Lower East Side Printshop

The Lower East Side Printshop is a non-profit art center that supports contemporary artists of all creative backgrounds by offering them studio space, career services, and expertise in printmaking to develop new work through experimentation and collaboration.

They offer 3 different residencies, 2 of which are application based.

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 one year long and take place in the Printshop's shared Artists' Studio. Facilities are available for intaglio, relief, monoprint, waterbased silkscreen, digital processes, and other techniques that employ the tools at hand. Keyholders work independently, in a productive atmosphere alongside other contemporary artists. Artists from all disciplines are eligible to apply; printmaking skills are not required, but some familiarity with the medium is recommended. Basic instruction in printmaking is provided 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, critics, and art professionals based on the quality of submitted artwork. Artists currently without a studio space are encouraged to apply.

The Special Editions Residency Program  is a competitive national residency program for emerging artists to create new work through exploration of printmaking. The Lower East Side Printshop offers an opportunity to complete an important new body of work in collaboration with one of our two experienced master printers, fully sponsored by the Printshop. Artists, with or without printmaking skills, are provided with technical assistance, financial support, time and studio space to explore printmaking and complete a new body of work. Experimentation and exploration of new materials and processes are welcome.

The shared srtists' studio, with the adjacent etching/solvent room and the darkroom, is accessible 24/7 for participating artists and class participants. Facilities are available for intaglio, relief, monoprint, waterbased silkscreen techniques, photo and digital processes, and other techniques that employ the tools at hand. The collaborations studio is accessible M-F 10am - 6pm to participating artists. Facilities are available for intaglio, relief, monoprint, waterbased silkscreen, digital techniques, photo and digital processes, and other techniques that employ the tools at hand.

The Lower East Side Printshop offers 4,000 sq. ft. of printmaking workspace in two studios and two workrooms. Both studios have concrete floors and 11 ft. ceilings. Passenger elevators are available 24/7, and freight elevators are available during regular business hours M-F, 8am-5pm. The solvent/etching room and the dark room is accessible 24/7 to participating artists.

The Printshop is located in the heart of Manhattan's Lower East Side, on the 6th Floor of an industrial building facing the West 37th Street.