The Sharpe-Walentas Studio Program awards rent-free non-living studio space to 17 visual artists for yearlong residencies in the DUMBO neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York: home to art galleries, independent restaurants and shops, and creative professionals. Studios are near public parks, the city waterfront, and many forms of transit.
Accessible 24/7, artist studios include freight and passenger elevator access and high ceilings.
The 2025–2026 Sharpe-Walentas Studio Program residency period will last from September 2025 through August 2026. Artists are responsible for their own housing. Artist responsibilities are:
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Spend at least 20 hours per week in the studio.
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Help plan and participate in the spring open studios event.
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Maintain all communal spaces.
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Submit reports of studio work at 6 months and 12 months.
Apply by December 31, 11:59 p.m.
ELIGIBILITY: The program is open to professional visual artists, 21 years or older who live in the US, as well as US citizens or permanent residents living abroad. Applicants may not be enrolled in any degree program, current participants in a Walentas-affiliated program, participate in any other residency program, or maintain a separate studio during their residency.
Learn more here. Apply here (requires a free Slideroom account).
QUESTIONS? Contact hello@thestudioprogram.com