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| P.S.1 Studio Program | |
|---|---|
| Name | P.S.1 Studio Program |
| Type | Artist residency |
| Location | Long Island City, Queens, New York City |
| Established | 1976 |
| Parent | Museum of Modern Art (affiliate) |
P.S.1 Studio Program The P.S.1 Studio Program is an artist residency initiative based at a contemporary art institution in Long Island City, Queens, affiliated with the Museum of Modern Art. The program supports emerging and mid-career artists through studio space, curatorial collaboration, and public-facing exhibitions, connecting participants to institutions such as the Whitney Museum of American Art, Guggenheim Museum, and New Museum. It engages with curators, critics, and funders from entities like Creative Time, Ford Foundation, Andy Warhol Foundation, and Rockefeller Foundation to foster projects exhibited alongside collections from Tate Modern, Centre Pompidou, and Museo Reina Sofía.
The program provides studio residencies, stipends, and curatorial mentorship to artists working across painting, sculpture, performance, installation, and new media, drawing participants who have exhibited at venues including MoMA PS1, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and Serpentine Galleries. It operates within a network of professional organizations such as Artforum, ArtReview, Art in America, and Frieze, and collaborates with academic institutions like Columbia University, New York University, Yale School of Art, and Pratt Institute. Support structures involve partnerships with cultural funders including National Endowment for the Arts, Jerome Foundation, and Mellon Foundation.
Originating in the 1970s in a converted public school building, the program emerged amid a New York art scene that included artists associated with groups and movements represented by names like Robert Rauschenberg, Jasper Johns, and Yvonne Rainer. Over decades it has intersected with institutional shifts involving the Museum of Modern Art, Whitney Biennial, Documenta, Venice Biennale, and Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. Renovations and programmatic changes involved architects and planners linked to firms with projects for Herzog & de Meuron, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, and OMA, while national conversations engaged critics from Rosalind Krauss, Hal Foster, and Benjamin H. D. Buchloh.
Residencies are typically awarded through open calls, nominations, and curatorial invitations, with selection panels that have included curators from MoMA, Guggenheim, Tate, and curators who have worked with exhibitions like the Whitney Biennial, Documenta, and the Venice Biennale. Applicants often come from programs such as Skowhegan, Rijksakademie, Akademie der Künste, and the Royal College of Art, and selection criteria reference prior exhibitions at institutions like the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Hirshhorn Museum, and Smithsonian American Art Museum. Jurors include independent curators, gallery directors from Gagosian, David Zwirner, and Hauser & Wirth, and critics from The New York Times, The New Yorker, and Artnews.
Residents receive studio space within a repurposed school complex near Long Island City sites like the Hunters Point, Gantry Plaza State Park, and Queensbridge. Onsite resources include fabrication workshops, digital labs, and performance spaces with equipment comparable to facilities at institutions such as the New Museum, Asia Society, and Brooklyn Museum. The program's infrastructure leverages relationships with commercial fabricators, photo studios, and conservation services used by museums like the Getty, Smithsonian Institution, and National Gallery of Art. Administrative support involves program managers who liaise with funders including the Andy Warhol Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, and New York State Council on the Arts.
Alumni have included artists who later exhibited at MoMA, Tate Modern, Centre Pompidou, and Guggenheim, and who have participated in exhibitions curated by figures connected to the Venice Biennale, Documenta, and the Whitney Biennial. Past residents have gone on to receive awards such as the MacArthur Fellowship, Turner Prize, and Hugo Boss Prize, and have been represented by galleries including Gagosian, Hauser & Wirth, and Pace Gallery. Projects developed in residence have resulted in commissions for public programs with Creative Time, Works Progress Administration–style public art initiatives, and institutional acquisitions by institutions such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and Walker Art Center.
The program culminates in open studios, talks, and exhibitions that attract audiences from academic institutions like Columbia University, Cooper Union, and Parsons School of Design, and cultural organizations including the Public Theater, Lincoln Center, and Brooklyn Academy of Music. Exhibitions have been reviewed in publications such as The New York Times, Artforum, Art in America, and The Guardian, and have been included in itineraries for fairs and festivals like Art Basel, Frieze, and the Armory Show. Collaborative events often engage municipal and state cultural agencies, partnering with groups like NYC Department of Cultural Affairs and Queens Museum.
The residency has significantly influenced contemporary art practice in New York City, contributing to career trajectories that intersect with institutions such as MoMA, Whitney Museum, Tate, and Centre Pompidou, and with major art market entities including Sotheby’s, Christie’s, and Phillips. Its alumni network informs academic appointments at Yale, Columbia, and New York University, and shapes curatorial discourse in venues such as the Serpentine Galleries, Haus der Kunst, and Serralves. The program's legacy persists through artist-generated public projects, institutional acquisitions, and critical writing in outlets including The New Yorker, Artforum, and The New York Review of Books.