BRONX, NEW YORK.-The Artist in the Marketplace (AIM) Program marks the Museum’s ongoing commitment to support artists by providing training, encouragement, and a venue for exhibition. A cornerstone program, AIM was established to realize the Museum’s goal of providing professional opportunities to emerging artists in the metropolitan area. The program is annually enhanced by a broad cross-section of participating artists. It is also enriched by guest speakers: artists, accountants, collectors, critics, curators, dealers, and lawyers who provide information, instruction, and professional guidance by addressing practical areas of concern to artists, such as curatorial practice, copyright law, exhibition and public art opportunities, gallery representation, grants writing, income taxes, and marketing.

This free seminar program is offered in the fall and the spring, and meets for 12 weeks on Tuesday evenings, 6 - 8 p.m. Enrollment is limited to 18 artists per semester. The program culminates with an annual group exhibition and accompanying catalogue.

Submission format guidelines:8-10, 35mm slides of your recent work in a slide sheet labeled with complete information; 8-10, 300 dpi jpegs (size: 8" x 10") on a CD; digital material must be MAC-formatted. If you submit digital images please include a printout of the images; For those working in video, you may also submit one 3 minute clip on VHS (NTSC) video or DVD; tapes must be cued.

Please note that there will be only one application deadline this year for the fall 2005 and spring 2006 semesters. Applications must be postmarked no later than Thursday, September 15, 2005.

For more information please contact 718-681-6000 ext. 143 or email priviere@bronxmuseum.org.