Silver Art 2026-2027 Residency Open Call

Silver Art is a 501©(3) nonprofit dedicated to supporting emerging and mid-career contemporary artists through our annual residency program — providing free, year-long studio spaces and professional development opportunities that catalyze their career in the art world. Located at World Trade Center and supported by Silverstein Properties, our residency fosters a thriving creative ecosystem at the intersection of art, commerce, and community in Lower Manhattan. Since 2019, Silver Art has transformed an entire floor at World Trade Center — 44,000 square feet of light-filled space — into the Silver Art Studios, offering a dedicated environment for creativity, mentorship, and career advancement.

About the Residency

Free Studio Space
- Free, year-long residencies in individual studios of 500 to 1,500 square feet, with floor-to-ceiling windows and panoramic views of the Manhattan skyline.
Professional Development
- Mentorship from leading curators, collectors, and gallerists, plus career workshops on gallery representation, contracts, and sustainable art practice.
Access & Exposure
- Over 10,000 curators, gallerists, collectors and industry luminaries visit our studios each year, creating direct exposure leading to gallery representation, institutional collections, and solo exhibitions — with alumni showing at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Guggenheim Museum, the Brooklyn Museum, Art Basel, and prominent galleries and art fairs worldwide.
Alumni Network
- Silver Art alumni have gone on to secure critical press, major gallery representation, exhibitions at renowned museums and art fairs, as well as significant commissions and international recognition.

Application Instructions

Artists are selected annually through a highly competitive, merit-based application. Submissions are reviewed for artistic excellence, originality, and impact by a distinguished Selection Committee composed of curators, museum directors, collectors, and cultural leaders, which rotates each year to ensure a democratic process. More than 25 artists are accepted into the program each year.

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