Our artist program in New York is a professional development and networking program that aims to assist resident and non-resident artists in getting to know the complex and vibrant art scene that exists in New York City. Part workshop providing the keys to navigate the local and global art world and part meeting between colleagues around a number of urgent issues, this program serves as a platform to share knowledge and approach new perspectives.

HNY 2025! will take place from July 7th to July 18th, 2025, and it is carried out with local partners in New York City. The program content is developed in response to the needs of the participating artists.

The basis of our organization is strong partnerships. CPR grows organically through a continuously expanding network of art practitioners, which results in an organization that keeps on developing its international reach.

Building on our ten years of experience and networking, our 2025 program will continue to work towards local and international collaboration. This year's edition will be hosted by local institutions as well as artists and independent curators, and gathers a cohort of up to twenty local and international artists. Residents meet with key players within the dense New York art ecosystem, and participate in robust programming with daily visits to artist studios and local arts institutions, discussing readings about local socio-political history, arts, and culture.

The open call, resident selection and programming is organized by CPR Founding Director Carmen Ferreyra; Europe Director Susanne Ewerlöf; with local specialist Natalia Viera Salgado.

This project is realized with generous support from New York State Council on the Arts, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, the Warhol Foundation, the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation, and the Cowles Charitable Trust. 

CPR’s professional development program is an ideal opportunity for artists who wish to become connected in the extremely competitive art world ecosystem of New York City. HNY is not a typical residency to produce or create works. During a period of two weeks, artists participate—free of charge—in workshops led by art professionals and local artists, get involved through community engagement, receive mentorship, and expand their peer networks.

Discussions will be encouraged during formal and informal sessions throughout the program and the participants will be expected to provide knowledge based on their own experiences and expertise as well.

The morning sessions will consist of lectures with scholars, community members and other people while afternoons will typically include visits to artists and art institutions ideally with certain topics steering the conversation during one whole day, while others are continuous threads that will reoccur as the program progresses. Minority representation is a topic that we believe artists can share knowledge on based on their professional and personal experiences while hosts and guest speakers can expand that notion to the specific situation on these sites.

While our program focuses on connecting, educating and training a core group of up to 20 artists with the local New York art scene, the relationship is twofold and in each of our programs, residents privately meet with a minimum of ten professionals, thus exponentially growing the opportunities for exposure in the future.

Participating artists are not expected to have a previous understanding of the local history of the sites we visit but they are selected based on their interest in the tools the residency provides. We welcome applicants hailing from underrepresented groups, working with issues such as the environment, equality, migration, dis-placement, decolonization and indigenous knowledge.

In addition, residents will conduct a presentation of their work to their peers with a session open to the public. This ensures that our programs are reachable by a wider audience, and while highly fine-tune production takes place prior to each encounter, we offer a space for spontaneous meetings and relationships to arise. This ensures more prosperous and long term relationships between residents artists and guest speakers.

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