Residencies at Zea Mays Printmaking are designed to fit each artist’s unique needs and desires. In addition to our state-of-the-art facilities and equipment, we offer residents the opportunity to enhance their experience with one-on-one instruction with our expert faculty. Dig into a new printmaking technique, receive guidance and feedback on your works-in-progress, or learn to apply Zea Mays Printmaking’s sustainability methods to your existing practice.
Enjoy the luxury of a fully equipped private studio within our print shop. The Annex is equipped with a gorgeous Takach etching press (39.5″ x 72″), large work tables, flat file storage, a sink and plenty of wall space for work in progress. We are happy to bring in additional equipment and tools as needed including a vertical etching tank, large hotplate, large rollers and hand brayers, screen printing press, drying boards.
Residency artists have access to all of the other facilities in the studio during our open hours. These include:
- airbrush aquatint booth
- vertical etching tanks with Ferric Chloride mordant and Copper Sulfate Saline mordant
- plate shear
- photopolymer darkroom with NuArc K-1 exposure unit (for plates up to 18” x 24”)
- screenprinting darkroom with LED exposure unit for screens up to 27” x 34”
- screenprinting washout sink with power washer
- Vandercook 4 letterpress and Showcard letterpress with wooden type
- Digital Lab (computer, scanner, Epson 4900 printer)
- Print dryer and flattener
- Light table
Residency Eligibility
Residency Experience Summary
Application Information
Visit https://www.zeamaysprintmaking.com/residency-calendar-and-application/ to check availability and apply. Applications are accepted year-round and responded to within two weeks of submission. We ask applying artists to include 10 images of their work.
Private Studio Residency Fees
- Individual Residency – Private studio (Annex) and one bedroom in apartment – $1000/week (2 week minimum)
- Residency Pair – two people sharing Annex studio and entire apartment $1600/week for 2 artists ($800 per person – 2 week minimum)
Additional private instruction can be scheduled ahead of your residency and costs $75/hour.