LMCC’s Open Call for Applications to the NEW Governors Island Residency Initiative is now Open!

In recognition of the pandemic's devastating impact on the NYC cultural landscape and supporting the artist communities embedded within, LMCC is launching an Open Call starting today to provide free, temporary residency and work space at the Arts Center at Governors Island to eligible artists and small arts groups based throughout the five boroughs. This Open Call is part of the Governors Island Residency Initiative, in partnership with the Trust for Governors Island and 18 other cultural organizations on the Island.

The residency period at the Arts Center at Governors Island will begin when relevant safety restrictions allow access to the Island for residency participants and staff, and will continue through mid-November, the end of the Island’s public season.

LMCC strives to ensure that artists and cultural practitioners of different disciplines, racial identities, gender expressions, sexual orientations, disability statuses and socioeconomic positions across the five boroughs have access to this opportunity and are being represented. To this end, people who are of color, indigenous, disabled, LGBTQIAP+ and from diverse economic backgrounds are especially encouraged to apply.

Please note that this open call is meant specifically to apply for an LMCC work space based at the Arts Center at Governors Island and not any of the other affiliated organizations’ houses on the Island. Visit LMCC's website for more information on eligibility, program offerings, studio facilities, and selection criteria.