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Jewelry Center

92NY Jewelry Residency Program

92NY’s Jewelry Artist Residency is a juried residency for cutting-edge, emerging and established jewelry artists to develop their work in the multifaceted New York City art scene. For a month during the summer, the Residency will provide the opportunity for an international artist with a studio-based practice to develop a new body of work or complete research while engaging with NYC’s cultural community. A rotating panel of experts and professionals in the arts and humanities will independently review applications and materials.

Jonathan Wahl, Director of 92NY’s Jewelry Center said, “Now in its sixth year, this residency is unique—the only one solely devoted to jewelry artisans and based in NYC, and we look forward to welcoming another artist.” The International Jewelry Artist Residency includes housing in a 92NY Residence, access to a 24-hour private studio working space, and travel expenses to and from NYC. It offers the opportunity for an artist to share their distinct aesthetic, technical or design style with the NYC design community through a two-day lecture and workshop at the 92NY Jewelry Center during the last weekend of the residency, and through professional meetings with participating cultural institutions while expanding their artistic and professional development.

Proposals for the self-directed residencies must be compatible with available working studio spaces, facilities, and resources. Artistic merit and promise are the basis for selections, but the relevancy of how the NYC environment will affect the artist’s work is weighed highly in the selection process. Mature as well as emerging artists are encouraged to apply. The residency is awarded to one artist each year.

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About 92NY Jewelry Center

The Jewelry Center at 92NY, under the direction of Jonathan Wahl, is the place where artists and designers from the world of studio jewelry, fashion jewelry, and academia meet to create, teach, and connect. From its beginnings as a single metalworking class in 1930, the Center has grown to become the largest and most esteemed program of its kind in the nation, and the oldest open studios in New York City. Its stellar faculty span the worlds of production and art and foster a space where all aspects of jewelry design can be explored.

The Center serves more than 1,000 students a year through 55 weekly classes, weekend workshops, and visiting artists. The Center’s four fully equipped studios enable specialized training in such techniques as enameling, goldsmithing, silversmithing, stone setting, and wax carving, in addition to a formal Judaica metalsmithing program that is unique in the nation. The wide variety of classes and levels allows students to pursue comprehensive courses of study, whether a basic introduction for the absolute beginner, or advanced workshops and studio time for pre-professionals and professionals refining their skills.

Director Jonathan Wahl hosts an ongoing series of virtual conversations with leading artists, gallerists, and journalists from across the globe which can be viewed in our archive.

The Center’s community outreach includes Teen Gems which is a fully funded scholarship program for high school students in NYC. It provides jewelry education, mentorship and funded internships for students interested in the art and business of jewelry. The 2024 Teen Gems program is sponsored by De Beers Group.

The Center hosts the only jeweler Artist in Residence program in New York City and is open to artists on an international scale. Truly multifaceted, the 92NY Jewelry Center is a New York City gem with an increasingly global profile.

92NY Jewelry Center fall classes have been announced. Please see the full offerings here.

The 92NY Jewelry Artist Residency Program is supported by Kathy Chazen.

Please note that all 92Y regularly scheduled in-person programs are suspended.