We are happy to present our writer in residence for 2022, Mai Tran! We caught up with her a couple read more…
Kevin Lustik | A Needle Pulling Thread
Kevin Lustik is a self-taught needle artist who has been sewing for over 35 years. He started by creating quilts, then moved read more…
Application | Visual Artists Residency 2022
Application for LGBTQ+ Artist Residency 2022
2022 – Writer In-Residence Selected Resident – Mai Tran
The 2022 Velvetpark Artist Residency has been awarded to Mai Tran. She begins her residency in the New Year in Brooklyn read more…
Visual Artist in Residence | Gabrielle Randall
Our Summer/Fall 2021 visual artist in residence, Gabrielle Randall, talks about her sculpture pieces and inspirations of her current series read more…
Madar Jaan | Wazina Zondon
Wazina Zondon Coming Out Muslim
Dear Boo |Wazina Zondon
Wazina Zondon Coming out Muslim
What It Means To Be Here(2018 – Ongoing) | Jeanette Spicer
“In my series What it Means to Be Here (2018 – ongoing), I capture the intimacy between non-heterosexual women with read more…
Visual Artist Works | Alexander Si
Exposure
cameras, video cameras, microphones, camera phones, tripods, cranes, jibs, speedlights, shutter releases, motion sensors, cable clips.
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Don’t Touch The Art| Roxanne Lim
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Why I Don’t Write | Aimee Herman
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Visual Artists Works | Emma Anne Johnson
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Spotlight
Welcome to Velvetparks’ Spotlight Page, here we will be featuring the tremendous talent of our applicants from previous residencies. Featured read more…
Excerpt from “To Translate is Not to Teach The Meaning of a Word” | Yamilette Vizcaino Rivera
During her time of her residency, Yamilette Vizcaino Rivera, has been working on a piece titled “To Translate Is Not read more…
Yamilette Vizcaino | Writer in Residence
We would like to introduce, Yamilette Vizcaino Rivera, our current writer in residence! Watch the full video as she talks read more…
Visual Artist Residency Announcement | Summer/Fall 2022
We are excited to announce our Visual Artist Workspace Residency for Summer/Fall 2021! Velvetpark welcomes LGBTQ+ artists of all visual read more…
FAQs
Application FAQsDo I have to identify as a queer woman to apply?No, Velvetpark’s Residency is open to anyone identifying as read more…
Checklist
Application Checklist: Before filling out your residency application please have the following materials prepared and/or ready to upload. After you read more…
Wangechi Mutu’s Fantastical Journey, Dripped, Dipped and Left to Bled
**originally published Oct 16, 2013** Wangechi Mutu’s mid-career survey of works at the Brooklyn Museum, is a meditation on the read more…
Velvetpark’s Official 25 Queer Women of 2016
We would be remiss not to acknowledge that 2016 has been a deeply tumultuous year for many obvious social and read more…
Velvetpark’s Top 25 Queer Women of 2015
It is with great pleasure thatVelvetpark announces our