--- title: 2027 Workspace Artist Residency description: >- Six-month keyholder residency in New York for NY-based emerging and mid-career artists exploring the book as an art form. $1,500 honorarium plus $500 material stipend. url: 'https://www.artsume.com/programs/d32e1ed9-1250-4b5a-b129-54567308917d' type: program status: closed createdAt: '2026-09-04' updatedAt: '2026-10-01' programType: Residency organization: Center for Book Arts organizationUrl: 'https://www.artsume.com/o/center-for-book-arts' deadline: '2026-09-30' location: 'New York, NY, United States' isOnline: false compensationRange: >- $1,500 honorarium + $500 material stipend + 24/7 shared studio access for 6 months + storage, supplies, free classes and professional development disciplines: - book arts - printmaking - publishing - mixed media careerStages: - Emerging artist - Mid-career --- # 2027 Workspace Artist Residency **Hosted by:** Center for Book Arts **Type:** Residency | **Location:** New York, NY, United States | **Deadline:** September 30, 2026 ## About This Program > "The book as a time-based artistic medium and as a tool for political and cultural engagement, explored through book arts practices including printmaking and independent publishing." 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. ### The residency includes - 24/7 Keyholder Access to shared studio space for 6 months - Honorarium: $1,500 - Material Stipend: $500 - Storage Space - Basic supplies and tools (newsprint, bookbinding tools, decorative paper, etc) - Free Classes in bookbinding, letterpress, and RISO and more. - Consultations and professional development support with staff and visiting curators, as well as scheduled site visits to partner institutions related to artists' books and publishing. - Support from Volunteers - Opportunities to present work in exhibitions and public programs - Access to Materials for the Arts ### To apply, please submit - An artist statement and CV - A portfolio / work samples - A brief proposal or motivation letter outlining the project(s) you would like to pursue during the residency, and which equipment, tool, and classes at CBA are of most interest to you. The selection panel will meet to make selections and make recommendations in early October. Shortlisted artists will be invited to participate in a virtual interview in mid October, and residencies will begin in April 2027. 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 also participate in a group exhibition in 2029. ## Eligibility & Requirements - **Career Stage:** Emerging artist, Mid-career - **Geographic Eligibility:** Regional - **Disciplines:** book arts, printmaking, publishing, mixed media - **Note:** New York-based emerging and mid-career artists. Artists from all disciplinary backgrounds are encouraged to apply, and the program especially encourages applications from artists of culturally diverse backgrounds. The goal is to award residencies to a balanced cohort of experienced book artists and artists working in other disciplines but with a clear interest in exploring the field. ### Additional Requirements - An artist statement and CV - A portfolio / work samples - A brief proposal or motivation letter outlining the project(s) you would like to pursue during the residency, and which equipment, tool, and classes at CBA are of most interest to you. ## Compensation & Benefits $1,500 honorarium + $500 material stipend + 24/7 shared studio access for 6 months + storage, supplies, free classes and professional development **Includes:** Honorarium, Stipend, Materials budget Honorarium: $1,500. Material Stipend: $500. Basic supplies and tools (newsprint, bookbinding tools, decorative paper, etc) are also provided, along with free classes in bookbinding, letterpress, and RISO. ## What's Provided - **Materials Support:** Available - $500 material stipend plus basic supplies and tools (newsprint, bookbinding tools, decorative paper, etc). - **Studio Access:** Provided - 24/7 keyholder access to shared studio space for 6 months, plus storage space. ## Timeline - **Opens:** September 4, 2026 - **Deadline:** September 30, 2026 - **Program Start:** April 1, 2027 - **Program End:** September 30, 2027 ## How to Apply Apply at: https://centerforbookarts.org/artists-in-residence