Amant is a non-profit arts organization in Brooklyn, NY, founded in 2019. We are a non-collecting institution that fosters experimentation and dialogue through exhibitions, public programs, and artist residencies.

Our aim is to slow down the art-making process so that our residents, collaborators, and exhibiting artists can experiment with formats and reflect on the meaning and contexts of their work. We support both established and mid-career international and local artists who work across diverse creative fields. We are committed to building cultural partnerships with like-minded organizations in the U.S. and abroad, while activating new and ongoing conversations with our local communities.

In developing projects, we act as companions to the artists and aim to slow down the art-making process. We tend to unfold our exhibitions over longer time periods and conceive of them as chapters or installments.

Our approach is informed by Study Lines that bring together contexts, collaborations, ideas and issues, residents, and projects. We are interested in nurturing new meanings and non-hierarchical forms of knowledge rather than in dividing disciplines. Our current Study Lines are Hearing Voices and Love Expanded Love Extended.

Amant is a nonprofit 501©(3) organization and has been certified by W.A.G.E.

Amant was designed by Brooklyn-based architecture firm SO–IL as an art campus, housing exhibition galleries, a performance space, a bookstore and café, as well as an independent studio residency. A series of courtyards and thoroughfares weave through and between the buildings thereby integrating art spaces into the urban fabric of East Williamsburg.

High School Internships
Amant partners with local public high schools and educational organizations on a tri-annual, 6-week internship program designed for high-school age students. Our current partners include The High School for Enterprise, Business and Technology and St. Nick’s Alliance.

College & Graduate Internships
Amant’s curatorial internship program offers hands-on experience in the development and organization of a wide range of artistic programs, including exhibitions, public programs and other educational and residency initiatives.

Fellowships
Our Fellows work in depth with the curatorial team on public programs and exhibition, engaging in extensive archival and historical research. This program is specially designed for PhD students or young curators with experience in archival research.

If you are interested in learning more about these programs, email: curatorial@amant.org

General inquiries: contact@amant.org or call (212) 918 1077

For media inquiries contact: press@amant.org

For inquires related to our exhibition program: curatorial@amant.org

For information about our residencies contact: residencies@amant.org

For group visits and accessibility contact: tours@amant.org