STUDIO VISITS
Photo by Verónica González Mayoral
“The feedback was always towards making my work better. Like, “okay, this is great. How can we make it better?””
Embedded Critics
Lauren Was and Adam Eckstrom of Ghost of a Dream perform many roles within the Wassaic Project, but one of their most important roles is their work as Embedded Critics. In this position, they organize monthly group studio visits with resident artists. The visits can take the form of a critique or an informal conversation, the format is up to each individual artists in their own studio. The group critiques open the door to future conversations and give our residents a productive and structured way in which to talk about their work. The program has led to increased dialogue as well as a number of collaborative projects between resident artists.
Ghost of a Dream, August 2017
Photo by Verónica Gonzalez Mayoral
Visiting Critics
Two or three times a month, we bring in guest critics from all backgrounds — curators, artists, critics, professors — to give small, conversational lectures on their work. Afterwards, they make one-on-one studio visits (from which more than a few collaborations, group shows, and gallery exhibitions have emerged).
Co-Director Eve Biddle Visiting Anna's Studio, July 2017
Photo by Verónica González Mayoral
2018 VISITING ARTISTS & CRITICS
Brian Alfred
Artist • Host of SOUND & VISION
Amara Antilla
Assistant Curator at The Guggenheim
Regine Basha
Curator • Residency Director at Pioneer Works
Mary Birmingham
Curator at Visual Arts Center of New Jersey
Jenny Gerow
Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art at BRIC
Katherine Gressel
Artist • Curator at the Old Stone House
Shanti Grumbine
Artist
Rosario Güiraldes
Assistant Curator and Co-Director of Open Sessions at The Drawing Center
Gabriel de Guzman
Curator and Director of Exhibitions at Smack Mellon
Katerina Lanfranco
Artist • Educator
Oshun Layne
Curator • Director of Galleries at Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation
Taraka Larson
Artist • Prince Rama
La Keisha Leek
Curator • Manager of the Kenan Project: Public Programs & Creative Practice at The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Ace Lehner
Artist • Scholar
Sara Pasti
Neil C. Trager Director of Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at SUNY New Paltz
Sheetal Prajapati
Artist • Director of Public Engagement at Pioneer Works
Jess Wilcox
Curator • Director of Exhibitions at Socrates Sculpture Park
James Williams II
Artist • Program Manager at Hamiltonian Gallery
2017 VISITING ARTISTS & CRITICS
Jesse Bandler Firestone
Artist • Curator
Sean Patrick Carney
Artist
Vince Contarino
Artist • Co-Director at Present Company
Pamela Council
Artist
Lacey Fekishazy
Artist • Director of SARDINE
George Ferrandi
Artist • Director of Wayfarers Studio Program and Gallery
Brett Hunter
Artist • Educator
Pali Kashi
Artist • Director of Safe Gallery
Tyler Lafreniere
Artist • Director and Founder of Mrs. Gallery
Oshun Layne
Curator • Director of Galleries at Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation
Ace Lehner
Artist • Scholar
MaryKate Maher
Artist
Denise Markonish
Curator at MASS MoCA
Leeza Meksin
Artist • Founder and Co-Director of Ortega y Gasset Projects
Hillary Reder
Curatorial Assistant at MoMA
Jessica Rath
Artist
Caris Reid
Artist
Sara Maria Salamone
Artist • Director and Founder of Mrs. Gallery
Tiffany Smith
Artist
Carolyn Sickles
Artist • Director of Engagement at Abrons Arts Center
Benjamin Sutton
Curator • Journalist • Art Critic for Hyperallergic
Sarah Welsh Elliott
Director of Safe Gallery
Dina Weiss
Artist • Assistant Chair of Fine Arts at Pratt Institute
2016 VISITING ARTISTS & CRITICS
Margaret Adasko
Education Programs Manager at the Katonah Museum of Art
Eleanna Anagnos
Artist • Curator • Co-Director of Ortega y Gasset Projects
Jeff Bailey
Director of Jeff Bailey Gallery
Karlyn Benson
Director of Mattewan Gallery
Mary Birmingham
Curator at the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey
Tze Chun
Director and Founder of Uprise Art
Jonathan Corcoran
Writer
Mark DeLura
Artist
Lizzy DeVita
Artist • Writer • Curator
Austin Eddy
Artist
Mark Joshua Epstein
Artist • Curator • Educator
Berin Golonu
Art Historian • Educator
Carl Gunhouse
Artist • Director of Transmitter Gallery
Catherine Haggarty
Artist • Curator • Co-Director of Ortega y Gasset Projects
Nicole Hayes
Curator of The Fields Sculpture Park and Gallery at Art Omi
Eric Hibit
Artist • Curator • Co-Director of Ortega y Gasset Projects
Katherine Hill
Writer
Jen Hitchings
Artist • Director of Transmitter Gallery
Fritz Horstman
Artist • Residency and Education Coordinator at The Josef and Anni Albers Foundation
Shara Hughes
Artist
Carina Kaufman
Residency Director at Flux Factory
Kirstin Lamb
Artist
Naomi Leiseroff
Curator of the Learning Center at the Katonah Museum of Art
Jesse Patrick Martin
Artist • Director of Honey Ramka
Leeza Meksin
Artist • Curator • Co-Director of Ortega y Gasset Projects
Elizabeth Michelman
Artist • Writer
Jason Mones
Artist • Co-Director of Field Projects
Donna Moran
Artist • Educator
Sally Morgan Lehman
Founder and Director of Morgan Lehman Gallery
Cyrilla Mozenter
Artist
Danielle Mysliwiec
Artist • Educator
John O'Donnell
Artist
Alex Paik
Artist • Director of Tiger Strikes Asteroid
Bridget Potter
Writer
Andrew Prayzner
Artist • Educator • Co-Director of Tiger Strikes Asteroid
Bryan Rogers
Artist • Director of Honey Ramka
Elizabeth Rooklidge
Curator at Katonah Museum of Art
John Ros
Artist • Curator • Founder of galleryELL
Joel Schapira
Artist
Elizabeth Tenenbaum
Artist • Curator • Art Advisor
Anthony Tino
Curator • Founder of Endless Editions
Michael Waugh
Artist
Dina Weiss
Artist • Assistant Chair of Fine Arts at Pratt Institute
Kyle Williams
Artist