Applications for the Project Space Residency are open!

Rooted in VSW’s mission to provide support to experimental photo, film and media art artists, the goal of the Project Space Residency is to provide time, space, and resources to artists so they can create. The 4 week residencies are open to artists at any stage of their career and take place at VSW in Rochester, NY.

Project Space Residents receive 24/7 access to a private studio, digital printing equipment and an analog darkroom. They also receive a stipend of $1000, plus $250 for supplies, a $500 travel budget and free housing nearby, for those traveling from outside the Rochester region.

Each year, a jury panel consisting of VSW staff, artists and guest curators review applications to select up to 12 residents for 4-week terms. We are excited to announce that our guest jurors for the 2027 application cycle are Aspen Mays (Artist, Associate Professor, California College of Art, Project Space Resident, 2022), Le’Andra LeSeur (Artist, Tulsa Artist Fellow 2024-2026, Project Space Resident, 2023), and Nando Alvarez-Perez (editor-in-chief, Cornelia Magazine and VSW Project Space Resident, 2017).

Applications Close: May 18, 2026 (11:59pm ET)

Apply here: https://www.vsw.org/residency/project-space-apply/