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# Apply for Rent-Free Studio Space in Brooklyn Through the Sharpe-Walentas Studio Program
- URL: https://hyperallergic.com/apply-rent-free-artist-studio-brooklyn-sharpe-walentas-studio-program-2026-2027/
- Published: 2026-01-05T19:00:14.000Z
- Updated: 2026-01-05T19:00:13.000Z
- Description: The residency program awards 17 visual artists a year of rent-free studio space in New York City. Applications are due by January 15.
- Author: Sharpe Walentas Studio Program
- Tags: Announcement, Sponsored, New York, Opportunities

The [Sharpe-Walentas Studio Program](https://bit.ly/4jjmvgF?ref=hyperallergic.com) awards rent-free studio space to 17 visual artists for yearlong residencies in the DUMBO neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York: home to art galleries, independent restaurants and shops, and creative professionals. Studios are near public parks, the city waterfront, and many forms of transit.

Accessible 24/7, artist studios include freight and passenger elevator access and high ceilings.

The [2026–2027 Sharpe-Walentas Studio Program](https://bit.ly/49aVoQ9?ref=hyperallergic.com) residency period will last from September 2026 through August 2027, with an open studios weekend planned for the spring of 2027\. 

The Sharpe-Walentas Studio Program has provided working studio space and community for artists since 1991\. Artists are selected annually based on merit from a competitive pool of applicants by a professional jury comprised of artists and members of the Artists Advisory Committee. 

Deadline: Thursday, January 15, 2026, 11:59pm (EST)

**To learn more and apply, visit** [**thestudioprogram.com/apply**](https://bit.ly/49aVoQ9?ref=hyperallergic.com)**.**