BYRDCLIFFE ARTIST IN RESIDENCE PROGRAM
The Byrdcliffe Artist in Residence Program provides uninterrupted time, creative space and an inspiring environment to artists of exceptional talent. Month long residencies are available to visual artists, composers, playwrights/screenwriters, and writers of fiction, nonfiction and poetry in the months of June, July, August, and September. It is Byrdcliffe's mission to provide solitude in a creative community and uninterrupted time in which to concentrate on producing independent and enduring creative work alongside fellow artists.
Opened in 1903, the Byrdcliffe Art Colony was placed on the National Register of Historic Sites in 1979 for its architectural and historical significance. It is located in the Catskill Mountains, 1.5 miles from the center of Woodstock, New York.
Read what one of the 2011 residents has to say about her stay at Byrdcliffe in her blog!
And, here's also a local blog to read about the Byrdcliffe Artist in Residence Program!
2012 ONLINE APPLICATION
The 2012 Artist in Residence Program application has now closed! This year's application deadline was March 15, 2012. All applicants have been notified about their application status.
ELIGIBILITY
Byrdcliffe accepts applications from artists working in the following disciplines: visual arts; fiction, nonfiction and/or poetry; playwrighting and screenwriting; and music composition. The main criterion for acceptance is artistic excellence. Byrdcliffe encourages applications from artists representing the widest possible range of perspectives and demographics, and welcomes artists engaging in the broadest spectrum of artistic practice. To that end, emerging as well as established artists are invited to apply.
Byrdcliffe is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination and equal opportunity for all persons regardless of race, sex, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, and disability. Byrdcliffe offers ADA compliant access to its main residency building and some studios.
APPLICATION GUIDELINES FOR THE 2012 ARTIST IN RESIDENCE PROGRAM
For all visual arts, music composers, playwrights, and writers of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry:
Each four week session is limited to 10-14 individuals. Candidates may apply for additional weeks in the event a space becomes available. Each session concludes with an Open Studio where residents share their work with each other and the regional artistic community.
Residents are chosen by a selection committee of professionals in the arts. The major criterion for acceptance is proof of serious commitment to one’s field of endeavor. Professional recognition is helpful for admission, but is not essential.
Panelists in the past have included: Gregory Amenoff, Jake Berthot, Joan Snyder, Portia Munson, Melissa Meyer and Donald Elder and literary panelists included Gail Godwin, Matthew Spireng, Martha Frankel (fiction), Olga Broumas (poetry), Gus Schulenburg, Evangeline Morphos, Rob Handel and Nancy Golladay (BMI Faculty).
SUPPORT MATERIALS (All materials should be of recent work)
- FOR VISUAL ARTISTS: 10 images (5 MB max. each: JPG, PNG, GIF) of your work along with the title, date, dimensions, and medium.
- FOR MUSIC COMPOSITION: 5 music samples (10 MB max. each: mp3) – altogether no more than 15 minutes along with the title and date. Please also include the scores of the uploaded work samples (PDF).
- FOR PLAYWRIGHTING / SCREENWRITING: One or two work samples (10 MB max. each: PDF) – up to 40 pages in total for a play script or treatment.
- FOR WRITERS OF FICTION, NONFICTION, AND/OR POETRY
-Fiction and Nonfiction: 2 work samples (10 MB max. each: PDF) – no more than 20 pages total
-Poetry: at least 4 work samples (10 MB max. each: PDF) – no more than 12 pages total
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE PROGRAM FEES
A nonrefundable processing fee of $50 (US) is required with each application. Applicants pay the processing fee by debit or credit card through a secure site when submitting the completed online application.
Byrdcliffe's residency fee is $600 per artist per session. Artists are accepted for residence solely according to merit. Fellowships are available to offset all or part of the $600 fee based on financial need. No one should be discouraged from applying on financial grounds. The Fellowship form (optional form within the Artist in Residence Application) is due simultaneously with the application for residence.
NOTIFICATION
Applicants will be notified of admission status (acceptance, waitlist or rejection) approximately one month after the application deadline of March 15, 2012.
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