The Queens Museum’s Open A.I.R. Artist Services Program invites you to join QM President and Executive Director Laura Raicovich for a meal and informal discussion at Piccola Venezia.

Location: Piccola Venezia, 42-01 28th Ave (42nd St), Astoria, NY 11103 | N train to 30th Street or R/M to Steinway.

We believe that informal no-agenda meetings can be incredibly fruitful and generative for artists. Come ask questions, discuss your work, and share a delicious meal with QM President and Executive Director Laura Raicovich and 9 other artists.

How does it work?

Fill out this form https://queensmuseum.wufoo.com/forms/dinner-without-an-agenda-with-laura-raicovich/ and answer Laura Raicovich’s question:
Who is your audience?

Please limit your answer to one line!

Submit your answer by June 5, 2015.

10 artists will be chosen based on their answers.

The event is free and includes dinner.

About Laura Raicovich

Laura Raicovich is President and Executive Director of The Queens Museum. Prior to this appointment she directed Creative Time’s Global Initiatives, served as Deputy Director at Dia Art Foundation, and held positions at the Guggenheim and Public Art Fund. She is also a writer, lectures internationally, and has contributed regularly to The Brooklyn Rail. She is the author of “At the Lightning Field,” a lyric essay and parallel text to Walter De Maria’s renowned artwork, an excerpt of which was published in X-tra, Contemporary Art Quarterly, and “A Diary of Mysterious Difficulties,” a book based on Viagra and Cialis spam recently put out by Publication Studio.

About Open A.I.R. Artist Services Program

The expanded Queens Museum features a new, expanded slate of artist services, including a brand new Studio Program, with professional development features and a networking Lecture Series that draws on human resources at the Queens Museum. Open A.I.R. programs will offer professional development topics targeted specifically to all interested emerging artists.

Open A.I.R. is made possible by a generous grant from The Scherman Foundation’s Katharine S. and Axel G. Rosin Fund. Additional support provided by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.

Questions? Email pgr@queensmuseum.org