Open Calls
UPCOMING OPPORTUNITIES
FROM ARTISTS TO ARTISTS
A permit, to permit
The ruined house is bare yet standing, emptied of some walls, some functions, some lives. Where and with whom should we seek permission to reenact? What future do we imagine for this ruin?
Our annual theme straddles the performativity of the word ‘permit' in its double meaning as a bureaucratic document and as a negotiated act, evoking various, often opposing, approaches, gestures, processes, and conclusions. As we at Glasshouse are negotiating the conditions of obtaining a permit to rehabilitate a vacant house/rural ruins as performance, we consider the consent of land, matter, and other non-human beings in addition to regulatory authorities. In this spirit, we invite artists, curators, and scholars to imagine this and other ruins, this or other conditioned permissions, in their performed state as dramatic actants. We invite performance works in various stages of development that involve the negotiation of permission as an integral component.
As always, acts of generosity, of care, of useless gestures are welcome in our autonomous ruin.
With this theme in mind, we are offering three types of open calls, crafted to serve artists locally and beyond:
Our Artist In Residence Program (A.I.R) offers two sessions of one week residencies open to all performance artists regardless of geographic location.
Our Event Program S.O.U.P offers two open calls: to present at our annual 24h festival and to organize a durational event.
Conversation Lab offers a discourse space for local artists in or around Ulster County.
A.I.R
OPEN CALLS FOR ARTISTS
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Session 1: June 8- 14, 2025
The Artist In Residence program at Glasshouse was launched in 2009 and designed for professionals in the performance field to develop their practice while engaging with the various communities in/around Glasshouse. In 2025 we are offering two sessions of a week-long artist residency, providing space for the development of a new work in the field of visual performance art. The residency proposal should address the annual theme and include a public intervention, or other form of hosting, as well as a deep consideration of the community it aims to engage.
APPLY HERE BY March 5 2025
What we offer
Access to Glasshouse Project’s studio and vacancy site
Accommodation for the artist on premises (unfortunately we can’t accommodate pets)
Engaging in deep dialogue around performance art and your practice
A modest $250 Artist honorarium to help cover material/transportation/food costs
Studio visit with a professional in the field
What artist contributes
Time and creativity developing your project in a site-specific setting
Attending a residency related event / workshop
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The Artist In Residence program at Glasshouse was launched in 2009 and designed for professionals in the performance field to develop their practice while engaging with the various communities in/around Glasshouse. In 2025 we are offering two sessions of a week-long artist residency, providing space for the development of a new work in the field of visual performance art. The residency proposal should address the annual theme and include a public intervention, or other form of hosting, as well as a deep consideration of the community it aims to engage.
APPLY HERE BY March 5 2025
What we offer
Access to Glasshouse Project’s studio and vacancy site
Accommodation for the artist on premises (unfortunately we can’t accommodate pets)
Engaging in deep dialogue around performance art and your practice
A modest $250 Artist honorarium to help cover material/transportation/food costs
Studio visit with a professional in the field
What artist contributes
Time and creativity developing your project in a site-specific setting
Attending a residency related event / workshop
Apply to A.I.R Programs by March 5 (Deadline Extended)
S.O.U.P
Event Program Open Calls
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On July 19-20, 2025 Glasshouse will be hosting an outdoor 24h performance art program titled ‘A permit, to permit’. The event features live durational works by contemporary artists working in the expanded field of visual performance art. Artists are invited to submit proposals for outdoor works 3-24h long. There is a modest honorarium of $100 for participating artists as well as some materials, communal food and local travel expenses. There is no application fee.
Submit project proposals by March 15, 2025. To apply please send an email to contact@glasshouseproject.org and attach a single pdf with short project description, artist statement, resume, link to online portfolio and 5 images. Title your pdf <Last Name> 24h Festival 25
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An open call for emerging artists/curators in the field of performance art, to conceptualize and organize a durational performance event on August 9, 2025, responding to the theme ‘A permit, to permit’ and the vacant site of Glasshouse’s 257 Springtown Rd location. This opportunity is designed for artists/curators to deeply experiment in realizing a layered site-specific performance event with 3 to 5 participating artists, which is open to the public. Glasshouse Project will be providing guidance in all production phases. Open to New York State artists, who are full-time residents of the State or Indian Nations therein and must be at least 21 years old. Students are not currently eligible to apply for this opportunity.
