Print Center New York

New Voices: Renewal

There is no fee to apply. New Voices is Print Center New York’s annual open call program, which provides opportunities for a curator-selected cohort of six to eight artists who engage the curator's thematic framework. Selected artists will present their work and develop their practice through: a group exhibition, artist-led public programming, focused conversation and community-building, and individualized resources for artistic and professional development. 

This application is for the 2027 cycle of New Voices, which will be centered on a group exhibition on view June– August, 2027. Please visit printcenternewyork.org/new-voices for a full description of program features and requirements. 

Artist Eligibility

Applicants must:

• currently be living in a state or territory in the United States. Accepted cohort artists will be asked to fill out a W-9 (Request for Taxpayer Identification Number), and to provide a Tax Identification Number such as a social security number (SSN), employment identification number (EIN), or individual taxpayer identification number (ITIN). US citizenship is not a requirement of the program. 
• engage printmaking in their practice through concept, materials, or techniques. Artists do not need to identify primarily as “printmakers” to apply. The programming, relationship-building, and artist development resources included in this program are designed to support artists with an investment in the printmaking field. Artists who work exclusively in another medium (oil painting, sculpture, or photography, for example) will not be best served by this program.
• be working without institutional support from a major gallery or degree-seeking academic program. Gallery representation and support varies from place to place; you will be asked to share any gallery affiliation, and this will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Applicants must be at least one year out from a degree-seeking academic program, such as an MFA or BFA, related to their practice. Applicants must not be actively enrolled, or entering such a program in the 2026–27 academic year. 

Applications are encouraged from artists of any race, ethnicity, national origin, age, physical ability, gender identity or expression, sexuality, or other experience or identity. We welcome applications from U.S. citizens, legal permanent residents, undocumented immigrants, refugees, people seeking asylum, temporary visa holders, stateless people, and those with all other citizenship and immigration statuses.

Application Materials

The application consists of: 

• Short Answers: Responses to three prompts about your practice, submitted in writing (250 words each) or as recorded verbal statements (2–3 minutes each).
• Work Samples: Up to ten (10) images of existing work created within the last four years (since January 1, 2023). Selected works do not need to be from a singular project or body of work, but should give a cohesive and holistic view of your artmaking practice.
• Curriculum Vitae: A CV including exhibition history and other relevant activity, such as residencies or fellowships (past or upcoming). 

Guiding Theme: Renewal

For this iteration of New Voices, we ask applicants to consider their work in terms of renewal, a process by which something that was finished, depleted, or otherwise expired is brought into use again. Printmakers have renewed their work since the beginning of the practice, whether modifying matrices from first proof to final edition, reinterpreting the same motifs with the advent of new technologies, or incorporating discarded materials into fresh compositions. Renewal asks: rather than starting over, where do we go from here, and what can be made from what we already have? How can a return to the past help us navigate the present, or develop solutions for the future? 

We encourage applicants to consider a broad perspective on renewal: one might display an inventive use of pre-existing or found materials, incorporate a process that was once more common, or engage with historical references in a new context. 

Curator: Heather Hughes 

Heather Hughes is the Kathy and Ted Fernberger Associate Curator of Prints at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, where her curatorial projects cover the Renaissance through the present. Recent exhibitions include Diana Scultori: An Engraver in Renaissance Rome (2024), Krishna Reddy: The Movement of Life (with Neeraja Poddar), and the forthcoming El Anatsui: Prints and Play (2026) (with Chika Okeke-Agulu). She has previously held positions at the Davis Museum at Wellesley College, Saint Louis Art Museum, and the Rijksmuseum. A specialist in early modern print culture, she received her PhD from the University of Pennsylvania and is an elected member of the Print Council of America.

For questions, please visit the program website and applicant support resources. For additional support, please contact us at programs@printcenternewyork.org with the subject line "New Voices 2027 Additional Support."

 We look forward to reviewing your application!