2011 Byrdcliffe Artist in Residence Program

We are now accepting applications for the 2011 Byrdcliffe Artist in Residence Program available online!

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The Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild offers month long Artist in Residence (AIR) opportunities for visual artists, composers, playwrights/screenwriters, and writers of fiction, nonfiction and poetry. Longer residencies are available for ceramic artists. The AIR sessions generally occur during the months of June, July, August, and September. Our goal is to provide solitude in a community and uninterrupted time in which to concentrate on 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 is located in the Catskill Mountains, 1.5 miles from the center of Woodstock, New York, USA.

2011 Session Dates and Session Fees

For all visual arts, music composers, playwrights, and writers of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry:

Each four week session is limited to 10 individuals. The cost per session is $300 USD. Candidates may apply for additional weeks in the event a space becomes available. Each session concludes with an Open Studio.

• Session I: June 1 – 27, 2011
• Session II: June 29 – July 25, 2011
• Session III: July 27 – August 22, 2011
• Session IV: August 24 – September 19, 2011

For ceramic artists

Sessions are typically 4 months long and are limited to 3 individuals. The cost per session is $350 USD. Candidates may apply for one month or up to five months.

• May, June, July, August, September, and October 2011.
• Applicants will be notified by early to mid–April regarding the June session. All others will be notified by the end of April.

Process

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 (playwrights) and Rob Handel and Nancy Golladay (BMI Faculty).

Support Materials

(All materials should be of recent work. Applicants will need to upload their support materials to the “Add Media” section of the online application.)

1. Copy of your professional resume (PDF).
2. Work samples. Please see below for specific requirements for each discipline.
3. Please supply two references.

Visual and Ceramic Artists

• 10 images (5 MB max. each: JPG, PNG, GIF) of your work along with the title, date, dimensions, medium.

Music Composition

• 5 music samples (10 MB max. each: mp3) – altogether no more than 15 minutes along with the title, date.
• The scores of the uploaded work samples (PDF).

Playwrighting / Screenwriting

• One or two work samples (10 MB max. each: PDF) – up to 40 pages for a play script or treatment.

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

Writer Assistance

There is tuition assistance for writers under the age of 35. Please indicate if you are interested in the fellowships on the application form.