Submit project proposals by March 15, 2025. To apply please send an email to contact@glasshouseproject.org and attach a single pdf with short project description, artist statement, resume, link to online portfolio and 5 images of proposed artist participants. Title your pdf <Last Name> Organizer S.O.U.P 25
What we offer:
Production, administrative & logistic assistance in organizing a group performance event
Access to Glasshouse Project’s studio, archive and site for up to four weeks
Online promotion of event
A modest stipend of $1000 that includes an organizer honorarium ($250), up to $500 for participating artists honorariums ($100/artist), and up to $250 materials/transportation for NYS residents
Documentation of event
What artist organizer contributes
Time and creativity organizing a durational group performance event (up to 5 artists, 3h event) that responds to the theme ‘An Emptying’ and the site of 257 Springtown Rd
Care for all aspects of the performance event production, with assistance of Glasshouse
Apply to S.O.U.P programs by March 15
CONVERSATION LAB
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Conversation Lab was born out of a need for in-person connection, communion, and discourse in reaction to the isolation of the pandemic and the disembodiment of the internet. In exploring programming ideas, we interviewed local artists about what was needed in the Hudson Valley – the word on everyone’s lips was “conversation.” We are interested in the various artistic, personal, pedagogical, legal, and civic performances of conversation and how the vibrational space between is a seed for belief, movement, delineation, compromise, and invention. From these initial interviews and conversations, we co-developed a program for artists and academics who utilize textual research in their practice. Each year, Glasshouse chooses a theme to unify its programming and guide the cohort of interdisciplinary artists in Conversation Lab. This year explores the idea of A Permit/To Permit, a legal document, and the expansive ideas around what is permitted and who has permission. In the spirit of generosity and expanding the conversation, we will be archiving the titles of the texts read and key aspects of each conversation for an online database accessible to the public.
Who: Hudson Valley artists and academics who utilize textual research in their creative pursuits
What: A six-month immersive monthly conversation fellowship for four interdisciplinary artists/academics with a culminating event at 257 Springtown Rd. After an introductory session to set ground rules and a learning contract, each member is responsible for one 2-hour session, choosing a theme-oriented text, tending a close reading, and holding space for that week’s in-depth conversation. The program culminates in an experimental exhibition/performance/reading/screening at the abandoned house next door.
When: May through October 2025. Fourth Saturdays from 4-6 pm.
Where: Glasshouse, 251 Springtown Rd.
How: Please send an artist statement (no longer than 300 words), statement of interest (no longer than 200 words), resume, and 10 jpg images (1200 dpi longest side) or links of up to 3 video clips (no longer than 3 minutes) if applicable to contact(at)glasshouseproject.org
Apply to Conversation Lab by March 5 (Deadline Extended)
Images from 2024 programs:
Frequently Asked Questions:
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This opportunity is intended for artists with a mature practice of at least 3 years of experience presenting performance art works. Students who are enrolled in a degree seeking program during 2025 are not eligible to apply.
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At this point Glasshouse Project cannot offer honorariums to international applicants. However, some travel reimbursement within New York State might be available as an alternative.
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Glasshouse Project is located in New Paltz, a college town in New York’s Hudson Valley, vibrant with alternative cultural initiatives. We are located just outside the town, which is commutable by car/bike/long walks. When at Glasshouse you will be surrounded with scenic landscape. Your working spaces include the 2 acres outdoors, the studio shed and the site of 257 Springtown
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Since the launch of our residency program in 2009, A.I.R guests are invited to stay at the private residence of Glasshouse’s founders, Lital Dotan & Eyal Perry, accompanied with an ever changing art installation and archive. This setup allows for an ongoing non-formal exchange during the project development, and often result in long-lasting relationships, which we cherish. Guest artists get a private floor, so you will be able to navigate your interactions as desired.
Keep in mind that at this point we are unable to provide space for spouses/family members or pets
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The term ‘performance art’ has become a broad term to describe an ever-expanding form that originates in various performative disciplines such as dance, theater, music, sound, spoken word, etc. While we are not attempting definitions, Glasshouse Project at its core is dedicated to performance in the visual art context. If you are not sure your practice fits our vision, we are happy to communicate. It is always helpful to look at works of past guests and recent events to get a better understanding of what it is we do.
Our programming is made possible by the generous support of New York State Council on the Arts
Questions can be addressed to contact (at) glasshouseproject.org