Established in 2018, the West Bay View Foundation Fellowship is an immersive, full-time, six-month studio position for a visual artist with papermaking experience and a strong desire to use handmade paper as an art form. Fellows work alongside Dieu Donné master papermakers, gaining practical experience working in a professional papermaking studio that focuses on artistic collaboration.

This fellowship provides mentorship from our studio directors, Amy Jacobs and Tatiana Ginsberg, a stipend of $30,000 to support transportation and living expenses in NYC for the six months of the fellowship, and a week in the professional studio with one of the studio directors to realize a larger or more complex project than could be achieved alone.

The West Bay View Foundation Fellowship is open to artists with papermaking training and who possess an MFA degree. Applicants must be available to work in person at Dieu Donné, a busy and active studio with many projects going on simultaneously. The fellow must be able to engage in demanding physical work five days a week for six months and make the fellowship their primary focus while living in New York.

Fellows must possess the right to live and work in the United States. Dieu Donné is unable to sponsor visas at this time.

Applications are only accepted via our online Slideroom portal. Please do not mail or e-mail application materials. Applicants are required to provide a CV, artist statement, two professional references, a letter of recommendation, a letter of interest, eight to ten artwork images, and answer a few short questions regarding their practice and papermaking experience.