Summer Keyholder Residency Program Grant

Summer Keyholder Residency Program Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Lower East Side Printshop, Inc.
Amount: US $500
Last Updated: December 16, 2025

Summary

The Summer Keyholder Residency Program at Lower East Side Printshop offers emerging artists free 24-hour access to printmaking facilities in a collaborative environment. Participants receive a $500 stipend, basic supplies, and opportunities for professional development, including critiques and exhibitions. This program supports artists from various disciplines who seek to advance their careers while creating new work. Applications are evaluated by an expert panel, ensuring a diverse range of talent is fostered within the community.

Overview

Lower East Side Printshop Lower East Side Printshop, founded in 1968, is a premier not-for-profit printmaking studio in New York City that helps contemporary artists create new artwork and advance their careers. Through the Printshop’s workspace residency programs, artists receive space and time to work, stipends, technical assistance, career development, and public exposure. With its exhibitions, education, and other public programs, the Printshop serves as a junction for artists, collectors, museums, galleries, and educational institutions to access and engage in contemporary art. Summer Keyholder Residency Program This new Summer Keyholder Residency Program offers emerging artists free 24-hour access to printmaking facilities to develop new work and foster their artistic careers. It takes place in the LESP's Community Studio, including the solvent/etching area and darkroom. Keyholders work independently, in a productive atmosphere alongside other contemporary artists. Artists from all disciplines are eligible to apply; some familiarity with the medium is required. Artists with specific printmaking projects are highly encouraged apply. Applications are evaluated by an invited panel of artists, critics, curators, and art professionals. Includes 24/7, 3-month access to a shared studio with printmaking facilities $500 stipend storage space basic supplies (newsprint, blotters, solvents, cleaners) 1 free printmaking class at LESP consultation hours with the Printshop’s staff guest curator critiques and salons group exhibition opportunities Access to Materials for the Arts

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Artists must reside in New York metro area during the residency period.Keyholder Residencies are limited to emerging artists only. The Printshop defines emerging artists as under-recognized and under-represented artists at early stages in their careers. Artists without access to a studio space are encouraged to apply.

Ineligibility

Students enrolled in any kind of degree program at the time of the residency are not eligible.Past recipients of the Keyholder Residency are not eligible. Artist duos or teams are not eligible; residencies are awarded per artist.