Henry Street Settlement’s Abrons Arts Center Program provides free studio space for one year (starting in late September) for six to eight New York City visual artists. Painters, printmakers, sculptors, or installation artists work in a collective studio at the Abrons Arts Center located on the Lower East Side of Manhattan.

The Abrons Arts Center’s goal is to “provide cultural opportunities that reflect the ethnic diversity and artistic wealth of the Lower East Side.” The Workspace Program supports this goal through a range of opportunities for artists-in-residence.

Among the artists selected for the A.I.R program are painters, printmakers, sculptors, or installation artists, who work in a shared workspace. In addition, a clay artist works in a separate shared space adjacent to the Center’s ceramics workshop.

The Workspace program hosts a year-end open studio exhibition of work created during the year; facilitates studio visits from arts world professionals; provides a range of career development opportunities; and offers opportunities to become involved with other Henry Street and Arts Center programs.

For more info, application guidelines and materials, please visit the Henry Street Settlement website.