Donate 2026
50 Years of Artistic Collaboration in Hand Papermaking
Since 1976, Dieu Donné has given artists the special opportunity to experiment with handmade paper. A year-end gift keeps our studio, residencies, and classes open to the next generation.
You can direct your gift to:
The Annual Fund – Sustains all our programs and daily operations.
The Education Fund – Expands access to hand papermaking through artist and student workshops, and brings programming to museums and universities.
The Emerging Artist Fund – Fosters papermaking collaborations for early-career artists.
The Studio Equipment Fund – Supports much needed upgrades to our papermaking studio.
In 2026, artists at every stage of their careers came to Dieu Donné to experiment, learn, and make new work in paper.
Kevin Beasley spent the year in our studio as our Lab Grant Resident
Erin Turner, Jazmine Hayes, and Rujuta Rao joined our Workspace Residency for emerging New York-area artists
Andrew Betancourt explored the intersection between print and paper as our Marabeth Cohen-Tyler Print/Paper Fellow
Veronica Pham trained in-depth alongside our master papermakers as the West Bay View Foundation Fellow
Paul Anthony Smith, Shervone Neckles, and Martha Tuttle created new Paper Variables editions for our members
Felipe Baeza, Jiha Moon, Jean Shin, Tunji Adenyi-Jones, among others collaborated with us on special publishing and exhibition projects
“There is something really valuable about engaging with an age-old material and finding your voice and foundation as an artist. Even in a facility as complex as this, with so many different approaches to working with paper, it’s essentially water and fibers at its core. It really expands your thinking and your creative output.”
2026 BY THE NUMBERS:
50 years of Dieu Donné
25+ artist collaborations
46% of Paper Institute students awarded full-tuition scholarships
10 art educators trained in hand papermaking
10 free artist talks, online and in-person
1 free community studio day
2 fellowships
4 internships
5 on-site gallery exhibitions
7 off-site exhibitions across the country
56 handmade paper works placed in museums and institutions
Thank you for being a part of our community
Dieu Donné relies on the generosity of our friends, members, and supporters to continue to foster creative progress within the niche field of hand papermaking. Please join us in sustaining this special art form by making a tax-deductible contribution, in honor of the fifty years of artists, collaborators, and artworks in paper that will shape the next 50 years.
Our Supporters
The artistic and educational programs at Dieu Donné are made possible with public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council; and Foundation support including: The Getty Foundation, Lily Auchincloss Foundation, Inc., The New York Community Trust, The John Ben Snow Memorial Trust, Jockey Hollow Foundation, IFPDA Foundation, West Bay View Foundation, and the Windgate Charitable Foundation, and the Wolf Kahn Foundation along with in-kind support from Material for the Arts and major individual support.
