2026 workspace residency program

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.