Lab Grant

The Lab Grant Program is a residency program designed to provide mid-career artists with the opportunity to work in-depth for an extended period of time at Dieu Donné in order to produce landmark work in hand papermaking.

The Lab Grant Program artist for 2008 is E. V. Day.

Past Lab Grant artists have included Jon Kessler (2007), Ursula von Rydingsvard (2007), Tony Fitzpatrick (2006), Do-Ho Suh (2006) Kate Shepherd (2005), Mel Kendrick (2005), Arturo Herrera (2004), Jessica Stockholder (2004), Glenn Ligon (2003), Bob Cottingham (2002), Polly Apfelbaum (2002), Jim Hodges (2001), Jane Hammond (2001), Melvin Edwards (2000), and Dorothea Rockburne (2000).

The Dieu Donné Art and Gallery Committee select the Lab Grant artists from nominations by outside advisors and annually two artists are invited for residencies. Each artist will receive a $1,200 honorarium, twelve days of full technical assistance on the main wet-floor studio, all papermaking materials and the option to present an exhibition at the Dieu Donné Gallery. The production of mature and inspired work in the hand papermaking medium is a desired outcome of granting space and expertise over an extended period to Lab Grant artists. Exhibitions and interpretive public programs such as artist talks and studio demonstrations will enhance public understanding of the work and the medium of hand papermaking. In addition, the Lab Grant residencies are documented in a publication series that is circulated to art reference libraries, museums, galleries, and not-for-profit artists' organizations.

Further Information

Click here to watch a video of Polly Apfelbaum discussing her Lab Grant residency (12/21/2007).

Support

The artistic and educational programs at Dieu Donné are made possible with public funds from The National Endowment for the Arts; The New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency; The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with The City Council; and Foundation support including: Carnegie Corporation of New York, The Cowles Family Foundation, The Dedalus Foundation, Inc., The Greenwall Foundation, The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation, The Lauder Foundation, The Daniel M. Neidich and Brooke Garber Foundation, The Renaissace Charitable Foundation (The Dresner Sadaka Family Fund), May and Samuel Rudin Family FOundation, Inc., StratREAL Foundation US, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts; and major individual support including: Melva Bucksbaum and Raymond Learsy, Cashin Family Fund, Agnes Gund and Daniel Shapiro, Susan Hess, Hurst Family Foundation, The Dorothea L. Leonhardt Foundation, Inc., The Marden Family Foundation, Inc., Nancy and Fred Poses, Anthony Sosnik, Lenard and Fern Tessler, Carol and Michael Weisman, and individual donors. Current as of 6/17/2010.