IDLE HANDS


WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN















Founded in 2025 in New York City, Idle Hands envisions a cultural ecosystem in which artistic practice is recognized as an essential human endeavor rather than a discretionary pursuit. Based in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, we advocate for sustained investment in experimental, non-linear, and anti-disciplinary practices as vital to a resilient and reflective society.

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Cycle One

The submission portal for Cycle One of the IHIA is now closed. 
The recipient for the Time-Based Media Award will be announced on April 23, 2026.
Thank you to all of the artists who applied.

The next award cycle will be announced Summer 2026. 



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