EFA Studio Immersion Project (SIP) Fellowship

EFA Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop is pleased to announce its open call for the Studio Immersion Project (SIP) Fellowship.

This intensive Fellowship is designed to introduce artists from multiple disciplines to printmaking. EFA invites artists seeking creative exploration through printmaking, regardless of expertise, to apply their creative knowledge and conceptual goals to the print medium. Selected artists are each provided access to a community and professional printmaking workspace, a $2,000 stipend, three printmaking workshops, and assistance from EFA RBPMW staff.

Award Description

• One year free EFA RBPMW membership
• Unlimited EFA RBPMW studio access during workshop hours
• $2,000 stipend
• Orientation & class materials
• Six session SIP Orientation Program
• In-depth studio orientation, intaglio, lithography, screenprinting, relief, & monotype techniques
• Three EFA RBPMW classes
• Group exhibition (the year following the fellowship year)
• Material & supply storage
• Access to exhibition and portfolio exchange opportunities through EFA RBPMW membership

Selection Process

Artists of any race, gender, ethnicity, creed, or socioeconomic background are encouraged to apply. Selection is based on artistic merit determined by an independent four-person interdisciplinary panel of art professionals in a blind jury. All jurors names will be made public following the announcement of selected participants.

Mandatory Dates

• Tuesday, January 26, 2027, 6–8pm
• Saturday, January 30, 2027, 11am–3pm
• Saturday, February 6, 2027, 11am–3pm
• Saturday, February 13, 2027, 11am–3pm
• Saturday, February 20, 2027, 11am–3pm
• Saturday, February 27, 2027, 11am–3pm
• Saturday, March 6, 2027, 11am–3pm

Requirements

Eligibility

Eligibility is limited to artists living and working in New York State that have no affiliation with any institution as a full or part time student, be in a residency program during the time of the SIP fellowship, nor have received any other fellowship from EFA RBPMW in the past two years.

Prior printmaking experience is not required and artists working in other media are greatly encouraged to submit to this intense printmaking immersion.

Application Instructions

Apply by Sunday, August 9, 2026. There is no application fee.

All applicants will receive an automatic email response after successfully completing their application. Finalists will be notified for an interviews. Please do not call the office for selection results.

Please apply through EFA’s Submittable.