2027 CSP Artist in Residence with Zea Mays
CSP FUNDED RESIDENCY GRANT
Juried by: Angela Zammarelli, Robynn Smith, Frances Valesco
Application Link
CALENDAR:
Application submissions due November 6 2026 Selected artist will benotified by November 20, 2026
Once selected, the CSP artist can choose any available 2027 residency slot offered by Zea Mays.
A deposit of $100 will be required within 30 days of acceptance to hold your preferred space on the calendar. Deposit will be refunded to you upon checkout.
Residency Components included with grant:
- Residency is 2 weeks in length
- Check-in/out date is always on a Monday
- 24/7 access to the private printmaking Annex (details below)
- Accommodations in the on-site guest suite (details below)
- Orientation to the Annex and etching/photopolymer/screenprint facilities as needed
Current availability can be found here (check the calendar labeled “Private Residency”). Please note that available dates aresubject to change and are reserved on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Zea Mays Printmaking Studio
Zea Mays Printmaking is a professional printmaking studio, located in western Massachusetts. Since its founding in 2000, ZMP’s mission has been to provide a space and community to learn, create and promote prints made with the safest processes available. Zea Mays Printmaking collaborates with artists, studios and schools around the world to share innovations in non-toxic and sustainable printmaking.
The 6000 sq. ft, state-of-the-art printmaking facilities provide studio access for over 100 artist members, residencies, exhibitions and educational programs.
More information can be found at https://www.zeamaysprintmaking.com/about/
What areas of Printmaking can I apply to pursue?
Zea Mays Printmaking welcomes artists working in the following printmaking methods:
- Monotype
- Etching using BIG ground and airbrush aquatint
- Screen Printing
- Photopolymer Intaglio
- Woodcut and Linocut
- Polyester Plate, wood and paper lithography
We are not able to host artists working in cyanotype or stone lithography. All chemistry must be cleared with the Facilities Manager before it can be performed at the studio and must adhere to our standards of safety and sustainability.
The Annex is equipped with a Takach etching press (39.5″ x 72″), large work tables, flat file storage, a sink and plenty of wall space for work in progress. We are happy to bring in additional equipment and tools as needed including a large hotplate, large rollers and hand brayers, screen printing press, drying boards.
Residency artists have access to all of the other facilities in the studio during our open hours. These include:
- airbrush aquatint booth
- vertical etching tanks with Ferric Chloride mordant and Copper Sulfate Saline mordant
- plate shear
- photopolymer darkroom with NuArc K-1 exposure unit (for plates up to 18” x 24”)
- screenprinting darkroom with LED exposure unit for screens up to 27” x 34”
- screenprinting washout sink with power washer
- Showcard letterpress with wooden type
- Digital Lab (computer, scanner, Epson 4900 printer)
- Print dryer and flattener
- Light table
If you are interested in sharing your work or talking about your process, ZMP can arrange an open studio for members during your stay. The Instagram account, @zeamaysprintmaking, has 5000+ followers and is growing. Collaboration is welcomed on posts and stories to share your progress.
More information can be found at https://www.zeamaysprintmaking.com/residency/
ELIGIBILITY:
CSP Artist membership must be current.
Open to CSP ARTIST, STUDENT, LIFETIME MEMBERS ONLY.
For the 2027 CSP Residency season, we will be doing individual applications and announcing host sites and projects individually. If you have previously received a residency, please wait three years before applying again.
ENTRIES:
Artist application deadline: November 6, 2026
CSP member specific questions to kdeakcsp@gmail.com
Selected Artist Responsibilities
- Artist Presentation: Deliver a brief presentation on their work or residency experience at the CSP’s annual meeting (in person, video or via Zoom).
- Newsletter Feature: Provide high-resolution work images and a brief written statement or notes for an article in the CSP newsletter, Relevant Ink, following the residency.’
- CSP Collection Donation: Donate 1–2 prints created during or associated with the residency to the organization’s archive/collection.
Full details and submission timelines will be outlined in the formal residency agreement upon selection.
JUROR:Angela Zammarelli
Biography:
Angela Zammarelli is a visual artist,teacher, and parent residing in Western Massachusetts. The materials she most often uses are curated from daily occurrences, be it scraps from jobs or picking through sidewalk free piles. She invites chance, thriftiness, and ecological concerns to inform her studio practice. She received her BFA from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and MFA from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in Minneapolis, MN. She has attended residency programs at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts in Omaha, NE, Elsewhere Artist Collaborative in Greensboro, NC, and Three Walls in Chicago, IL. In 2011 she received a Massachusetts Cultural Council fellowship in sculpture/installation. Currently she is the Shop Technician at Zea Mays Printmaking in Florence, Massachusetts, where she is also a member. Images of Angela’s work can be found at amfvz.com, her prints can be found in the flat file at Zea Mays Printmaking. You can find her on instagram @amfvz.
