artist’s book residency grant

The grant includes a stipend of $350/week, up to $1000 for materials, up to $250 for travel within the Continental US, free onsite housing, and 24/7 studio access. WSW can provide technical advice; training on new equipment, techniques, and materials; and production assistance.

Specifics of the sales contract will be finalized between the artist and WSW staff upon receipt of the award. The current standard contract stipulates that 20% of the edition goes to the artist, 20% of the edition (at least nine copies) stays with WSW for archival and sales to standing order and repository institutions, and 60% of the edition goes to general distribution and sale. The artist may ask WSW to sell any number of this 60% or the artist’s own 20%. If the artist chooses to sell books through WSW, then WSW will receive a 30% commission from the sale of each book, plus an additional 20% per sale for marketing costs. WSW holds the right to sell from the distribution copies at a 20% discount to standing order and repository institutions. The artist will receive a 50% commission from the sale of each book, which will be paid out once a year around June 30.

WSW’s artists’ books are held in over 450 collections world-wide, and in twelve repositories that have the majority of our collection: Bainbridge Island Museum of Art, Bucknell University, Indiana University (Bloomington), Ohio University, Rochester Institute of Technology, Scripps College, The Library of Congress, University of Delaware, University of Michigan, Vassar College, Virginia Commonwealth University, and Yale University.

Notification date: March, 2027
Residency length: 8-10 weeks
Residency occurs: September through June, one year after application