NEW YORK CITY IS UNAFFORDABLE FOR MANY ARTISTS, BUT SILVER ART HAS BEEN PROVIDING A SELECT FEW WITH FREE STUDIO SPACE IN THE HEART OF MANHATTAN.
As recently as 2015, there were more artists living in New York City than ever before (about 55,000). But from January 2021 to January 2022, rents surged 33%, pushing artists farther and farther out of the city’s creative neighborhoods.
Then came Silver Art Projects. Founded in 2018, the nonprofit runs an art residency on the 28th floor of 4 World Trade Center. Like other organizations with similar goals, Silver Art’s mission is to support artists who are being priced out of the city. Silver Art provides free studios and mentorship to a select cohort of artists; to date, more than 50—ranging from painters and visual artists to photographers and sculptors—have participated. Read the full article on Fast Company.