Saltonstall Residency for New York State Artists and Writers (Accessible and Parent-Friendly)

About the Residency

Saltonstall offers free stipend-supported residencies to artists and writers who are current residents of New York State and/or one of the Indian Nations located therein. Our residencies are designed for those looking for a quiet, supportive environment in which to focus on their craft.

We offer 1- to 4-week sessions between mid-May and late-October. Our facilities are wheelchair friendly and include a private suite for a personal care assistant.

In addition to our traditional 2- to 4-week residencies, we offer shorter 1-week residencies (one in mid-May, one in mid-October) that are dedicated to artist/writer parents with at least one dependent child under the age of 18 at home and to full-time caregivers. These sessions are designed for the individual artist/caregiver alone. We are not able to accommodate children, spouses, partners, or collaborators.

Our categories include

• Poetry
• Fiction
• Photography (film or digital) & Filmmaking
• Painting | Sculpture | Visual Arts

Each residency session is comprised of a multi-disciplinary cohort and includes: one poet, one prose writer, one photographer or filmmaker, and two visual artists. These residencies are designed for individual artists and writers; we cannot accommodate collaborations or partners working together.

All residencies, regardless of length, function exactly the same way. Each group of five arrives and leaves together, and the application process for all residencies is also exactly the same.

Accessibility

Our wheelchair-friendly accessible addition includes a private accessible living space with a roll-in shower, a private accessible studio (for a visual artist or writer), a shared accessible kitchen and dining area, accessible laundry facilities, and an adjoining private one-bedroom suite for a personal care assistant if needed.

Location

Saltonstall is located eight miles east of Ithaca, New York on the traditional, ancestral, and contemporary lands of the Gayogo̱hó:nǫ' Nation (generally known as the Cayuga Nation), one of the Six Nations of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy.

A Saltonstall residency is a small community. We strive to provide a quiet, inviting, respectful, and nurturing community for creative individuals looking for uninterrupted time to focus on their craft.

Residencies are cohort-based. There are just five individuals in residence at a time: one poet, one prose writer, one photographer or filmmaker, and two visual artists. Each group of five arrives and departs at the same time.

Dates for our 2027 residencies

7-night residencies for artist/writer parents and full-time caregivers

• Thursday – Thursday, May 13 – 20
• Monday – Monday, September 20 – 27

Our four-week residencies

A different and diverse jury is convened for each discipline, and jurors serve anonymously and change each year.

Applications are considered on the merit of the applicant's work sample and artist's or writer's statement, which are presented anonymously to the jury. Applicants are asked not to identify themselves or credential themselves within their statement or work samples. Demographic questions at the end of the application are optional; some geographic and demographic information is shared with juries as rounds progress, though applicants remain anonymous.