June 26 - September 5, 2011

Opening Reception:  Sunday, June 26th

Locations:  Bronx Museum (2 - 6 pm); Wave Hill (1 - 4 pm)

BRONX CALLING!  The First AIM Biennial
Guest Curators:  Wayne Northcross and Jose Ruiz

For three decades, the Bronx Museum of the Arts’ Artist in the Marketplace (AIM) program has helped to demystify the often opaque professional practices of the art world for artists at the beginning of their careers and has introduced the work of these emerging artists to the public.  On June 26, the Bronx Museum will open two exhibitions to celebrate the 30th anniversary of this ground-breaking program, Taking AIM and Bronx Calling: The First AIM Biennial on view through September 5, 2011.  Bronx Calling: The First AIM Biennial will consist of a joint exhibition at the Bronx Museum and Wave Hill, the two largest institutions in the Bronx dedicated to showcasing the work of local emerging artists.

Curated by Wayne Northcross and Jose Ruiz, the exhibition will feature sculptures, works on paper, video installations, photographs, and other works by the 72 participants in the 2010-2011 AIM program.  All AIM artists currently live in the New York area.  Most were born in the U.S., and some hail from South Korea, Ecuador, Brazil, and Trinidad.  Bronx Calling will be accompanied by an illustrated catalogue featuring the work of the 72 participants, as well as essays by Jose Ruiz, Wayne Northcross, and Christian Viveros-Faune

Participating Artists (by location):

BRONX MUSEUM - Tomer Aluf, Thomas Bangsted, Nina Barnett, Joell Baxter, John Bent, Gabriela Bertiller, Lea Bertucci, Chris Bors, Laura Braciale, Calvin Burton, Anton Cabaleiro, Brian Scott Campbell, Noa Charuvi, Andrew Chan, Michelle Cheiken, Corey D’Augustine, Katherine Daniels, Priscilla De Carvalho, Dennis Delgado, Stella Ebner, Nicky Enright, Carl James Ferrero, Christine Gedeon, Sarah Granett, Kira Greene, Nathan Gwynne, Erik Hougen, Michael Clyde Johnson, Laura Kaufman, Nick Lamia, Robert Lucy, Jongil Ma, Luis R. Maldonado, Jr., Glendalys Medina, Kenneth Millington, Monica Moran, Julia Oldham, Shani Peters, Jacob Rhodes, Viviane Rombaldi Seppey, Allyson Ross, Alan Ruiz, Jennifer Sanchez, Gabriel J. Shuldiner, Hrvoje Slovenc, Christopher Smith, Benjamin Tiven, Jerry Torréns Torréns, Meghan Wilbar, Randal Wilcox, Scott Wolfson, Natalie Collette Wood, Karla Wozniak, Sean Wrenn.

WAVE HILL - Hannah Smith Allen, James Bills, Cecile Chong, Matthew Conradt, Dennis Redmoon Darkeem, Xavier Figueroa, Veronica Frenning, Debbie Grossman, Meg Hitchcock, Hein Koh, Heidi Lau, Maia Palileo, Gregory Reynolds, Romy Scheroder, Tina Schneider, Jessica Stoller, Marina Zamalin, Jenny Zhang.

The Bronx Museum of the Arts
1040 Grand Concourse (at 165th Street)
Bronx, NY  10456 
Museum Hours:  Monday–Wednesday CLOSED; Thursday–Sunday:  11am–6pm (Fridays until 8pm)

Directions:  Train:  D or B to the 167 Street / Grand Concourse or the 4 to the 161 Street / Yankee Stadium station.  Bus:  Bx1, Bx2, or BxM4 Express to 165^th street and Grand Concourse.  Please check their website for travel information and express routes.

For more information please visit www.bronxmuseum.org.

Wave Hill 
West 249^th Street and Independence Avenue
Bronx, NY  10471 
Wave Hill Hours:  Mondays CLOSED except 4^th of July and Labor Day; Tuesday–Sunday:  9am–5:30pm

Directions:  Wave Hill provides free shuttle service between its front gate and the Metro-North Railroad Riverdale station and the terminus of the #1 subway train at Wet 242^nd Street.  Complete directions and shuttle schedule available at www.wavehill.org.

Target Free Days:  Target sponsors free Tuesday and Saturday morning admission to Wave Hill, providing public access to the arts in our community.

Wave Hill programs are free with admission:  $8 Adults, $4 Students and Seniors 65+, $2 Children 6+