Byrdcliffe 2027 Summer Communal Residency

Byrdcliffe's summer communal residency offers visual, literary, and performing artists creative time and an interdisciplinary community at the Byrdcliffe Arts Colony in Woodstock, New York. Four sessions of approximately 3½ weeks run between May and September 2027. Residents receive private bedrooms with shared facilities and discipline-dependent workspaces. Optional programming includes artist presentations, field trips, hikes, potlucks, open studios, and participation in the residency exhibition the following year. Merit- and need-based fellowships, grants, and stipends are available to selected artists.

Artists from all backgrounds and career stages may apply in Visual Arts, Literary Arts, and Performing Arts. Acceptance is based primarily on artistic excellence and demonstrated commitment to one's field. Sessions are May 21–June 15, June 25–July 20, July 30–August 24, and September 3–28, 2027, each approximately 3½ weeks. Priority review date: November 16, 2026; final application deadline: November 23, 2026. Required uploads: CV or creative resume (.doc, .docx, .pdf) and work samples. A recommendation letter from a trusted mentor, peer, or arts administrator is strongly suggested, but not required, for applicants who have not previously had a Byrdcliffe residency. Name files using first name_last name_file name. Writing samples: fiction, nonfiction, academic writing, prose, or poetry, up to 15 pages; screenplays, stage plays, graphic novels, or treatments, up to 20 pages; formats pdf, doc, or docx. Music, video, and film: recordings up to 15 minutes and 20MB, in .m4a, .mp4, .avi, .mov, or .m4v; alternatively, submit a document containing audio or video links, with a 15-minute maximum. Visual arts and crafts, including painting, sculpture, ceramics, woodworking, and photography: up to 15 images, .jpg or tiff. Drawing and textiles are also described among accommodated practices. Byrdcliffe cannot accommodate encaustic paints, work involving heavy wood or metal machinery, glass artists or glassblowers, or darkroom photography. Artists must bring all materials, mediums, tools, and appropriate linens, and provide their own groceries. A separate linen rental package is available on request. No campus laundry services, washer, or dryer are available. Own transportation is encouraged, not required. Residency housing costs $850 per artist per session; this is a residency fee, not a stated application fee. A 50% non-refundable deposit is due upon acceptance, with the balance due one week before arrival. Following cancellation, a residency-fee refund will only be considered if another resident fills the space. Fellowships and stipends are awarded to selected artists based on merit and need; need-based applicants must complete the supplemental grant application. Residents have private bedrooms and shared bathrooms and kitchens. Eight selected visual artists receive studios with work walls, easels, worktables, and a slop sink; assignments depend on application needs and awarded fellowships. Literary and performing artists receive bedroom desks or worktables rather than those visual-art studios. Ceramic residents receive private studios across the road from Barzin, with slab rollers, pottery wheels, worktables, storage, and electric and gas kilns. An Eastover workroom may be assigned to a selected resident; selected textile artists may access the historic Loom Room, which is not ADA accessible and is down the road from lodging. Attendance at the Orientation Dinner is required; other programming and the following year's residency exhibition are invitations rather than requirements.