Residencies + Commissions

ISSUE offers year-round opportunities for experimental artists to develop and present challenging new works through residencies and commissioning opportunities.

Upcoming

Artists-In-Residence 2026

Ongoing Series

In 2026, ISSUE Project Room celebrates the 20th anniversary of its Artists-in-Residence program. We’re proud to announce the 2026 Artists-in-Residence Webb Crawford, Eden Girma, and rocío sánchez, and invite audiences to join us in celebrating the next generation of boundary-pushing artists.

Suzanne Fiol Curatorial Fellowship 2026

Ongoing Series

ISSUE Project Room is pleased to announce the selection of Isabella Thorpe-Woods as 2026 Suzanne Fiol Curatorial Fellow. Thorpe-Woods will present a curated series of events that explore the idea of letters as a curatorial prompt, and the ways they both fail and succeed in transmitting meaning or reaching their desired destination.

Past

THE BODY POPULAR: BEYOND THE FLAT with Zachary Fabri & Samantha Box

Weeksville Heritage Center (Entrance on Bergen Street)

2022 Suzanne Fiol Curatorial Fellow Theodore Kerr presents BEYOND THE FLAT, his first program in THE BODY POPULAR series. The program features an outdoor performance by multi-disciplinary artist Zachary Fabri, based on a commissioned portrait of him by photographer Samantha Box.

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Distant Pairs: Devin Kenny & E. Jane - That new new flesh

Streaming on this webpage and Vimeo

ISSUE & Harvestworks are pleased to stream a new collaboration between interdisciplinary artists Devin Kenny and E. Jane. Both Kenny & Jane approach work across disciplines including the production of digital images, video, text, performance, installation, and sound design.

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Distant Pairs: Puce Mary & Drew McDowall

Streaming on this webpage and Vimeo

ISSUE is pleased to stream a new collaboration between Puce Mary, the solo moniker of Danish-born experimental sound artist Frederikke Hoffmeier, and Brooklyn-based Scottish industrial and experimental pioneer Drew McDowall.

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Artists-In-Residence 2022

Ongoing Series

ISSUE is pleased to announce producer, DJ & artist Dion McKenzie (TYGAPAW), sound artist & musician Sydney Spann, choreographer & composer Tatyana Tenenbaum, and multi-disciplinary artist, musician, and designer Selwa Abd (Bergsonist) as Artists-In-Residence presenting new works in the 2022 season.

Suzanne Fiol Curatorial Fellowship 2022

Ongoing Series

ISSUE Project Room is pleased to announce the selection of Theodore Kerr as 2022 Suzanne Fiol Curatorial Fellow. Kerr will present THE BODY POPULAR, a curated series of gatherings and broadcasts, propelled by artists, podcasters, writers, and others in NYC across the U.S.

With Womens Work: Savannah Harris - With Inner Sound, Truth

Streaming on this webpage and Vimeo

ISSUE is pleased to stream With Inner Sound, Truth, a new work by drummer and composer Savannah Harris. The piece, curated by Sami Hopkins (ISSUE’s 2021 Suzanne Fiol Curatorial Fellow), is a continuation of the With Womens Work series and responds to Ruth Anderson’s composition Silent sound.

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Sold Out! JJJJJerome Ellis: The Clearing

The Poetry Project at St. Mark’s Church

ISSUE and The Poetry Project present the official launch for composer and poet JJJJJerome Ellis' The Clearing. The piece asks how stuttering, blackness, and music can be practices of refusal against hegemonic governance of time, speech, and encounter.

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Sold Out! Joanna Mattrey: New Compositions for Improvisor

CPR – Center for Performance Research

For the third and final program of her ISSUE Project Room Residency, violist Joanna Mattrey presents an evening of World Premieres written for Mattrey by Leila Bordreuil, Nick Dunston, Weasel Walter, and Lucie Vitkova.

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Distant Pairs: Carmen Baliero & Cecilia Lopez - AEROSILLA (el turismo posible)

Streaming on this webpage and Vimeo

Carmen Baliero & Cecilia Lopez met around 1999 when, as a 16-year-old conservatory dropout, Lopez started taking composition classes with Baliero. Both born in Buenos Aires, the pair have an expansive collaborative history that spans decades. ISSUE is pleased to present a new work AEROSILLA (el turismo posible)

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Distant Pairs: Viola Yip and Laetitia Sonami - PineApple on a Lonely Island

Streaming on this webpage and Vimeo

ISSUE & Harvestworks are pleased to present the debut collaboration between Viola Yip & Laetitia Sonami. Communicating between Berlin and Oakland, Yip and Sonami—both who have long standing approaches to instrument building—explore collaboration through the creation of a virtual electronic instrument.

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