We offer photography and etiquette programs for ages 4 to adult for groups including scouts, school classes, and senior citizens.

Alice Austen House Museum

Artists-in-Residence for Emerging Photographers

Thanks to a generous grant from New York Community Trust, the Austen House is able to offer two emerging photographers the opportunity to develop their technical skills and aesthetic sensibility over the course of nine months.  It is our hope that the residency will launch a serious career.

During the nine months, the artist-in-residence will:

Have both the financial and instructive support to develop his or her own style and aesthetic sensibility

Identify career goals and a plan to achieve them

Become intimately familiar with the life and work of Alice Austen

Participate in all functions of a museum, including develop and curate exhibitions and education programs

Be able to exhibit work at the Austen House

Receive a stipend of $800 per month.

Eligibility

We are looking for:

College graduates, or candidates who can demonstrate the equivalence and maturity.

Candidates who are living on Staten Island, NY, or have a strong connection to the borough.

Photographers who are members of groups under-served by the museum community

To Apply:

Please submit a resume and images as well as a statement explaining how you meet the eligibility criteria as well as how your residency would aid your career.

Mail to: Carl Rutberg, Executive Director The Alice Austen House Museum 2 Hylan Blvd. SI, NY 10305 Or email to EAAusten@aol.com

March 24th and 25th

Cabin Fever Art and Crafts Fair

Feeling cooped up?  Get out and enjoy a great day at the Alice Austen House Museum overlooking the Narrows.  Fine unique fine art and crafts items to purchase.  Vendors will be offering hand made, one of a kind rare pieces!  More info to follow.  Admission is free!  

Beginner Adult Photography Workshop 11:30-1:30PM Learn the basics of digital photography and leave with some great photos.  If you don't have a camera, don't worry, we provide everything, individualized instruction will be given to those who bring their own cameras.  $40 fee includes prints and use of cameras!

2 - 4 PM Into to Photoshop Laptop required with Photoshop Elements installed (trial versions are available).  $35.00  Laptop rental fee $25.00

Instructor: Sara Signorelli, Director of Museum Services

Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day   12 noon to 3pm

Make your own pinhole camera

$5.00 materials included 

This is an international event created to promote and celebrate the art of pinhole photography. Share your photographs and cameras. On this unique day, we encourage people throughout the world to take some time off from the increasingly technological world we live in and to participate in the simple act of making a pinhole photograph and to share their visions and help spread the unusual beauty of this historical photographic process.

New York State Women of Richmond County fundraiser and membership tea and gathering 1 - 4 PM

Carl Rutberg will be speaking at the event, all are welcome.  It is a time to celebrate women who have made and are making history.

Price will be $25.00.       

Contact Joan Dalton Googie781@aol.com 917-226-1576 or home 718-351-4796

Proceeds from the event will help support local charities and causes.

Formerly known as the Business and Professional Women's (BPW) Clubs, the mission of NYS Women is to help women develop personally, professionally and politically through advocacy, education and information. The group meets on the second Wednesday of each month at Bella Vita Cafe, Dongan Hills.