“Artists Alliance Inc. Dual 2024 Workspace Residency Program Opens for Applicants”

On May 13, Dieu Donné announced the start of its Dual Workspace Residency Program with Artists Alliance Inc. The program will provide one emerging New York State-based visual artist with a studio residency at Artists Alliance Inc. through the LES Studio Program alongside a collaborative papermaking residency at Dieu Donné. With almost 50 years of paper-making experience, Dieu Donnè is happy to introduce the chosen artist to the world of hand paper-making, providing one-on-one mentorship, five days of studio time with a dedicated collaborator, and a $500 stipend. The artist will also receive a fully-funded personal studio space in the Lower East Side with 24-hour access as well as materials for art production from the AAI. The residency will conclude with a group exhibition, where the artist's work will be showcased alongside other rising creatives from around the city. 

“After 33 years of the Workspace Residency Program, Dieu Donné is excited to partner with Artists Alliance Inc. and further support the New York City artist community by offering the unique opportunity to explore the potential of hand papermaking while receiving precious access to studio space,” comments Serena Trizzino, Executive Director of Dieu Donné. 

Jodi Waynberg, Artists Alliance Director, adds, “The LES Studio Program was founded in 2003 to alleviate the financial burdens of maintaining a studio-based practice, and to create a supportive environment that encourages experimentation. Dieu Donné is an ideal partner in this intention, providing residencies that support artists in challenging the boundaries of their existing practice.”

Applications are accepted May 22 - June 30, 2023.

Learn more about the 2024 Workspace Residency.

Above: 2023 Workspace Orientation. Artist Baris Gokturk (left) and Master Collaborator Tatiana Ginsberg (right).

Header Image: 2023 Workspace Orientation. Cecile Chong (left) and Katie Bell (right).

"Dieu Donné Launches Museum Donation Program"

Andy Mister, Silence (Single), 2014

Dieu Donné is pleased to announce the inauguration of the Dieu Donné Museum Donation Program! This new initiative expands Dieu Donné’s educational mission beyond the walls of our studios––introducing curators, institutions, and the general public to the art of hand papermaking. Through targeted donations from Dieu Donné's nearly 50 years of production to art museums around the world, we aim to bolster works of handmade paper in institutional collections to expand knowledge of and access to hand papermaking as a fine arts medium.

B. Wurtz, Untitled, 2013

 To date, Dieu Donné has donated works by artists including Lesley Dill, Alison Knowles, Paul Wong, B. Wurtz, and many others, to museums including the Asheville Art Museum, NC; Grinnell College Museum of Art, IA; Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, MO; Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, TN; Art Museum of the University of Memphis, TN; Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, SUNY New Paltz; University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art, IA;  Turchin Center of Art, Appalachian State University, NC; Williams College Museum of Art, MA; and Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University, NJ.

Donated pieces will enter the permanent collections of museums, will be included in current and future exhibitions, and will be used in tandem with the educational arms of these institutions to provide students and communities with opportunities to experience and learn about handmade paper artworks.

To learn more about the Dieu Donné Museum Donation Program or to get your local art museum involved, please contact Eliana Blechman, Director of Curatorial Affairs and Partnerships, at eblechman@dieudonne.org.