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. 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)
• 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, open studios, 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, Wolf Kahn and Emily Mason Foundation, and by the following residency programs Patrons:
Laura and Lloyd Blankfein
Jane Dresner Sadaka
Susan and Ed Falk
Ronald and Frayda Feldman
Steve and Cheri Friedman
Susan and Richard A. Friedman
Jeffrey Gural, Newmark Knight Frank
John B. Koegel, Esq.
Mark and Janet Landau
Stacey and Curtis Lane
Jill and Thomas Marino
Jane and John Nixon
Judy and Don Opatrny
PECO Foundation
Lisa Pevaroff and Gary Cohn
Robert and Donna Shafir
Laurie Thomson and Andy Chisholm
Cristin Tierney
Younghee Kim Wait
Lisa and Lance West

Congratulations to the new Keyholders awarded in September 2009:
Golnar Adili
Rachel Beach
Erin Diebboll
Nicolas Touron
Gabriela Salazar (alternate)

We thank the selection
panelists:
Shana Agid, Artist;
Sebastiaan Bremer, Artist; Catherine Cox, recently of Dieu Donne;
Brad Ewing, Marginal Editions; Marichris Ty, Socrates Sculpture Park.