LMCC is now accepting applications for the next session of the Swing Space residency program, offering Studio Space on Governors Island and Rehearsal Space at 14 Wall Street for visual and performing artists and arts groups.

http://www.lmcc.net/residencies/swingspace/apply">To apply for Swing Space please visit our website.

Swing Space is a project-based residency program that matches visual and performing artists and arts groups with space for the development and presentation of new work. Since its launch in 2005, Swing Space has placed over a thousand artists in more than 20 different spaces, including ground floor retail spaces, gutted industrial spaces, upper level office floors, and subterranean bank vaults. Swing Space is designed to address short-term space needs for a wide range of projects, and to encourage creative, experimental and collaborative approaches to artistic practice in unconventional spaces.

How Swing Space Works

LMCC accepts applications for Swing Space once per year. Individual artists and arts groups may apply for space in three categories: Development Space, for studio or rehearsal space to create or develop new work; Presentation Space, for performance or exhibition space to present a public project; and Office Space, for temporary project-specific administrative work.

Each application is reviewed by a discipline-specific panel of artists and arts professionals who create a list of finalists, or Recommended Projects. Because of the fluctuating nature of the real estate market, LMCC’s space resources vary from session to session. Recommended Projects are matched with appropriate space as it becomes available to LMCC. LMCC works hard to secure space and place projects; however, it is important to note that not all Recommended Projects may ultimately be matched with space. Recommended Projects that are not matched with a space are encouraged to reapply.

If you have questions about the application please send an email to swingspacehelp@lmcc.net .