Organizer Information
Pyramid Atlantic Art Center (PAAC) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit contemporary art center founded in 1981 by artist Helen C. Frederick, specializing in printmaking, papermaking, and book arts. Originally based in Baltimore, then Silver Spring, the center has been located since 2017 in a historic 13,000-square-foot building in Hyattsville, Maryland's Gateway Arts District. Its facilities include a papermaking studio, print shop, letterpress studio, bindery, and darkroom available to artists in a cooperative setting, alongside private studios, a gallery, and a program of adult classes, residencies, and community programming. The Denbo Fellowship is one of PAAC's residency programs, named for Beverly Denbo (1942–2011), a Bethesda-based arts advocate who served on the boards of Pyramid Atlantic and other regional arts organizations including VisArts, The Round House Theatre, and the James Renwick Alliance.
Title & Description
Denbo Fellowship, Fall/Winter 2026–2027
The Denbo Fellowship offers artists from a range of disciplines an environment for individual and collaborative creative practice, providing the opportunity to complete a new body of work at Pyramid Atlantic Art Center in printmaking, papermaking, and book arts. One artist will be selected for a Fall fellowship and one for a Winter fellowship.
Categories
- Printmaking
- Papermaking
- Craft
- Residency
- Visual Arts
Eligibility
- Applicants are judged on the artistic merit of their work, their interest and potential in printmaking, paper arts, and/or book arts, and the quality and clarity of their residency plan
- Previous experience in printmaking, papermaking, or book arts (or in a Pyramid Atlantic discipline) is helpful but not necessary or expected
- Selected artists are asked to give an artist talk during their residency
- Current Pyramid Atlantic Board members, staff, and artistic associates are not eligible
Program Benefits & Awards
- Up to one month of access to Pyramid's printshop, paper studio, and/or bindery (one source also lists a "type shop" among the facilities)
- Key to studios and 24-hour access
- Ten hours of one-on-one technical assistance
- A locker/storage space and flat file for tools and materials
- Use of standard shop supplies
- A stipend for travel, materials, housing, etc. — amounts conflict between sources: one lists $350 for three weeks or $500 for one month; the other lists $250 for two weeks, $350 for three weeks, or $500 for one month
- Housing is not provided; one source suggests checking Airbnb in the College Park, Hyattsville, Brentwood, or Riverdale area, while the other states accepted artists will receive housing information upon acceptance
Application Fee
$25 (USD)
Application Requirements
- Application submitted via the online application portal
- A specified amount of time requested for the residency (minimum 3 weeks, maximum 1 month)
How to Apply?
Online Application
Key Dates
- Application Deadline: 15 July 2026
- Notification: 30 August 2026
- Fall 2026 Fellowship: runs either September 15 – November 15, 2026, or September 1 – November 15, 2026, depending on source (see conflict note above)
- Winter 2027 Fellowship: January 5 – March 20, 2027
- Spring 2027 Fellowship: March 1 – May 15, 2027 (applications due January 2027)
- Summer 2026/2027 Fellowship: June 1 – August 15 (applications due January 2027; year not specified consistently in the source)
Location
Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, Hyattsville, Maryland, United States
Additional Details
- Residency length is a minimum of three weeks and a maximum of one month; applicants should specify the requested duration in their application
- Selection is made by a jury panel of professionals including artists, curators, and arts administrators
- This posting covers Fall and Winter rounds; Spring and Summer rounds of the Denbo Fellowship have separate deadlines (listed under Key Dates)