Apply for Paris Residency
The Paris Residency Program is renewed annually and there is not a regularly occurring deadline.
We are not currently accepting applications. If you would like to be notified of future application deadlines, please sign up for updates.
Eligibility
The Paris Residency Program is open to emerging and mid-career visual artists who are U.S. citizens or U.S. Permanent Residents, and are also New York City residents. New York City includes all five boroughs: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens, and Staten Island.
Artists can apply in the following media and should choose the ONE that best describes their work: Visual Arts, Photography, Film/Video, Multimedia
This opportunity is open to collaborative pairs of no more than two (2) people. Collaborative pairs should submit one application. Collaborative pairs will receive only one stipend and one live/work space to share.
Writers and Performing Artists such as dancers, choreographers, and theater artists may not apply. This program is open to visual artists only;
Artists who have been served by LMCC’s Swing Space or Workspace programs cannot apply until 12 months from the last day of their previous residency at LMCC.
Non-New York City residents may not apply.
Application
Detailed application guidelines are released in conjunction with each open call and should be followed exactly. In general, the Paris Residency application consists of two parts, an Online Form and a Mail-in/Drop-off portion including Work Samples and Printed Documents.
Applicants will be asked to submit:
Online Form
- Contact information
- Narrative biography
- Artist’s statement
- Proposal
- Names and contact information for two references (not letters of recommendation)
Work Sample and Printed Documents
- Work samples as images, video, or audio on CD/DVD or a writing sample
- Work sample inventory list with short descriptions of each work
- One-page resume
Selection
For each deadline, we receive approximately 200 applications from visual artists for the Paris Residency Program. Applicants are first reviewed in New York City by a selection panel comprised of arts professionals, artists, and LMCC staff. The panelists change with each deadline. The panel chooses a group of finalists whose applications are then forwarded to the Mayor’s Office of the City of Paris. In Paris, another panel will convene to choose the Paris Resident.
The New York City panel will assess and rank all applicants according to the following criteria:
- Merit of past work based on work sample;
- Career record based on narrative biography and resume;
- Proposed projects and ideas as expressed in proposal and statement;
LMCC is committed to maintaining diversity in all of its programs.
Program information and offerings are subject to change.
