English:ISCP (Q168355)

Like many visual arts residency programs in New York, the International Studio & Curatorial Program (ISCP) is a microcosm of the city's cultural diversity: multi-national, multi-lingual and multi-faceted. Unlike others, however, ISCP makes a concerted effort to connect its artists and curators to the local art community, while connecting the local art community with contemporary art practice from all over the world. ISCP is a residency tailored to suit the practical needs of the visiting artist/curator by providing space in which to produce as well as addressing the magnitude of the world's art capital. The program prides itself on providing an infrastructure, which accelerates integration and interaction with the host culture and in the course of its development, has become a catalyst for introduction, presentation, connection, exposure and dissemination. Visual artists are sponsored for periods of three to twelve months by governments, corporations, foundations, galleries or private patrons. Artists are provided with 24-hour access private studios, which range from 300 to 400 square feet. ISCP does not provide living accommodation; however, a number of national sponsors, who send participants to ISCP each year, provide a furnished apartment in Manhattan as part of their award. Nearly all sponsors, however, provide the artist with a stipend for living expenses, travel and materials.