
Visitors during open studio listening to writers.

The Byrdcliffe Arts Colony is located in the Catskill Mountains, 1.5 miles from the center of Woodstock, New York. Founded as an Arts & Crafts community in 1903, it has been a haven for visual artists, writers, crafts people, musicians and theater artists for over a century.
Opened in 1903, The Byrdcliffe Art Colony was placed on the National Register of Historic Sites in 1979 for its architectural and historical significance. Today it supports a wide range of artists, including writers, composers, painters, and sculptors.
Residents stay at the historic Villetta Inn, built in 1903, a spacious, rustic building with communal dining and living rooms. Each resident has his or her own bedroom and separate studio space. Residents prepare meals in the large, well–appointed kitchen. Typically, residents choose to collaborate on meals.
See our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page for more info about your stay at the Colony.
The Villetta Inn, the beautiful, spacious, and historic building where you will be staying, working, creating, and inspiring yourself and others.

The Villetta Inn as seen from the road.

Enjoy your summer here while at Byrdcliffe.
There are a serious of adjoined studios and a few separate buildings behind the Villetta Inn where artists work.

An example of an artist's studio once they have settled in.

Artists can be highly productive during their stay.

Each studio equipped with small sink.

Villetta Annex.
Writers, playwrights, and poets can work in comfortable studios inside the Villetta Inn.

An example of a writer's studio once they have set up.

The library at the Villetta Inn.
The kitchen at the Villetta Inn.

Prepare tasty meals as a group or solo.
Download a double–sided colour brochure about the 2010 Artist in Residence Program.
This project is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.
This project is supported in part by a grant from the The Pollock–Krasner Foundation.