AMP: Artists' Meeting Place and Resource Collective

Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild offers residencies, deadline March 2, 2009

The Artist in Residence Program

The Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild (WBG) offers two residency programs: one-month Artists-in-Residence (AIR) residencies in summer to visual artists and writers, and Ceramics Residencies for one to five months, May through October. Our goal is to provide solitude in community and undisturbed time in which to concentrate on independent, creative work in company of follow artists. Professional recognition is helpful for admission, but is not essential.

Offers writers, visual artists and composers one-month residencies from June through September. Our goal is to provide solitude in community and undisturbed time in which to concentrate on independent, creative work in company of follow artists.

Panelists in the past have included visual artists 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 (Handel Award) and Nancy Golliday.

FACILITIES: Residents are accommodated at The Villetta Inn, a spacious turn-of-the-century mountain lodge with communal dining and living rooms. Residency includes a private bedroom and separate, private studio space. Art studios are in separate buildings. Residents are responsible for providing their own meals in the large, well appointed community kitchen.

LENGTH OF STAY AND FEES: Each four week session is limited to 10 individuals. Please note: 2-week or partial week stays are not permitted! The cost per session is $300 USD. Candidates may apply for additional weeks if space becomes available. VISUAL ARTS FELLOWSHIPS AVAILABLE! (Writers under age 35, who need financial assistance, may apply for a $100 USD scholarship from The Patterson Fund).

SESSION DATES:

Session I: June 2 - June 29, 2009

Session II: June 30 - July 26, 2009

Session III: July 28 - August 23, 2009

Session IV: August 25 – September 20, 2009

|The Bernard and Shirley Handel Playwright Fellowship|

Established in 2007, encourages the creative development of playwrights by enabling them to set aside time to pursue their work in an unstructured atmosphere at the Byrdcliffe Art Colony in Woodstock, NY. The Fellowship annually provides a $700 stipend that includes tuition to the Summer Byrdcliffe Artist in Resident Program at the Villetta Inn.

DEADLINE: Monday, March, 02, 2009.

HOW TO APPLY: Applicants must submit a written application, support materials, and $35 USD non-refundable application fee by Monday, March 02, 2009. Residents are chosen by a selection committee of professionals in the arts. The major criteria for acceptance are the quality of work samples and an indication of serious commitment to one's field of endeavor. International applicants are urged to apply.

For more info and an application: http://www.woodstockguild.org/byrdclifferesidencies.htm

Call: 845.679.2079

Fax: 845.679.4529

Thanks so much!

Sincerely,

Laura Pepitone
Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild
34 Tinker Street
Woodstock, NY 12498
T: 845 679-2079
F: 845 679-4529
http://www.WoodstockGuild.org

***

This was posted on the Franklin Furnace Goings-On Listserv.