AMP: Artists' Meeting Place and Resource Collective

The Keyholder Residency Program offers emerging artists free 24-hour access to professional printmaking facilities to develop new work and foster their artistic careers. Residencies are one year long and take place in the Printshop’s shared Artists’ Studio. Facilities are available for intaglio, relief, monoprint, waterbased silkscreen techniques, photo and digital processes, and other techniques that employ the tools at hand.

Keyholders work independently, in a productive atmosphere alongside other contemporary artists. They are not required to have any printmaking experience; facilities can be used for creative work in various mediums. Basic instruction in printmaking is available for new Keyholders. Technical assistance is not included in the program, but is available at additional cost. Participation is limited and competitive. Applications are evaluated by a committee of artists, curators, and critics based on the quality of submitted artwork. Artists without a studio space are encouraged to apply.

Keyholder Residency includes:
• 24-hour studio access
• $500 stipend
• storage space
• basic supplies (newsprint, blotters, solvents, cleaners)
• 20% discount on all Printshop classes
• free digital documentation of selected works produced during the residency
• inclusion in the Printshop's permanent art and image collection
• promotion on the Printshop's website
• opportunity to show new work in exhibitions, open studio events, and other public events presented by the Printshop

Eligibility:
• Only legal US residents may apply
• Former recipients of the Keyholder Residency, Fully Sponsored Keyholder Residency, or Scholarship Keyholder Residency are not eligible
• Students enrolled in any kind of degree program at the time of the residency are not eligible
• Keyholder Residencies are limited to emerging artists only. The Printshop defines emerging artists as under-recognized and under-represented artists at early stages in their careers

DEADLINE: March 1, 2010
Drop off or postmark, no exceptions.
Please go to http://printshop.org/web/Create/KeyholderResidences/Guidelines.html for more information

Courtenay Finn
Programs Administrator
Lower East Side Printshop, Inc.
306 West 37th St. 6th Fl.
New York, NY 10018

t 212-673-5390
f 212-979-6493
courtenay@printshop.org
http://printshop.org

Printshop Benefit 2010: February 24
Live auction, sale, and reception to benefit the Printshop's studio programs for artists. Featured artists include Jim Dine, Amy Cutler, Nicola Lopez, Vik Muniz, Tom Otterness, William Pope.L, Spencer Tunick, and many other generous contributors.

Auction Preview Reception: Wednesday February 10, 6 - 8 pm
Auction Preview on view January 25 - February 23, 2010. Mondays-Fridays from 10 am - 6 pm, and Saturday-Sunday from 12 pm - 6 pm. Free and open to the public.