--- title: Saltonstall Residency for New York State Artists and Writers (Accessible and Parent-Friendly) description: Free, stipend-supported residencies in Ithaca, NY for NY State poets, fiction writers, photographers/filmmakers and visual artists. url: https://www.artsume.com/programs/520eb740-12a5-4296-9909-6297b470b3af type: program status: open createdAt: "2026-10-24" updatedAt: "2026-10-24" programType: Residency organization: Constance Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts organizationUrl: https://www.artsume.com/o/constance-saltonstall-foundation-for-the-arts deadline: "2026-12-06" location: Ithaca, NY, United States isOnline: false compensationRange: $100/week base stipend for all residents, with additional need-based support up to $1,000; $500 stipend for parent/caregiver sessions; free to attend with no application fee. disciplines: - drawing - fiction - film - mixed media - moving image - painting - photography - poetry - sculpture - visual arts - writing - filmmaking --- # Saltonstall Residency for New York State Artists and Writers (Accessible and Parent-Friendly) **Hosted by:** Constance Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts **Type:** Residency | **Location:** Ithaca, NY, United States | **Deadline:** December 6, 2026 ## About This Program ### 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** - Monday, May 24 – Monday, June 21 - Monday, June 28 – Monday, July 26 **Our three-week residency** - Monday, August 2 – Monday, August 23 **Our two-week residencies** - Monday, October 4 – Monday, October 18 - Monday, October 25 – Monday, November 8 Applicants may apply for either our residency for parents/caregivers or the 3- or 4-week residencies or the 2-week residencies (not a combination). For those applying for the longer residencies, you will be given an opportunity to rank your choice of dates within the application. All applicants (including those applying for the residency for parents) may apply in more than one artistic or literary category, however a complete and separate application for each category is required. Note: for our two-, three-, and four-week sessions, artists and writers will be expected to participate in an open house at the end of the residency. **ALUMNI**: Residency alumni are eligible to re-apply two years after being accepted for a residency. Work samples must be different than the work for which an alum was previously awarded the residency. Applicants who were designated alternates should also submit different work samples. ### Application Deadline 11:59 pm on Sunday, December 6, 2026 - We convene a different and diverse jury for each discipline. Jurors serve anonymously and change each year. - Your application is considered on the merit of your work sample and your artist's and writer's statement. - Your work and statement are presented anonymously to the jury. - All applicants are notified on or before Friday, March 12, 2027. - For accessibility accommodations regarding our application form, please email lesley@saltonstall.org ## Eligibility & Requirements - **Career Stage:** Open to all - **Geographic Eligibility:** Regional - **Disciplines:** drawing, fiction, film, mixed media, moving image, painting, photography, poetry, sculpture, visual arts, writing, filmmaking - **Age Requirements:** 21+ years old - **Note:** Must be a year-round resident of New York State or Indian Nations therein. Must be 21 years-old or older. Must apply as an individual; residencies are for individual artists and writers and cannot accommodate groups or pairs working together. Residency alumni are eligible to re-apply two years after being accepted for a residency, and must submit different work samples than previously awarded. The 7-night sessions are strictly for artist/writer parents with at least one dependent child under 18 at home, or full-time caregivers. ### Additional Requirements - Basic personal information and a preference regarding residency dates - A resume (not seen by the jury) - Contact information for two personal references + how you know the reference (not seen by the jury; no letters needed) - An artist's or writer's statement (seen by the jury; no self-identifying information) - Work samples for everyone (seen by the jury; no self-identifying information) — poets: up to 10 pages; prose writers: a synopsis plus 20 specified pages; visual artists and photographers: 10 images; filmmakers: 1-2 samples up to 5 min. - File list for visual artists, photographers, and filmmakers (seen by the jury) ## Compensation & Benefits $100/week base stipend for all residents, with additional need-based support up to $1,000; $500 stipend for parent/caregiver sessions; free to attend with no application fee. **Includes:** Stipend We shifted to a needs-based stipend model in 2023. All accepted artists and writers receive $100 a week with additional support (up to $1,000) based on financial need and the median household income of an applicant's County. Artist/writer parents and caregivers who are accepted for the one-week sessions receive a $500 stipend. The residency is free to attend, and there is no application fee. ## What's Provided - **Housing:** Provided - Private housing on campus (individual apartment/cabin/house); universally designed accessible housing available, including a private accessible living space with roll-in shower and an adjoining private one-bedroom suite for a personal care assistant. - **Studio Access:** Provided - Private studios, including an accessible studio; shared facilities include exhibition/installation space, a black and white darkroom, easels, an etching press, large sinks, and a washer and dryer. ## Timeline - **Opens:** October 23, 2026 - **Deadline:** December 6, 2026 - **Program Start:** May 13, 2027 - **Program End:** November 8, 2027 ## Contact **Email:** lesley@saltonstall.org ## How to Apply Apply at: https://www.saltonstall.org/2027-call-for-entries/