Residency · New York, NY, United States · 3 programs
Meals
Some meals (at least 2 meals provided); groceries provided for residents to prepare their own meals; residents have access to a shared kitchen. Residents come together with staff and special guests for a family meal each week, prepared by staff and guest chefs with seasonal, organic ingredients from our farm and partner farms.
Equipment
Electric wheels, kick wheels, slab roller, clay mixers, plaster room, electric kiln, gas kiln, easels (oil painting workspace), woodworking tools.
Scholarships
All accepted applicants are awarded a $1550 scholarship per week. With the scholarship, the residency fee is only $750 per week. Artists may also apply for one of our competitive fellowships to cover the full cost of the residency. Additional financial aid is available in the form of named fellowships and work exchange opportunities, including Teaching Fellowships that apply to all disciplines.
Compensation details
Artist Stipend: $0. Travel Stipend/Material Stipends: $0. Residency Fees: $2300 USD — the actual cost of the residency is $2300 per week. If artists wish to pay the full cost of a residency, they will generously provide scholarship funds to help support other artists. Grant/Scholarship/other Funding Support: $1550 USD — all accepted applicants are awarded a $1550 scholarship per week.
With the scholarship, the residency fee is only $750 per week. Artists may also apply for one of our competitive fellowships to cover the full cost of the residency. Work exchange (WE) can cover an additional $200 per week of the residency fee at the equivalent rate of $20 per hour; WE residents work 10 hours per week. This is a need-based award and a limited number are available.
In 2027, Craigardan will award more than $360,000 in fellowships. The First Peoples Fellowship supports Indigenous artists and culture bearers: up to $4600 to cover the full cost of a one or two-week residency, plus a $500 honorarium; one individual or group fellowship awarded each year. The Teaching Fellowship awards a $4600 fellowship toward a (minimum) two-week residency; up to six are awarded each year, selected by a jury of professional artists and educators.
The John Brown Lives! Fellowship supports humanists engaged in the performing and visual arts, creative writing, scholarship and activism. All accepted applicants, including financial aid recipients, are responsible for personal expenses, studio materials and supplies, and all transportation.
Accessibility
Accessible Housing: Partially Accessible (50% or more). Studios/Facilities Accessibility: Partially Accessible (50% or more).
Partially accessible housing (50% or more) · Partially accessible studios/facilities (50% or more)
Requirements
Open application submitted online at craigardan.org/apply, with a $25 application fee. Applicants select a fellowship option on the application form. To be considered for work exchange: select the option on the application form and answer the relevant questions. To be considered for the First Peoples Fellowship: select the option on the application form and submit a supporting document with a statement explaining why this opportunity is a good fit for you and your work.
To be considered for the Teaching Fellowship: select the option on the application form and submit a supporting document with details on a class proposal highlighting your expertise and including a full description of what course participants could expect.
Open to artists based anywhere in the world. We support artists and scholars at any stage of their career. Craigardan values equality and justice across all human and environmental domains, and highly encourages applications from people of color, indigenous, women, and LGBTQIA+ artists and scholars. Applicants may apply as a team. Language: English. Pets are not allowed. Family friendly: residents granted leave during residency.