Yaddo Artists Residency (Due July 1)
Yaddo Artists Residency
Deadline: July 1st, 2026
We offer residencies to professional creative artists from all nations and backgrounds working in one or more of the following disciplines: choreography, film, literature, musical composition, painting, performance, photography, printmaking, sculpture, and video. Artists apply individually. Peer review is the keystone of our selection process, with different panelists each season. Residencies last from two weeks to two months and include room, board and a studio.
All artists whose work falls within the five disciplines we serve are encouraged to apply. Generally, those who qualify for Yaddo residencies are either working at the professional level in their fields or are emerging artists whose work shows great professional promise. An abiding principle at Yaddo is that applications for residency are judged solely on the quality of the work. Yaddo places no publication, exhibition or performance requirements on artists in residence.
Not only is Yaddo an equal opportunity employer—we will not discriminate against any individual, employee, or application for residency based on race, color, marital status, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, national origin, disability, or any other legally protected status recognized by federal, state, or local law—we strongly encourage applicants from backgrounds underrepresented in arts and culture to apply.
Artists who are enrolled in graduate or undergraduate programs, or who are engaged in completing work toward an academic degree at the time of application, are not eligible.
Artists may apply once every other calendar year. For example, artists who last applied to the August 2024 deadline are eligible to apply for the upcoming July 2026 deadline.
Yaddo supports individual artists engaged in the genesis of new, original work. Auxiliary artists such as sound and lighting technicians, musicians, dancers and designers are ineligible to apply.
Please check the following before applying:
Review all of our guidelines here and on our SlideRoom portal when that opens.
You have not applied in the last two years.
You are not enrolled in a full-time academic program or completing coursework to complete a degree.
You are a generative artist working in one of these five disciplines: literature, visual art, film & video, music composition, or performance art.
Reapplication
The criterion for repeat visits is the same as for first visits – the quality of the artist’s work. All artists must submit a complete application, including recent work samples. Artists may apply every other calendar year regardless of the outcome of a previous application.
Fees
The nonrefundable application fee is $35. Application fees must be paid by credit card. Artists are responsible for their travel to and from Yaddo. We have modest access grants available to offset the costs of accepting an invitation. Applications for Access Grants are sent with your invitation.
Length of Stay
Residencies vary in length, from two weeks to two months.
Disciplines
Applications are considered by independent Admissions Committees. Membership changes with each application round, and is composed of artists whose work is recognized and esteemed by their peers.
Panels consider applications to Yaddo in the following disciplines:
Literature: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, librettos, and graphic novels.
Visual Art: painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking, photography, mixed media, and installation art.
Music Composition: instrumental forms, vocal forms, electronic music, music for film, and sound art.
Performance: choreography, performance art, and multimedia works incorporating live performance.
Film & Video: narrative, documentary and experimental films, animation, and screenplays.
Apply to the Admissions Panel that best represents the project you’d like to work on at Yaddo. Apply to only one admissions panel, and in one genre. Contact the Program Director with any questions.