Eyebeam AGENCY NYC Residency, Spring 2027

Eyebeam AGENCY NYC Residency, Spring 2027 is sponsored by Eyebeam. Supports New York City-based artists exploring questions of agency in the context of AI systems, including themes of AI safety.

Open Call: AGENCY Residency | Program | Eyebeam This year at Eyebeam, the theme of AGENCY will guide a shared research agenda for our artists, staff, audiences, and collaborators.

Applications are now open for our Virtual Residency (Fall 2026) and our NYC Residency (Spring 2027), both of which will explore the theme through critical inquiry and making, supported by funding, mentorship, and access to tools and expertise from Eyebeam's network. Eyebeam is inviting artists to explore questions of agency at a moment when AI systems are increasingly acting, making decisions, and carrying out tasks on our behalf.

How do we preserve human agency as these systems become more capable of shaping human behavior? How do we assert agency in imagining and building the societies we inhabit? And how might our understanding change if we think about agency as collective, relational, entangled, and more-than-human?

Projects might engage AI directly, but they don’t have to. We welcome critical and creative approaches to questions of power, autonomy, technological systems, collective action, human and nonhuman relationships, and the social and material structures through which agency is exercised. • Who has agency?

Who acts? And who is acted upon? • What does agency become once it no longer belongs to a single actor (human or machine)?

• How to reimagine AI systems through the lens of collective governance, repair, rehearsal or mischief • How to repurpose AI systems toward new tools, methods, and models for the public good Open to US-based artists located outside of New York who will each receive a $2,000 stipend, along with mentorship, and access to tools and technical expertise through Eyebeam's network.

Applications Open: Sept 21, 2026 Info Session: Mon, Sept 28, 2026, 1pm ET [ WATCH THE RECORDING ] Deadline: Sun, Oct 11, 2026, 11:59 PM ET Interviews: Oct 26-28, 2026 Notifications: Oct 29, 2026 Residency: Nov 4, 2026 to Feb 12, 2027 Open to New York City-based artists who will each receive a $5,000 stipend, along with mentorship, and access to tools and technical expertise through Eyebeam's network.

Applications Open: Sept 21, 2026 Info Session: Mon, Oct 19, 2026, 1PM ET [ WATCH THE RECORDING ] Deadline: Sun, Nov 15, 2026, 11:59 PM ET Interviews: Dec 7-10, 2026 Notifications: Dec 14, 2026 Residency: March 15 - June 11, 2027 • Applicants must apply as individuals; collectives and collaborative teams are not eligible for this cycle. • Applicants may not be currently enrolled in a full-time degree program.

• Applicants may not be participating in or committed to another residency during the residency term. • Virtual Residency Only: Applicants must be based in the United States, outside of New York City, and remain US-based for the full residency term. • NYC Residency Only: Applicants must live in New York City, within its five boroughs, and be able to work on site at Eyebeam at least one day a week for the full residency term.

Please review the individual residency pages ( Virtual Residency , NYC Residency ) for specific commitment requirements for each residency. Which residency should I apply to? Do I need a finished project by the end of the residency?

Do I have to work with AI or know how to code? What technical and production support does Eyebeam provide? Can I apply to both residencies?

I split my time between New York City and somewhere else, which residency do I apply to? Can collectives or collaborative teams apply? When are applications due?

How are residents selected? How will I be notified about the outcome of my application? Will there be an interview?

Can I get feedback on my application? If you have additional questions, you can email programs@eyebeam. org or attend one of our Zoom info sessions.