.
Each artist will be assigned a private studio located in New York City's Chelsea gallery district. Residency participants will have the opportunity to meet with faculty members from diverse perspectives for critiques, studio visits and professional development. Guest lecturers include visiting artists, critics, curators and gallery directors. The program includes demonstrations, lectures, site visits and gallery walks. The program culminates in an open studio exhibition, which enables participants to present their work to the SVA community and public.
Participants will have access to SVA's shops daily from 9:00 am to 10:00 pm Monday through Friday and 12:00 noon to 6:00 pm Saturdays and Sundays. Overnight stays are allowed with entry to the building prior to 11:00 pm. Residents are suggested to have some basic skill sets. Technical and safety workshops are mandatory and will be held at the beginning of each residency. Staff technicians are on site for consultation only, not fabrication of artwork.
Faculty and guest lecturers have included Suzanne Anker, Ofri Cnaani, Steve DeFrank, Frank Gillette, Kate Gilmore, Michael Joaquin Grey, Alois Kronschlaeger, Saul Ostrow and Michael Rees. Note: A portfolio is required for review and acceptance to this program. Residents who wish to borrow equipment from the Fine Arts Digital Lab are required to provide proof of insurance with rental endorsement, listing SVA as a co-insured. Participants will be held responsible for payment of any loss, theft or damage incurred to the equipment. SVA provides information on affordable insurance plans. This residency is graded on a pass/fail system. A Pass (P) will be awarded for its successful completion. This course is held on campus at SVA.Facilility and Equiptment Details
iMac Workstations with the following software
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Apple Final Cut Pro
- Modo
- Max/MSP/Jitter
- Processing
- Arduino IDE
Lab Peripherals
- Color laser printers
- Epson 1000XL Flatbed Scanner
- Wacom Cintiq Monitor
Photography and Video Equipment
- Mirrorless and DSLR Cameras
- SONY Camcorders
- Fluid head video tripods
- 3-Way head photo tripods
- Continuous lights for photo and video
- Video projectors
Large format photo printing*
- Epson 9900, 7880, and 4880 printers capable of printing up to 44” wide.
*Print jobs are processed by our on-staff technician on a pay-per-print basis.
Vinyl Plotter
- Roland Vinyl Printer/Cutter
- Roland UV Flatbed printer
CNC (computer numerical control) Room Machine List
- Epilog Laser Cutter
- ShopBot CNC Router
- Torchmate 3 CNC plasma cutter
- Rapid prototype machine Z - Printer 660
- Rapid prototype machine F370
- Ultimaker 3D Printer
- Bambu Labs 3D Printer
Software
- CAD and Organic modeling programs
- Zbrush
- Maya
- Mastercam CAM programs
- Vcarve pro
Machine Hand Tools
- Metabo grinder x 5
- Bosch Pneumatic Staple gun x 2
- Bosch Pneumatic Brad gun x 2
- Festool cordless drill x 16
- Festool replacement cordless batt. X 10
- Festool eccentric sander x 6
- Bosch belt sander x 1
- Festool jigsaw x 9
- Porta cable palm sander x 10
- Metabo heat gun x 8
- Festool rotex sander x 5
- Festool vacuum x 6
- Festool rotary sander x 1
- Festool planer x 1
- Festool triangular sander x 1
- Milwaukee Sawzall x 1
- Weller Soldering Gun x 3
- Festool Circular Saw x 2
- Festool Router x 2
- Metabo Grinder x 5
- Die Grinder x 7
- Fein oscillating tool x 2
- Safety equipment
- Assorted hand tools
- Assorted Measuring tools
Wood Shop
Drilling
- Delta drill press small
- Jet drill press large
Cutting
- Laguna 24" Band Saw
- Laguna 14" Band Saw
- Powermatic 12" Planer
- Powermatic 8" Joiner
- Dewalt sliding compound saws
- Milwaukee panel saw
- Saw Stop table saw, safest saw on the market
Sanding
- Baileigh 6" belt and 12" disc sander
- Jet spindle sander
Metal Shop
Cutting Metal
- 1 Makita chopsaws
- Baileigh horizontal band saw
- Baileigh hydraulic shear
- B2 Beverly shear
- Esab Plasma Cutter
Welding Metal
- 1 Lincoln Tig Welders
- 3 Esab Mig Welders
Sanding/ finishing metal
- Grizzly Belt/disc Sander
- Grizzly Knife Buffer/grinder
- Baldor Grinder
- Baldor Buffer
- Econoline Sandblaster
Drilling/cutting metal
- Baileigh drillpress
- Enco metal lathe
- Whitney Punch
Shaping and forming of metal
- Hossfeld Bender
- Baileigh roller 48"
- Baileigh sheet metal brake
- Pexto 18" roller
- 2 Anvils and various jigs/forming tool
Ceramics Shop
- 2 Skutt brand electric Kilns, Cone 5 and Cone 10, approx. 27" across x 24" deep
- 4-Brent brand Potters Wheels, Model B
- 1-North Star brand Slab Roller, Big Blue Model
- 1-North Star Extruder, Standard model
- 1 3D Potter
- 1 Large Wasp Ceramic 3D Printer