PENUMBRA WORKSPACE PROGRAM
Penumbra Foundation
New York, NY 10016
Deadline
Posted
As a not-for-profit organization whose goal is to be a comprehensive resource for photographers at any level Penumbra Foundation is proud to offer a program dedicated to facilitate emerging artists with time, workspace, resources and support to get them and their work closer to the public in one of the most vibrant art cities in the world.
US RESIDENTS
The Penumbra Workspace Program will benefit two US based emerging artists* during 2021 with access to time, facilities, critical and technical support, and honoraria. The extension of the program ranges from two weeks to four weeks depending on the time requested by the selected artists. Participants have liberal access to the workspace facilities. They are expected to use their time to pursue their own projects: researching, photographing, scanning, printing, working on an exhibition or editing a book.
BENEFITS
- Residents receive an honorarium of $4000 in two payments of $2000 (housing and other expenses are the sole responsibility of the artist).
- Workspace residents receive from two weeks to four weeks of liberal access to the B&W labs, digital tools, alternative processes darkroom and shooting studios at Penumbra Foundation.
- Donated photographic supplies from our sponsors.
- Special discounts at LTI Professional Lab Services.
- Free admission to all public programs and workshops at Penumbra.
- Each resident’s work may be published in a special publication produced by Penumbra Foundation.
NEW YORK CITY RESIDENTS
The Penumbra Workspace Program will benefit four New York City based emerging artists* during 2021 with access to time, facilities, critical and technical support, and honoraria. The extension of the program ranges from two weeks to four weeks depending on the time requested by the selected artists. Participants have liberal access to the workspace facilities. They are expected to use their time to pursue their own projects: researching, photographing, scanning, printing, working on an exhibition or editing a book.
BENEFITS
- Residents receive a one time honorarium of $2000 (housing and other expenses are the sole
- responsibility of the artist).
- Workspace residents receive from two weeks to four weeks of liberal access to the B&W labs, digital tools, alternative processes darkroom and shooting studios at Penumbra Foundation.
- Donated photographic supplies from our sponsors.
- Special discounts at LTI Professional Lab Services.
- Free admission to all public programs and workshops at Penumbra.
Each resident’s work may be published in a special publication produced by Penumbra Foundation.
An emerging artist is someone in the early stage of their career, who takes risks and embraces challenges, and who hasn’t yet established a solid reputation as an artist amongst other artists, curators, producers, critics, and arts administrators.
Requirements
Participants are requested to give a talk to the Penumbra Community during their residency.
Residents are required to contribute an edition of finished work, as selected by the artist and Penumbra Director of Programs to be collected and/or sold to contribute to the future of the program.
US RESIDENTS
- The Penumbra-Workspace-Program is open to us based emerging artists working in photo-based imaging.
- Applicants using alternative techniques and/or new interpretations of historic processes to produce their art are encouraged to apply.
- Applicants must be US residents.
- Students enrolled in an academic program during the time of requested residency are not eligible to apply.
NEW YORK CITY RESIDENTS
- The Penumbra-Workspace-Program is open to New York City based emerging artists working in photo-based imaging.
- Applicants using alternative techniques and/or new interpretations of historic processes to produce their art are encouraged to apply.
- Applicants must be New York City residents.
- Students enrolled in an academic program during the time of requested residency are not eligible to apply.