Summer Historic Cottage Residency 2027: Fellowships

Byrdcliffe’s Residency Program is open to practitioners in all fields of the Visual, Literary and Performing Arts.

Cottage residencies offer artists live/work space within the larger creative community of the Byrdcliffe Arts Colony amidst the serene natural setting of Woodstock, New York. While cottage residencies are more autonomous by nature, artists-in-residence are invited to participate in a variety of program offerings at Byrdcliffe. Our off-season months are a quieter time of year at Byrdcliffe and a wonderful time to be in residence for artists looking for time and space for creative work with minimal distractions.

Byrdcliffe offers a number of fellowships each year based on a combination of artistic merit and financial need, ranging from partial to full coverage of residency fees.

• Ford/Knauth Fellowship for LGBTQIA+ Artists (Full fee)

• Bernard and Shirley Handel Playwright Fellowships (Full fee)

• Milton and Sally Avery Fellowships for Visual Artists (Full fee)

• Ceramics Fellowship (Full and Partial fee)

• The Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant for Artists Affected by Natural Disaster (Full fee stipend, and travel)

• Donor Funded Arts & Crafts (Full and Partial fee & stipend)

• The Henrietta Mantooth AiR 2026 Fellowship for Artists in Socioeconomic Need (Full fee)

• The Annual Wagner Fellowship for Musical Performance (Full fee)

“Full fee” means the grant covers the full residency fee for one communal session.