workspace artist residency 2027

Applications are now open for CBA’s 2027 Workspace Artist Residency!

Center for Book Arts is a non-profit arts organization dedicated to furthering and uplifting the art of the book. Through residencies, exhibitions, education, and collections, CBA supports artists to explore the book as an artistic medium. Over the past fifty-two years, CBA has worked toward building broad awareness and recognition for artists' books and the artistic practices related to independent bookmaking and publishing.

CBA’s Workspace Residency invites artists to explore the book as a time-based medium—“a sequence of spaces, each space perceived at a different moment,” as described by Ulises Carrión. What new forms of contemporary visual art emerge when the book is approached as an art form? 

The act of publishing and disseminating ideas through print has long been an essential tool for political engagement. Book arts practices—including printmaking and independent publishing—have historically been central to social and cultural transformation. This year, we invite artists to engage with the book both as a medium and a powerful cultural tool.

Center for Book Arts will award up to four New York–based emerging and mid-career artists with space, time, educational and professional development, and financial support to explore the production and exhibition of artists’ books and related work through a keyholder residency.

The program promotes experimentation in book arts, and artists from all disciplinary backgrounds are encouraged to apply. Our goal is to award residencies to a balanced co-hort of experienced book artists and artists working in other disciplines but with a clear interest in exploring the field.

This year’s residency period runs for 6 months, from April - September 2027. At the conclusion of the program, artists will present their work and reflect on their residency experience in an artist talk. Residents will have the opportunity to participate in a group exhibition in 2029.