The Keyholder Residency Program offers emerging artists free 24-hour access to printmaking facilities to develop new work and foster their artistic careers. Residencies are free and one year long, starting on April 1st and October 1st each year, and they take place in the shared Artists’ Studio, including the solvent/etching area and the darkroom.

Keyholders work independently, in a productive atmosphere alongside other contemporary artists. Artists from all disciplines are eligible to apply; print-making skills are not required, but some familiarity with the medium is recommended. Basic instruction in printmaking techniques 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 rotating committee of artists, critics, curators, and art professionals based on the quality of submitted artwork. A total of 11 artists are awarded the residency annually. Artists based in the New York City area and without access to a studio space are encouraged to apply.

Keyholder Residency includes:
• 24-hour shared studio access
• $1,000 stipend
• storage space
• basic supplies (newsprint, blotters, solvents, cleaners)
• one free class in printmaking and consultations with Master Printers
• 20% discount on all Printshop classes
• free career development workshops
• free digital documentation of selected works produced during the residency
• inclusion in the Printshop's permanent collection
• opportunities to show new work in exhibitions and other public events presented by the Printshop

Keyholder Residencies have been supported in large part by grants from the New York State Council on the Arts, Jerome Foundation, NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, New York Community Trust, and by the following residency programs Patrons:
Akua Water-based Inks
AXA Art Insurance Corporation
Laura and Lloyd Blankfein
Lisa Pevaroff-Cohn and Gary Cohn
Susan L. Falk
Michael and Laura Fisch
Monica Forman
Steven and Cheryl Friedman
Leslie J. and Jed H. Garfield
ICAP / John Nixon
John B. Koegel, Esq.
Jo Backer Laird and I. Michael Danoff
Janet Landau
Stacey and Curtis Lane
Rebecca Lax
Thomas and Jill Marino
Newmark Knight Frank / Jeffrey Gural
Jane Nixon
Michael G. and Glorimar O’Hara
PECO Foundation
Andrew C. Porter
Timothy L. Porter and Carla Volpe Porter
Jane Dresner Sadaka
Christie C. Salomon
Robert and Donna Shafir
Mary and David Solomon
Caroline A. Taylor
Courtney Finch Taylor
Cristin Tierney
Shawn Warren
Lisa and Lance West
Scott and Margot Ziegler

We thank Akua for providing non-toxic waterbased inks for the Residency Programs.
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Congratulations to the new Keyholders awarded in September 2011:
Alex Gavryushenko
Shanti Grumbine
Fay Ku
Naomi Reis
Daniel Rich
David Rios Ferreira
Andrew Chan (alternate)

We thank the selection
panelists:
Ann Aspinwall, Artist and former Keyholder Resident

Cammi Climaco, Artist and former Special Editions Resident

Juanita Lanzo, Director/Curator, Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos, Bronx Council on the Arts

Artists' Studio

Matthew Deleget conducts a workshop on sticky websites for artists, March 2011