ARTWorks
Artist Residency and Training
Workshop Series

A Way of Learning From Everything:
2020 ARTWorks Artists-in-Residence
October 29 - December 15, 2020
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Brownfield Boating - Paddling Tour of Flushing Creek
October 31, 2:30 & 4PM
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Virtual Artist Talk
November 18, 7PM
Live-Streamed on JCAL's Youtube Channel
Art as Self-Reflection: 2020 ARTWorks Group Show
September 17 - October 21, 2020
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Virtual Artist Talk
October 7, 6PM
Live-Streamed on JCAL's Youtube Channel
About ARTWorks
ARTWorks (Artist Residency Training and Workshop Series) is a one-year professional development fellowship program at the Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning that serves emerging and under-represented artists in New York City โ especially in the borough of Queens. Commencing each October and concluding in September of the following year, ARTWorks offers cultural entrepreneurship training and the making of new work through a hands-on practicum, educational seminars, opportunities for mentorship with established working artists and cultural leaders, and sustained access to studio facilities.
Artists are selected through an open call, are evaluated through a panel process during the late spring and early summer, and finalists are organized into two categories:
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Resident Fellows: Two artists receiving $10,000 in support, full-time access to a studio at the Jamaica Art Center (JAC), and immersion in the ARTWorks Seminar Series. The Resident Fellowsโ experience culminates in a curated two-person exhibit at JAC and inclusion in the ARTWorks catalog.
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Seminar Fellows: Ten artists receiving $500 in support, invitations to join the ARTWorks Seminar Series, some studio time, a group show at JAC, plus inclusion in the ARTWorks catalog.
ARTWorksโ goal is to provide each Fellow with the artistic and professional knowledge to achieve a successful, self-fulfilling arts career within a well-defined and competitive global marketplace. The program is made possible by the generous support of the Jerome Foundation.
History: ARTWorks expands JCALโs long tradition of supporting and showcasing up-and-coming artists. Since 1982, for example, JCALโs Workspace Program had provided studio space and exhibition opportunities to promising New York City-based artists-in-residence. Many of these artists went on to prominent careers, such as Lorenzo Pace (1986) and Lorna Simpson (1987), to name a few. Our Studio LLC Program, introduced in 2010, supported 35 emerging artists through a two-year program to provide practical information and guidance on setting up a studio as a business. ARTWorks combines and advances these programs, creating a robust platform to support emerging artists.
Meet the 2019-2020 Fellows
![]() Cody HerrmannARTWorks Resident Fellow |
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![]() Patrice RobinsonARTWorks Resident Fellow |
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10 Seminar Fellows