The Dieu Donné Workspace Residency Program provides four emerging **New York Metropolitan Area-based** visual artists with the opportunity to explore paper pulp as an artistic medium. The program encourages emerging visual artists to explore the creative possibilities inherent in the hand papermaking process, and to develop this medium as a contemporary art form.

This cycle, Dieu Donné _offers two residency tracks_: the traditional Workspace Residency (for three artists) and the Dual Workspace Residency (for one artist)––hosted in partnership with Artists Alliance Inc.

Both residency tracks include an introduction to hand papermaking as a medium and process, five non-consecutive days in Dieu Donné’s studios with a dedicated Master Collaborator, a group exhibition, and a $500 stipend.

  
**Workspace Residency Program**

The Dieu Donné Workspace Residency includes an introduction to the medium and process, five days in the studio with a dedicated collaborator, and a $500 stipend. The residency begins with a group orientation in February, and the five studio days unfold over the course of the year. All standard pulp and papermaking equipment is provided. The residency concludes with a group exhibition at Dieu Donne or a partner site.

Three out of four Workspace Residency slots are reserved for Dieu Donné’s Traditional Workspace Residency Program.

  
**Dual Workspace Residency Program with Artists Alliance Inc.**

Applicants can also opt-in to be considered for a **dual studio-based residency in Artists Alliance’s LES Studio Program.** Based in Lower Manhattan, the LES Studio Program provides free six-month residencies to under-represented, emerging and mid-career artists. One out of the four 2026 Workspace Residents will participate in this dual residency.

Applicants for the dual program must be available March 1 - August 31, 2026 to complete the studio-based portion of the residency.

**Workspace Residency Program Benefits:**

* An introduction to the medium and process of hand papermaking.
* One-on-one mentorship with Dieu Donné papermakers.
* Five days in Dieu Donné’s papermaking studio with a dedicated collaborator (non-consecutive).
* A $500 honorarium.
* Group exhibition at residency conclusion.
* Access to Material for the Arts.

  
**Dual Workspace Residency Benefits:**

* An introduction to the medium and process of hand paper making
* One-on-one mentorship with Dieu Donné papermakers
* Five days in the Dieu Donné studio with a dedicated collaborator (non-consecutive)
* A $500 honorarium
* All the benefits of the Traditional Workspace Residency.
* Fully-funded shared studio space in historic Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural and Education Center in the heart of the Lower East Side. The furnished studio has 24-hour access and WiFi.
* The opportunity to present work to curators and critics through AAI-organized studio visits.
* A solo exhibition at AAI’s Cuchifritos Gallery + Project Space in 2027\.
* Consideration for participation in Public Works, AAI’s collaborative commission-based program that aims to integrate contemporary art practices with the missions of institutions within and outside of the art field.

  

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