LMCC is now accepting applications for the
2012 Swing Space residency program,
providing studio space at
Building 110: LMCC’s Arts Center at Governors Island, and rehearsal space at The Vaults at 14 Wall Street.
Application Deadline
Thursday, July 28, 2011, 5PM
Residency Dates + Locations
LMCC is currently accepting applications for Swing Space placement during 2012.
Visual Arts – Studio Space at Building 110: Residencies will take place in two five-month sessions between March – July 2012 and August – December 2012.
Performing Arts – Rehearsal Space in the Vaults: Residencies will take place in one of four staggered, overlapping six-month sessions between January – June 2012, March – August 2012, May – October 2012, and July – December 2012.
About Swing Space
Swing Space is a project-based residency program that places visual and performing artists and arts groups in space for the development and presentation of new projects. Since its launch in 2005, Swing Space has placed over a thousand artists in more than 20 different locations throughout Lower Manhattan and on Governors Island all generously provided by the Downtown real estate community and LMCC’s programming partners. 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. More information about Swing Space including complete Application Guidelines is available on our website.
Application Information Sessions (Suggested, Not Required):
Attend an info session in our residency locations. LMCC staff will review the application guidelines and answer questions about the residency and the selection process.
A reservation is required. Space is limited.
Dates & Times
Click links below to make a reservation.
- Friday, June 17, 3PM at Building 110: LMCC’s Arts Center at Governors Island
- Thursday, July 7, 7PM at The Vaults at 14 Wall Street
To Apply
Please visit www.lmcc.net/residencies/swingspace and follow the instructions to learn more about the program and submit your application.
Swing Space supporters:
Asian Cultural Council; CEC Artslink; Greenwall Foundation; Jacques and Natasha Gelman Trust; JPMorgan Chase; May and Samuel Rudin Family Foundation, Inc.; Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation; New York Community Trust; and Pollock-Krasner Foundation.
Swing Space is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. Swing Space is also supported by the New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Swing Space was created in 2005 with lead support from the September 11th Fund
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