Fire Island Art Residency

Fire Island Art Residency is a New York organization founded in 2011 as the first residency to provide resources to emerging lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer-identifying artists and poets.[1][2][3]

About

Founded in 2011, the Residency takes home the small town of Cherry Grove on Fire Island.[4][5][6][7]

In 2015, the residencies house burned down as well as several other buildings, including the historic Ice Palace nightclub.[8]

The residency often has lectures and artist presentations at the Cherry Grove Community House, a landmarked building that in 1948 became the first theater continually producing work for gay, lesbian, transgender, and queer audiences, according to art historian and curator Alex Fialho.[9]

In 2020, poet and writer April Freely, previously the program coordinator at the non-profit arts organization Vermont Studio Center, succeed cofounder Chris Bogia as the Residency's executive director.[10]

Notable Participants[11]

References
  1. "Fire Island Gets the First LGBT Artists' Residency". www.artnet.com. 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
  2. Miller, Michael H. (2011-12-06). "Ghosts in the Sex Forest: The First LGBT Artist Residency Makes a Home on Fire Island". Observer. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
  3. Gotthardt, Alexxa (2017-08-08). "The First U.S. Residency Devoted to LGBTQ Artists Thrives on Fire Island". Artsy. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
  4. "Fire Island Artist Residency 2023 (NYC)". www.transartists.org. 2023-03-15. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
  5. "OPEN CALL: Fire Island Artist Residency (FIAR) 2022 Summer Program – dreamideamachine ART VIEW". Retrieved 2023-05-16.
  6. "UnionDocs – Applications for the Fire Island Artist Residency are open till April 13!". UnionDocs. 2023-04-06. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
  7. Gelbert, Bruce-Michael. "Ninth Annual Fire Island Artist Residency Features 5 Visual Artists & Its First 3 Poets". www.fireislandqnews.com. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
  8. "Artforum.com". www.artforum.com. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
  9. Fialho, Alex (2014-08-27). "Alex Fialho on FIAR and a Boffo benefit on Fire Island". www.artforum.com. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
  10. "April Freely Appointed Executive Director of Fire Island Artist Residency". www.artforum.com. 2020-10-19. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
  11. "News". Fire Island Artist Residency. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
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