HARLEM STUDIO FELLOWSHIP BY MONTRASIO ARTE

Harlem Studio Fellowship by Montrasio Arte is a privately funded non-profit Residency Program for international artists, and created by Ruggero Montrasio. Established in 2007, HSF by MA is directed by Francesca Montrasio, and curated by Raffaele Bedarida and Teresa Meucci. This program offers quarterly residencies to emerging artists to create new work, without any restriction in terms of media. The program seeks to encourage young artists to explore their creativity, through a total immersion in the New York art scene. Not only are artists profoundly encouraged to interact with many NY art institutions, but they are also asked to confront themselves with the singular reality of Harlem. Unique among the innumerable residency programs in New York – most of them devoted to the White Box architectural style – HSF by MA is an early 20th century townhouse, with beautiful stucco decoration on the ceiling, and original wooden fireplaces and floors. Artists are provided with a small budget, accommodation, studio and exhibition space within the wall of this exceptional house. Every residency ends with a group exhibition, displaying works and projects accomplished by each artist during his or her stay in New York.
HSF by MA is also undergoing intense editorial activity. Furthermore, the program is going to open another international artist residency in the city of Detroit, which will be curated by Daniele Astrologo Abadal, Teresa Meucci and Mattia Signorini, and coordinated by Francesca Montrasio. There is no open call to participate to the Program. Resident artists are selected and invited by a scientific commission constituted by Daniele Astrologo Abadal, Raffaele Bedarida, Teresa Meucci and Francesca Montrasio.

Over the past three years HSF by MA has invited twenty-six artists from all over the world: Cameroon, France, Germany, Italy, Israel, Hungary, Korea, Japan, Sweden, United States. Most of them are increasingly receiving international recognition.