Residencies / Verified 2 September 2026
Oak Spring Garden Foundation offers 2-week or 5-week residencies at Bunny Mellon's estate in Upperville, VA for artists, writers, conservation practitioners, researchers, and scholars. Residents receive lodging, meals, individual grants, and access to the Oak Spring Garden Library's rare-book collection. No application fee; deadline June 30, 2027.
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What the organizer actually says
Deadline. June 30, 2027
“Applications for 2027 now closed. Applications for 2028 open February 14, 2027 – May 31, 2027”✓ Checked on the organizer’s site
Cost to apply. Free to apply
“none (page mentions no fee)”✓ Checked on the organizer’s site
What you get. 2-week or 5-week residency at Oak Spring in cohorts of ~10: private lodging, meals, individual grant, access to the Oak Spring Garden Library rare-book collection; related tracks include Botanical Artist Residency ($1,000 grant) and Eliza Moore Fellowship ($10,000, already in library)
“$2,000 grant (5-week) or $800 grant (2-week); housing in shared accommodations with private bedroom/bathroom; studio access for visual artists; meals ~3 per week; ground transportation from Dulles or Union Station to site in Upperville, VA”✓ Checked on the organizer’s site
How long. 5 weeks or 2 weeks
Who can apply. Artists, writers, conservation practitioners, researchers, scholars, scientists of any career stage; must be considerate, able to live with housemates, and interested in community interaction; no pets or overnight visitors; must arrive firs
“No nationality/residency restrictions stated”✓ Checked on the organizer’s site
How they choose.
“Multi-round review by OSGF staff, Residency alumni, and external jurors; final selection by panels of external reviewers in relevant fields; criteria: relationship to OSGF mission, applicant potential, work quality”✓ Checked on the organizer’s site
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