Smack Mellon Artist Studio Program 2027-2028

Overview & Eligibility The Artist Studio Program was launched in 2000 in response to the crisis of available affordable space for artists living and working in New York City. We provide six NYC-based early career artists with a free private studio space access to our shared production facilities, and a stipend (funding dependent). The program runs for an eleven-month period: the 2027-28 program begins September 8, 2027 and ends August 8, 2028. The studios, accessible to the artists 24/7, are located on the lower level of our building at 92 Plymouth Street in Dumbo, Brooklyn and range in size from 250 to 300 square feet. The program does not provide living space. Applicants for the Studio Program should be emerging or early career artists, within the first 2 and 10 years of their public careers. We define an emerging artist as one who is at the beginning of their artistic career and would greatly benefit from the opportunities we provide, such as regular studio visits with New York City curators, public open studio events, and free studio space. Artists may have some experience participating in group shows, solo shows at lesser-known art spaces, some press recognition, and/or are recent graduates of BFA or MFA programs. We do not consider artists emerging if they have had solo exhibitions at widely recognized galleries or institutions; already received consistent production opportunities, awards, and press; and/or if they have 10 years or more of consistent public experience as an artist. Age is not a determining factor. Applicants must be legal residents of NYC and file their taxes in NYC for a minimum of one year prior to the application deadline. Applicants must be residing in NYC at the time of the application process and for the term of the residency. If you become a finalist and are invited for an interview, you must be able to provide a tax return for proof of residency. All applicants must be United States citizens or legal Permanent Residents of the United S