artist in residence

i read about it in NY Magazine a few months ago...you can call them and ask about back issues

maybe check on nyc.gov or call 311

Call the NY housing department. They will help you.

Do you mean a certified artist? As in how certain buildings in Tribeca are zoned for? It is a bit tricky - like you can't be a drummer in a rock band, but you can be a 'composer of music'. Take a look at this pdf from the NYC.gov Department of Cultural Affairs.

http://home2.nyc.gov/html/dcla/downloads/pdf/artist_certification.pdf

The Department of Cultural Affairs has received your inquiry as to artist certification. The following information may be of help to you in understanding the procedures to be followed in obtaining artist certification and in preparing your application.

Under applicable state legislation and the City's Zoning Resolution, certification as a working artist is necessary in order for an individual to qualify for joint living-working space in the M1-MA and M1-MB zoning districts (SoHo NoHo). Under Sections 275-6 of Article 7-B of the Multiple Dwelling Law, an "artist" is defined--for the purpose of qualifying for joint living-working quarters in cities with populations of over
one million--as "a person who is regularly engaged in the fine arts, such as painting and sculpture, or in the performing or creative arts, including choreography and filmmaking, or in the composition of music, on a professional basis and is so certified by the city department of cultural affairs and/or state council on the arts."

Pursuant to the City's Zoning Resolution, this Department has been designated as the certifying agency for purposes of the foregoing statute. The procedure followed by the Department in determining applications for
artist certification is as follows: Applications for certification by this Department are reviewed by an advisory committee of professional artists, art educators, and administrators representing a variety of fine arts disciplines, who then make a recommendation to the Commissioner of Cultural Affairs. Based on Section 27.03 of the Art and Cultural Affairs Law, the criteria used by the Department in considering the applicant's eligibility for certification are:

1. The individual is engaged in the fine arts, not the commercial arts, including but not limited to painting, sculpture, choreography, filmmaking, and the composition of music, regularly and on an ongoing basis;

2. The individual demonstrates a serious, consistent commitment to his or her art form;

3. The individual is currently engaged in his or her art form;

4. The individual demonstrates a need for a large loft space in which to create his or her art.


It should be noted that the word "professional" refers to the nature of the commitment of the artist to his or her
art form as his or her primary vocation rather than the amount of financial remuneration earned from his or
her creative endeavor.