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Dieu Donné is a leading non-profit cultural institution dedicated to serving established and emerging artists through the collaborative creation of contemporary art using the process of hand papermaking.

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Workspace 2027 Application

2027 Workspace Residency Program

Dieu Donné is pleased to offer its 2027 Workspace Residency to emerging New York metropolitan area-based visual artists. With a focus on experimentation and collaboration, the Workspace program provides three artists the opportunity to explore paper pulp as an artistic medium. Working with our master collaborators, residents are encouraged to explore the creative possibilities inherent in the hand papermaking process and to further develop this medium as a contemporary art form.

The Dieu Donné Workspace Residency includes an introduction to the medium and process of hand papermaking, six days in the studio with a dedicated collaborator, and a $600 stipend. All standard pulp and papermaking equipment is provided. The residency concludes with a group exhibition in Dieu Donné’s Jordan Schnitzer Gallery and/or at a partner venue.

Benefits

  • An introduction to the medium and process of hand papermaking.

  • One-on-one mentorship with Dieu Donné papermakers.

  • Six days in Dieu Donné’s papermaking studio with a dedicated collaborator (non-consecutive).

  • A $600 honorarium.

  • Group exhibition at residency conclusion.

  • Access to Materials for the Arts.

ELIGIBILITY

2025 Workspace Residency Artist Johannah Herr (right) stencils pulp paint with Senior Director of Artistic Project & Master Collaborator Amy Jacobs in Dieu Donné Studio.

  • Applicants should identify as emerging visual artists.

  • Applicants must live in the New York metropolitan area. To see qualifying counties, please click here.

  • Applicants must be U.S. citizens or have the right to lawfully work in the U.S.

  • Applications will not be accepted from students enrolled in undergraduate or graduate degree programs, or other intensive programs, during the program year.

  • Applicants should have availability on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays between 10:00 am - 4:00 pm to schedule studio days. Dieu Donné is not open on weekends and reserves Mondays and Fridays for studio preparation and maintenance days.

  • No prior papermaking experience is required.

  • Artists from all disciplinary and cultural backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:

Applications are only accepted via our online Slideroom portal; please do not mail or e-mail materials.

APPLICATION CLOSED: May 15, 2026 by 11:59 PM ET

The application requires answering a few questions, providing a current resume, and uploading up to eight portfolio images.

An annually rotating jury of artists, curators, critics, and other arts professionals select finalists based on the quality of work samples and cultivate a residency cohort that encompasses diverse points of view and a range of disciplinary backgrounds. Finalists from the juried application round advance to a second round of in person interviews with the Dieu Donné studio team, and three final residencies are awarded.

Due to the volume of applications, we cannot offer individual feedback at this time.

There is no application fee.

2025 Workspace Residency Artist Sarah Hakani (left) layers wet paper sheets with Director of Artistic Project & Master Collaborator Tatiana Ginsberg Dieu Donné Studio.

APPLICATION CLOSED

SELECTION TIMELINE (approximate & subject to change)

2024 Workspace Residency Artist Simonette Quamina applies pulp paint to sheets of wet paper pulp in Dieu Donné studio.

2026
March 11: Application opens.
May 15, 11:59 PM ET: Application closes. Grace period of three days if the application was started before the deadline.
Mid-May through June: Jury deliberations.
July: Finalist interviews.
August: All applicants are notified of application status.

2027
February: Workspace group orientation.
March – December: Studio work days.
December: Residency cycle ends and culminates in group exhibition in the first half of 2028.


FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

  • Applicants must reside in one of the following counties for the majority of the year to be considered for this residency:

    New York State (NY)

    • Bronx

    • Dutchess

    • Kings (Brooklyn)

    • Nassau

    • New York (Manhattan)

    • Orange

    • Putnam

    • Queens

    • Richmond (Staten Island)

    • Rockland

    • Suffolk

    • Ulster

    • Westchester

    New Jersey State (NJ)

    • Bergen

    • Essex

    • Hudson

    • Hunterdon

    • Mercer

    • Middlesex

    • Monmouth

    • Morris

    • Ocean

    • Passaic

    • Somerset

    • Sussex

    • Union

    Connecticut (CT)

    • Fairfield

    • Litchfield

    • New Haven

    Pennsylvania (PA)

    • Pike

  • Residency artists are expected to participate in the full-day group orientation workshop and six full studio workdays.

    Artists should have availability on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays between 10:00 am - 4:00 pm to schedule studio days. Dieu Donné is not open on weekends and reserves Mondays and Fridays for studio preparation and maintenance days.

    Additionally, artists should expect regular back-and-forth communication throughout the residency cycle with Dieu Donné Studio Collaborators and other Dieu Donné staff in order to facilitate project and exhibition development.

  • Studio days will be scheduled in collaboration with the studio team and resident artist, depending on a number of factors such as the resident’s personal schedule and studio programming. Typically, the first 2-3 work days do not occur consecutively and are spread out over a few weeks or months. The final two days will be scheduled consecutively to allow for a more immersive studio experience. The 2027 Workspace Residency Program cycle will begin in February or March and typically lasts until the end of the year.

  • No papermaking experience is required. Dieu Donné has welcomed artists from a diverse range of disciplines to the Workspace Residency Program.

  • In the past, Dieu Donné has accepted artist groups of no more than two into the Workspace Residency Program. Due to studio capacity, any larger groups will not be considered.

  • No. Due to studio capacity and the nature of papermaking, residents are only permitted at Dieu Donné during scheduled times with their studio collaborator.

  • ‘Emerging’ refers to visual artists who are in the early stages of significant recognition or representation.

    Ultimately, the term is up to artists to self-define and decide whether appropriate to apply.

  • No. After three cycles of residency partnership, Dieu Donné and Artists Alliance Inc. will not be offering the Dual residency program in 2027.

For any additional questions, please email dieudonne@dieudonne.org.