Daisy Lane: Print & Book Artist Residency at Bainbridge Island Museum of Art
A new, ambitious, multi-use studio arts program at BIMA with a focus on printmaking and artists’ books!
Located only minutes from BIMA, Daisy Lane will be centered on a large, newly renovated, light-filled space where artists can create and explore in a focused environment while BIMA’s community can interact with the artists during the creation of new work.
The central program at Daisy Lane will be a year-round artist residency for artists working in book arts, letterpress, screenprinting, Risograph, and other related art forms. The space will also be an active location for youth engagement, BIMA’s Open Book Tours events, workshops, art events, and lectures.
ARTIST RESIDENCY
Nestled into the forested natural beauty of this island community, Daisy Lane’s artist residency is significant and special, not just for BIMA or on Bainbridge, but for the artist book community.
The inaugural season of artists will start in 2027. Artists will be selected for a 2–4–week residency based on their conceptual creativity, technical knowledge, and familiarity with at least one of the media at Daisy Lane. Traditional and new technologies are encouraged. Resident artists will have to access the studio from 8 AM to 10 PM daily and will be housed in a nearby one-bedroom apartment. The location allows easy access to BIMA’s events, archives, Bistro, and vibrant artistic community.
Studio construction and outfitting are expected to be completed early fall, and the specific equipment provided will be announced here in mid-September.
Applications for 2027 resident artists will open October 1, 2026, and close October 31, 2026.
THE WORKSPACE
This equipment will be installed inside the Granero Building, a once-dilapidated 1978 municipal storage facility that was transformed by Coates Design Architects into a celebrated model of adaptive reuse. The space, located a short hike from the Bainbridge Island ferry dock, is distinguished by stunning views and an open, modern architectural style featuring reclaimed wood, large windows, and concrete. Daisy Lane has LEED Gold certification.
The museum has been fortunate to acquire the renowned letterpress, printmaking, and book design studio of Paper Hammer and Marquand Books (Tieton, WA). The space will be rounded out with other equipment from other sources.
The initial array of equipment includes:
- Vandercook 219AB Flatbed Press
- Motorized Chandler & Price Platen Press
- Challenge Paper Guillotine
- Polymer Platemaker
- Wide-Ranging Collection of Wood and Metal Type
- Screenprinting Setup
- Risograph Machine
- And more, stay tuned for updates on this page
THE STORY OF DAISY LANE
The dream of a museum-based artist-in-residence program took shape in late 2020 after first hearing from artists about the challenging landscape caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, including the loss of jobs, studio space, and their physical and online marketplaces. BIMA’s leadership began to rethink how the museum could reshape its resources to help artists more directly. Art champion and museum founder Cynthia Sears encouraged the organization’s active pursuit of long-term strategies to help artists at different phases of their journey.
The resulting commitment first established BIMA’s annual BRAVA Awards followed by the pursuit of an artist-in-residence program. With Daisy Lane, BIMA joins a handful of other innovative museums throughout the United States that offer embedded artist residency programs, providing selected artists with the space, equipment, time, and support to develop work on-site while connecting with the museum community.
“The establishment of the Daisy Lane Print & Book Arts Residency is a game-changing extension of the legacy of the Cynthia Sears Artists’ Books Collection at BIMA. The growing collection has long celebrated completed artists’ books. The Daisy Lane residency extends that commitment by supporting artists during the most vulnerable and uncertain stages of the creative process—when new ideas are taking shape!” –Erin Zona, Curator of the Cynthia Sears Artists’ Books Collection
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