The Lab Residency

Inspired by the work of cartoonist and children’s book author James Stevenson.

The residency supports both emerging and established artists/scholars by providing them with time, resources, and a live/workspace to support residents and allow them to cultivate their creative endeavors.

James Stevenson courtesy of Malcolm Greenaway

The Lab provides a peaceful and supportive space for artists and scholars to work, rest, contemplate and collaborate. The James Stevenson Lost and Found Lab is a retreat-like incubator hosting residencies for those exploring the relationship between language and art. The Lab is named in honor of James Stevenson, and his legacy as a New Yorker cartoonist, New York Times columnist, author, painter, and instigator of all things humorous.

Stipends will be provided to selected applicants.

Residencies are currently offered by invitation only.

One-person residencies are available for two to four weeks, based on the needs and interests of the artist/scholar.

For the artist/scholar interested in working with libraries and archives as creative resources, artists and scholars in residence can have access to collections at Yale’s Beinecke Library, New York Public Library, and Greenwich Historical Society.

Each residency may include:

  • resident presentations / open studios nights.

  • slide talks / public readings from our visiting artists & writers.

  • intimate readings, pop-up shows, performances, site-specific installations, movie screenings, and firepit conversations, tailored to the resident’s interests.

  • partnerships with surrounding cultural institutions. Available to participants who wish to expand the residency to include possible collaborative and research opportunities in the area.

The Lab is designed to enhance one’s studio practice by providing opportunities to engage with a supportive creative community.  Residents are welcome to participate in as many or as few of the activities offered.  

 
 

Images
Row 1: Janine St.Germain; Michael Biondo
Row 2: Images courtesy AIR Martha Willette Lewis
Row 3: Images courtesy AIR Victoria Martinez