About the 2025 Arts Center Residency 

The Arts Center Residency offers residencies to artists and creative practitioners, working in any discipline, currently in need of studio space to support their practice, who are interested in a short-term residency experience focused on experimentation, ongoing development, and being in dialogue with fellow residents. LMCC welcomes applications from artists whose practice is self-directed and process-based and would benefit from the unique resource of the Arts Center at Governors Island serving as an incubator for research and interdisciplinary exchange.

Recognizing the need of a shared future that creatively addresses climate change and considering the Arts Center at Governors Island unique location at the heart of the New York Harbor; the 2025 Arts Center Residency welcomes applications from artists and creative practitioners whose work is concerned with the broader themes of climate justice, the environment , sustainability, and urban ecology. Artists are invited to explore these thematic anchors, using Governors Island as a site for exploration and experimentation. Applicants may choose to address these themes explicitly or expand on how their practice and/or projects are relevant. 

The 2025 residency will take place in the open plan studios at LMCC’s Arts Center at Governors Island from March 3rd - October 31st, 2025

LMCC is committed to assembling cohorts of artists in residence that collectively reflect the cultural and creative diversity of the field including artists of diverse racial, ethnic and cultural backgrounds, sexual identities, genders, ages, physical abilities, and artistic genres and forms.

Application Instructions

Please refer to the Arts Center Residency program webpage for comprehensive program information. You can also find the Program Guidelines here.

The Application Form consists of three sections:

• Part I: Eligibility
• Part II: Your Artistic Practice & Residency
• Part III: Applicant Profile

Applications must be completed and submitted online before Friday, November 1st, 2024, 5PM (EST)

Technical Recommendations:

• Create an Account: Below, create an account for Submittable if you have not used the online submission platform before or login to your existing Submittable account. Your application will always be connected to your account. The main point of contact for your application should manage and maintain access to your Submittable account.
•  Saving Your Work: Once you have set up your account, you can begin filling out the Application Form. The form periodically saves to your account. However, we highly encourage you to save a draft of the application offline, or use the "Save Draft" button at the bottom of the form before exiting. Each time you save, the latest draft will be kept in your Submittable account. Please note: if you have this form open in multiple windows, Submittable will auto save the version that is last open. We recommend saving your responses in a document offline and copying and pasting them into the Application Form from there.
•  Submit: Application forms are not considered final until submitted. Once you have submitted the form, you will not be able to make changes, or resubmit. You will receive an automated confirmation email when your application has been successfully submitted.
• Accessibility & Technical Support: If you do not have a computer or reliable Internet access and are having trouble filling out the Online Application Form, please email ArtRes@lmcc.net to set up an appointment to use one of LMCC's computers. Appointments are available during office hours (weekdays, 10am-6pm). Appointments are on a first-come, first-served basis.
   

Questions?  

• For website-related questions, contact Submittable.
• For general inquiries about the program, contact Artres@lmcc.net
• For general inquiries about the program, you can also reach out to Esther Nguyen, Program Associate, Artist Services at 212 981 2247 from 10am-6pm Monday-Friday.