Yaddo, an artist community in New York State, offers residencies of two weeks to two months with room, board and a private studio to professional artists from all nations. The winter application cycle, for residencies starting from May through March, opens on 20 November and closes on 20 December at 11:59 p.m. Eastern time, or earlier if 1,600 applications arrive. The application fee is 35 dollars.
Who can apply
Nationality
Yaddo is open to professional creative artists from all nations, so Tunisian artists can apply. Yaddo does not help with US visa arrangements, which applicants handle themselves.
Profile
Artists working at a professional level, or emerging artists whose work shows great professional promise. Students enrolled in graduate or undergraduate programmes, or completing work for a degree, are not eligible.
Disciplines
Literature (fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, librettos, graphic novels), visual art, music composition, performance, and film and video.
Funding and what it does not cover
Yaddo provides a private bedroom, a private studio and meals for stays of two weeks to two months. Artists pay their own travel and materials; modest access grants help with the costs of accepting an invitation. The application fee is 35 dollars.
Covered
Private bedroom and private studio
Communal dinner and packed breakfast and lunch
Weekly cleaning, linen and laundry facilities
Modest access grants to offset the costs of accepting an invitation
