2027 Workspace Residency Program

Dieu Donné is pleased to offer its 2027 Workspace Residency to emerging New York metropolitan area-based visual artists. With a focus on experimentation and collaboration, the Workspace program provides three artists the opportunity to explore paper pulp as an artistic medium. Working with Dieu Donné’s master collaborators, residents are encouraged to explore the creative possibilities inherent in the hand papermaking process and to further develop this medium as a contemporary art form.

The Dieu Donné Workspace Residency includes an introduction to the medium and process of hand papermaking, six days in the studio with a dedicated collaborator, and a $600 stipend. All standard pulp and papermaking equipment is provided. The residency concludes with a group exhibition in Dieu Donné’s Jordan Schnitzer Gallery and/or at a partner venue.

Benefits:

• An introduction to the medium and process of hand papermaking.
• One-on-one mentorship with Dieu Donné papermakers.
• Six days in Dieu Donné’s papermaking studio with a dedicated collaborator (non-consecutive).
• A $600 honorarium.
• Group exhibition at residency conclusion.
• Access to Materials for the Arts.

Requirements

Eligibility

• Applicants should identify as emerging visual artists.
• Applicants must live in the New York metropolitan area. To see qualifying counties, please click here.
• Applicants must be U.S. citizens or have the right to lawfully work in the U.S.
• Applications will not be accepted from students enrolled in undergraduate or graduate degree programs, or other intensive programs, during the program year.
• Applicants should have availability on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays between 10:00 am - 4:00 pm to schedule studio days. Dieu Donné is not open on weekends and reserves Mondays and Fridays for studio preparation and maintenance days.
• No prior papermaking experience is required.
• Artists from all disciplinary and cultural backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

Application Instructions

Applications are only accepted via Dieu Donné’s online Slideroom portal; please do not mail or e-mail materials.

Application Deadline: May 15, 2026 by 11:59pm ET

The application requires answering a few questions, providing a current resume, and uploading up to eight portfolio images.

An annually rotating jury of artists, curators, critics, and other arts professionals select finalists based on the quality of work samples and cultivate a residency cohort that encompasses diverse points of view and a range of disciplinary backgrounds. Finalists from the juried application round advance to a second round of in person interviews with the Dieu Donné studio team, and three final residencies are awarded.

Due to the volume of applications, Dieu Donné cannot offer individual feedback at this time.

There is no application fee.

Use this link to apply: https://dieudonne.slideroom.com/#/login/program/88477/cAitNoNNeQ