JUROR: Robynn Smith
Biography:
Robynn Smith received her BFA from Rhode Island School of Design and her MFA from San Jose State University. Robynn grew up in New York and for the past 50 years, has made Santa Cruz, California her home. She is an internationally exhibiting painter and printmaker, Professor Emerita, Monterey Peninsula College and the Founder of the annual international event, Print Day in May
Notable solo exhibitions include Monterey Museum of Art, Triton Museum of Art and Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History. She has been represented in juried and invitational group shows on 5 continents. Recent residency fellowships include L’AiR Arts Paris, Islensk Grafik Iceland, The Church Sag Harbor in New York and Zea Mays Printmaking in Massachusetts.
I have been a CSP member since the mid 1990’s
Liz Chalfin and I were recently trying to remember how and when we met, and neither of us could remember! At first we were conference buddies, exchanging information whenever we had the pleasure of meeting up. Eventually we got serious about our professional connection. I hosted Liz in my studio in the mid 20teens for a soft ground etching workshop, and I have enjoyed being in residence and teaching at ZMP. I was one of 6 ZPM members to travel to Andrew Baldwin’s studio in Wales for tutorials in the use of BIG ground, in 2024.
ZMP experience:
A residency at Zealand Mays printmaking is a printmaker’s dream. The residency studio is beautifully equipped, the accommodations are stellar, the staff and ZPM members are helpful, inspiring and supportive, and the studio location in central Massachusetts is lovely and culturally exciting. Every time I have worked there I have enriched my practice with new technical knowledge and the luxury of uninterrupted time in a wonderfully supportive environment.
JUROR:Frances Valesco
Biography:
She has received artist residency awards at the Guanlan Printmaking Base in Guanlan, China; ArtPrint Residence in Arenys de Munt, Spain; PLAYA Artist Fellowship in Summerlake, Oregon; Tyrone Guthrie Center in Newbliss, Ireland; and La Romita in Terni, Italy. She has also taught at the Academy of Art University, City College of San Francisco, Kala Art Institute, the San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco State University, and the University of California, Berkeley.
I have been a member of CSP since 1974 and served as President from 1994-96.
Frances Valesco received a BA from UCLA and an MA from California State University at Long Beach. Her work is in the collections of the Library of Congress, Washington, DC; the Museum of Modern Art, NY; the New York City Public Library; the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, CA; and the Galería Nacional San José, Costa Rica.
ZMP experience:
Liz and I were both printmaking students at California State University, Long Beach (CSULB), at different times. Even though we didn’t meet until later, we both agreed that it was a toxic print lab. Our passion for printmaking was dampened because the materials and techniques we learned were unhealthy. After CSULB, she had her first epiphanies about making printmaking safer and starting a green studio. After I became ill teaching oil-based screen printing, I went on to help develop water-based screen printing techniques. It was an unexpected gift of our training to take the paths we did.
In 2019, I had a wonderful residency at Zea Mays, where I learned new non-toxic image-making. It was an especially convivial time with so many exciting projects going on in the studio, which is in a beautiful setting. Conversations with Liz, Shel, and the other printmakers are exhilarating. On my last visit in 2025, the studio was still generating new techniques and unlimited support.
CSP FUNDED RESIDENCY GRANT
2027 California Society of Printmakers Artist in Residence with Zea Mays
Juried by: Angela Zammarelli, Robynn Smith, Frances Valesco
Click Here to Access the Application Link
Application deadline: November 6, 2026
Application Checklist
Contact & Background Information
- Contact Details: Full name, pronouns, mailing address, phone, email, and website/Instagram.
- Education & Experience: Summary of printmaking degrees, training, workshops, and years of active studio practice.
- Past Residencies: List of previous residency programs and dates.
- References: Contact information for 2 professional references.
Written Statements & Proposal
- Project Proposal: Description of project concept, scope, specific printmaking processes, scale, and instructional/equipment needs.
- Artist Bio: Max 500 words (education, key exhibitions, focus in printmaking).
- Artist Statement: Max 500 words (core concepts, themes, visual language).
- CV / Resume: Current file uploaded as ARTISTNAME_CV.pdf.
Portfolio & Image Specifications
- 10 Work Samples: Created within the last 3 years.
- Image List: Title, medium, dimensions (HW), and year for all 10 images.
- File Formatting:
- Format: .jpg or .jpeg
- Size: Max 1920 pixels on the longest side (under 5 MB per file)
- Resolution: 72 dpi
- Naming: ARTISTNAME_1.jpg through ARTISTNAME_10.jpg
