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 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. Although printmaking experience is not required, familiarity with printmaking is recommended for the best outcome of the residency. Basic instruction in printmaking techniques is available for new Keyholders who are interested. 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 peers, 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
• 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
• opportunity to show new work in exhibitions, open studio events, 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, Ford Foundation, Jerome Foundation, NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, Wolf Kahn and Emily Mason Foundation, and by the following residency programs Benefactors:
Monica Belag Forman
Lloyd and Laura Blankfein
Sonia and Richard Carty
Elizabeth Cohen
Iris Dankner
Ray and Carol Dovell
Jane Dresner Sadaka and Ned Sadaka
Susan Falk
Courtney Finch Taylor
Cheri Friedman
Susan and Richard A. Friedman
Jamie Gordon and Brad Lindenbaum
Francis Greenburger
Stephen Hays and Valerie Hughes
Michael Hoehn
John B. Koegel, Esq.
Mark and Janet Landau
Stacey and Curtis Lane
Jill and Tom Marino
Joanna Migdal
Newmark Knight Frank
Jane and John Nixon
Judy and Don Opatrny
Lisa Pevaroff and Gary Cohn
Michael Rudder
Robert and Donna Shafir
Laurie Thomson and Andy Chisholm
Cristin Tierney
John Vogelstein
Lisa and Lance West

Congratulations to the new Keyholders awarded in March 2009:
Eyal Danieli
Sara Eichner
Caleb Freese
Tai Hwa Goh

We thank the selection
panelists:
Jeff Bergman, Pace Prints;
Sebastiaan Bremer, Artist; Hope Dector, Artist;
Jason Goodman, 3rd Ward
Marichris Ty, Socrates Sculpture Park.