Got accepted to the SVA residency yayy

[chrisaakins]

@Aleksey Haha I meant to post on my post. Whoops! But I am thankful for you.

[sigross]

@Aleksey residencies can be a few things. But getting people involved is a good way of creating a buzz. Sometimes they're about putting an exhibition on at the end of the season or having an open studio where people can see you work. I believe interaction in the local community will improve the overall experience. I think for a storytelling residency it would be a good idea to find out the history of the local area. Another one I saw in a youth prison documentary where the filmmaker got the inmates to write the script and then he filmed it and made it into a short film.

[Heather Boyd]

The little I know is that in a residency you plan and finish a project of your own design or with partnership with others.

[NessIllustration]

@Aleksey That is amazing, congrats!! I'm sure it'll be an amazing experience!

[ArtofAleksey]

@sigross that sounds really cool. Yeah theres an orientation on the 28 where I’m gonna get my portfolio critiqued and can ask all the questions i need to.

[ArtofAleksey]

@chrisaakins I'm glad we can inspire each other to make better stuff. I liked your Trident merman too

@Heather-Boyd is it a project I'm going to be choosing to do? Like do i come in going "hi this is what I wanna do"

@NessIllustration thanks! yeah im sure it will be fantastic

[burvantill]

Congratulations!

[ArtofAleksey]

@burvantill thanks

[shinjifujioka]

@Aleksey congrats!! You'll have to let us know about your experience after

[Nyrryl Cadiz]

@Aleksey this is amazing! I can only dream of going to SVA even just visiting for a day. This is such a great thing for you. i wish you the best.

[MichaelaH]

Congratulations

[ArtofAleksey]

@shinjifujioka you got it! I will probably be posting something on one of my social medias from time to time

[ArtofAleksey]

@nyrrylcadiz they apparently do these every year and it’s only a month. SVA is hecka expensive. FIT is a lot cheaper and I might go there depending on what happens at SVA.

[Nyrryl Cadiz]

@Aleksey wow! That sounds amazing!

[ShannonBiondi]

Congratulations!!!!! Let us know all about what it's like when you're there and have fun!

[Chip Valecek]

Congrats!

[Erin.Cortese]

@Aleksey Congrats!

[theprairiefox]

@Aleksey congrats!!! It has been great to see your creative process and the results!

[Heather Boyd]

@Aleksey There should be a place to find the answers to your questions or at least a person to talk with -do they have a web page and a section on their Residencies?

[ArtofAleksey]

@Heather-Boyd yes I contacted them already. What I have gathered is there will be frequent portfolio reviews, working on our individual projects within the studio spaces, sequential art classes, various illustration industry workshops, visits to the society of illustrators, and a open viewing at the end I believe. Theres also a lunch with 3x3 magazine and Meets with art directors. Im trying to figure out what I should make my individual project that can be accomplished in a month.