The 2026 Artists in Residence (A.i.R.)  exhibition presents the work of the Byrdcliffe 2025 Artists-in-Residents. In a world that prioritizes production, residency programs offer a place for artists to generate ideas, experiment at their own pace, and, most of all, reflect on their practice. This exhibition and Showcase presents work representing a wide variety of creative practice across the board of visual, literary and performing arts inspired by their 2025 Residency season. 

About Byrdcliffe’s Artist Residency Program:
As one of the oldest continuously run artist colonies in the United States, each year Byrdcliffe gives artists of all disciplines the opportunity to live and create in picturesque Woodstock, New York whose beauty drew the Whiteheads to found Byrdcliffe in 1902.

Byrdcliffe provides several year-round opportunities in the cottages, where artists can devote themselves to their practice for three months or more. Cottages function as both residential and studio spaces and are spread throughout the property, each with their own unique character and history. 

During the summer, Byrdcliffe runs four month-long communal residencies.  Creating community is essential to the Residency’s mission and Byrdcliffe facilitates practice shares, excursions to local art centers, and community dinners to foster an environment that supports strong interpersonal relationships. Each communal session culminates in an Open Studio event to celebrate the end of their stay where the public is invited into their space. 

Artist-in-Residence 2026 open studios:

June 13, 2026: Session 1 open studios
July 18, 2026: Session 2 open studios
August 22, 2026: Session 3 open studios
September 26, 2026: Session 4 open studios