Artist in Residence Info
Early-career NYC-based artists develop and produce ambitious, fabrication-driven projects during a six-month paid residency with access to fabrication facilities, mentorship, and financial support.
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- annual cycle, check dates
- Entry fee
- Free
- Award
- $27,000
- Location
- Powerhouse Arts, New York
- Exhibition window
- Jan 15, 2027
About
Overview
The Powerhouse Arts Artist-in-Residence (AiR) program is a paid, six-month residency supporting early-career New York City–based artists in the development and production of ambitious, fabrication-driven projects. The program provides financial support, fabrication and materials funding, studio space, curatorial mentorship, and access to Powerhouse Arts' fabrication facilities and expert technicians.
Key dates
- Residency: August 24, 2026 through March 5, 2027
- Application deadline: June 28, 2026
- Cohort size: 3 artists
Eligibility
Early-career New York City-based artists at a pivotal stage in their practice, regardless of age, who are interested in expanding their work through fabrication and technical collaboration. The program supports artists who have not yet had sustained access to fabrication infrastructure through institutional resources or gallery representation.
Residency structure
The six-month residency is structured across four phases: Research & Development (6 weeks) for experimentation and material exploration; Proposal Development (3 weeks) to refine ideas into production-ready proposals; Fabrication (3 months) to collaborate with technicians and realize final works; and Exhibition & Public Program (6 weeks) to present completed works in a culminating exhibition.
Financial support
- $10,000 artist honorarium
- $17,000 fabrication and materials stipend (may be used toward studio memberships and classes)
Facilities & resources
Access to Powerhouse Arts' fabrication facilities including Powerhouse Print (silkscreen, large-scale, experimental printing), Manhattan Graphic Center (lithography, silkscreen, woodcut, etching), Digital Print Lab (UV flatbed, wide-format printing), Powerhouse Ceramics (mold making, slip casting, wheel throwing), The Alpha Workshops (decorative paper, wallpaper, textiles), and Public Art (woodworking, metalworking, 3D printing). Also includes technical consultations, professional development workshops, curatorial mentorship, and access to free materials through Materials for the Arts (MFTA).
Artist commitments
- Minimum 15 hours per week onsite at Powerhouse Arts
- Participate in check-in meetings, workshops, consultations, and milestone reviews
- Document the creative process
- Participate in open studio opportunities
- Work collaboratively with staff and fabricators
- Complete final project for exhibition
- Participate in public program and submit final evaluation
Application
Artists are not required to apply with a fully developed proposal. The program values experimentation and process, creating space for artists to test ideas and develop projects in dialogue with available resources, materials, and technical expertise.
- Award
- $10,000 honorarium and $17,000 fabrication and materials support
- Entry fee
- Free to enter
- Theme
- The program supports the development and production of ambitious, fabrication-driven projects through hands-on experience with print, ceramics, textiles, public art, and digital fabrication.
- Eligibility
- Early-career New York City-based artists at a pivotal stage in their practice, regardless of age, interested in fabrication and technical collaboration.
- Audience
- Early-career artists regardless of age
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