Located in DUMBO, Brooklyn, A.I.R. Gallery is a feminist, artist-directed, nonprofit arts organization and alternative exhibition space for women and non-binary artists. Founded in 1972, A.I.R. is the longest-running alternative space for women artists in the United States.
In 1972, twenty women artists founded A.I.R. Gallery, the longest-running alternative space for women artists in the United States. New York Artist Members benefit from a supportive community that encourages creative risk-taking and resource sharing and provides the opportunity to contribute to the organization’s mission and programming. The New York Artist Members serve as A.I.R. Gallery's Board of Directors and sustain the organization through regular volunteer work on board committees and financial support in the form of membership dues.
Each New York Artist Member presents a solo exhibition every 2½ – 3 years, maintains an artist page on A.I.R.'s website, and benefits from a membership network of care and support. Members attend monthly board and committee meetings, donating at least 10 hours of their time to the organization each month. Financial responsibilities include a one-time $500 initiation fee and $240 monthly membership dues. A.I.R. does not place any restrictions on an artist’s affiliation with commercial galleries or other nonprofit organizations.
A.I.R. is currently accepting proposals for exhibitions in Galleries II & III for August 2025 (August 9–September 7, 2025). Proposals for both solo artist exhibitions and curated group exhibitions are welcome.
We are currently soliciting proposals for exhibitions to take place from August 9–September 7, 2025 in one or both exhibition spaces:
- Gallery II: $3,600
- Gallery III: $3,600
In your application, please specify which gallery space(s) you are applying for. You are welcome to propose an exhibition that will take place in both galleries, or just one.
Your application must include the following:
- An approximately 300-word proposal describing your plans and ideas for the exhibition
- CV
- Artist or curatorial statement (one page)
- One (1) reference with contact information
- Up to ten (10) images related to proposed exhibition in 1000px high (variable width), 72dpi, JPG, RGB
- Completed image or video list
- OPTIONAL: Up to three (3) videos, each of which can be a maximum of three (3) minutes long. Accepted file types include Mp4, AVI, MOV, MPG. Only moving images, i.e. time-based media, video, kinetic art or documentation of performance art, should be submitted as video files. Videos of still artwork or documentation of artistic process will not be viewed.