artist in residence program
The Powerhouse Arts Artist in Residence (AiR) program supports emerging to mid-career New York City-based artists working in print, ceramics, public art, and textiles who have been historically underrepresented in traditional AiR programs, specifically Black, Indigenous, artists of color, LGBTQIA+, disabled, and low-income artists.
The 2025 jury: Ivan Forde, Narumi Nekpenekpen, Larry Ossei Mensah, Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya, Mariana Ramos Ortiz
2026 Application Date TBD
meet the 2025 artists in residence
Grace Lynne Haynes (she/her) is a visual artist and educator originally hailing from Los Angeles, and currently living and working in Brooklyn.
Haynes, known for her bold palettes and mystic forms, imagines new worlds and futuristic possibilities from the lens of a Black woman. Haynes explores how the process of world building can become a zone of creative and cultural liberation by exploring new possibilities of being. She fluidly shifts between fantasy and reality, and utilizes the imaginative strategies of science fiction and Afrofuturism to envision alternative futures for people of African descent.
Grace has exhibited internationally, notably at the Harvey B. Gantt Center, 2020 Biennale De Dakar, and the Ontario Museum of History and Art in California. Her accolades include being part of the inaugural cohort of the Black Rock Senegal Residency, featured in the PBS series State of the Arts in 2021, and her work has graced the cover of the New Yorker Magazine twice.
Grace Lynne Haynes will be working with PHA Ceramics and Print
@bygracelynne
Nazanin Noroozi (she/her) is a multidisciplinary artist working with moving images, printmaking, and alternative photography to explore collective history, longing, and displacement.
Her work has been exhibited at The Print Center (PA), SPACES (Cleveland, OH), Athopos (Athens, Greece), Golestani Gallery (Düsseldorf, Germany), the Immigrant Artist Biennial (NY), Baxter St at CCNY (NY), the Noyes Museum of Art (NJ), New York Live Arts, and the School of Visual Arts, among others.
She has received fellowships and awards from the New York Foundation for the Arts (Film & Video), the Marabeth Cohen-Tyler Print/Paper Fellowship at Dieu Donné, Artistic Freedom Initiative, the Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts, and MASS MoCA. Her work has been featured in the British Journal of Photography, Die Zeit Magazine, BBC News Persian, Elephant Magazine, and the Financial Times. Noroozi’s works are held in public collections including the New York Public Library, Harvard Art Museums, Arizona State University, and the University of Michigan.
She is Editor-at-Large of Kaarnamaa: A Journal of Art History and Criticism and lives and works in New York City.
Nazanin Noroozi will be working with PHA Print and the MGC Community Print Studio
@nazaninnoroozi
www.nazaninnoroozi.net
ngozi olojede (they/them) is an American-born, South African-ish, Nigerian spatial designer and installation artist based in Brooklyn.
Their work hinges on the psychology and politics surrounding space-making, covering the breadth of the design process from concept development to implementation. For the last six years, they have worked with artists, communities, design firms, creative agencies, and non-profits to create immersive spatial experiences.
Their practice spans architecture, landscape design, exhibition design, production & set design, and experience design—with projects across New York, Los Angeles, Baltimore, Chicago, London, Vienna, Ljubljana, Lagos, and Lungi-town in Sierra Leone. Self-taught in their field, ngozi is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, where they double-majored in International Relations & African Studies. With this lens, they conceive of design as a mechanism for development.
They have also had locs since they were six.
ngozi olojede will be working with The Alpha Workshops and PHA Public Art
@nnghozee
www.ngoziolojede.com
about the program
New York City artists face increasing barriers to sustain a creative practice. Powerhouse Arts’ AiR program aims to holistically address the needs of working artists: equitable, affordable access to the tools, space, knowledge, practices, safety and support needed to make art and earn a living, at all stages of one’s artistic career.
Over the course of three months, the AiR program provides three mid-career to emerging New York City-based artists with a $10,000 honorarium and a $5,000 materials stipend. Artists are expected to commit to a minimum of 20 hours per week at Powerhouse Arts and each artist will work in up to two of our shops:
- Print (silkscreen, large scale, and experimental printing)
- Digital Print Lab (UV flatbed printing and wide-format latex printing)
- Ceramics (sculpture, 3-D printing, mold making, slip casting, wheel throwing, and more)
- Public Art (project planning, conception/design, fabrication, assembly, installation)
- The Alpha Workshops (textiles)
- MGC Community Print Studio (interdisciplinary printmaking processes)
Selection is based on an open application and a juried review process that considers artistic vision, project feasibility, and the potential impact of the residency on the artist’s career.
what artists will receive
- Access to Powerhouse Arts’ state of the art fabrication facilities with support from fabricators and studio technicians during hours of operation
- Communal studio space within Powerhouse Arts with access during open building hours
- Access to free materials from Materials for the Arts (MFTA) in Long Island City, Queens
- Professional development opportunities, critiques, and mentorship by staff, established artists, and guest curators
- $10,000 artist honorarium
- A $5,000 material stipend for project supplies and/or membership fees in the Community Ceramics Studio and MGC Community Print Studio
- All artists that complete the program will join our ever-growing alumni network and future opportunities, including PHA Learning, exhibitions, and other public programs
what artists will contribute
- Dedicate a minimum of 20 hours per week at Powerhouse Arts
- Document the creative process throughout the residency
- Allow visitors to observe work in progress during open studios
- Select one public program to lead and participate from our menu of options, including an artist talk, workshop, demo, or exhibition
- Submit an evaluation, providing in-depth feedback about experience to improve future programs
who we serve
We aim to prioritize Black, Indigenous, artists of color, LGBTQIA+, disabled, and low-income artists. This also encompasses artists with little to no institutional support or gallery representation.
Eligibility:
- We will prioritize artists that self-identify with marginalized identities (see above)
- Must be a New York City-based artist
- Must be 18 years of age or older
- Cannot be enrolled in a degree-seeking program (e.g., MFA, BFA), participating in an artist residency, nor be represented by a gallery between October to December of 2025
- We will prioritize interdisciplinary artists working in PHA fabrication mediums of print, digital print, ceramics, public art, and textiles
- Must be flexible to collaboratively modify the residency based on fabricator feedback and budget limitations
Applications include:
- Brief statement of intent that addresses how a residency and access to fabrication shops at Powerhouse Arts will support your creative process and career goals.
- A project description, expected list of materials, and up to two fabrication shops for collaboration. Our fabrication teams will work with the artist to allocate funds and to finalize materials once accepted.
- 5 past work samples and 5 relevant images, sketches, or mockups for the project (up to 10 files).
- Optional CV submission
- Optional narrative box to share any factors for financial need.
The Artist in Residence program is subject to change. Each year, we anticipate that the structure of the program will be modified and improved based on feedback from the participants to better meet their needs. As a result, artists can expect continual enhancements and adjustments aimed at enriching their artistic growth.