Residencies / Verified 2 September 2026
The Wassaic Project offers year-round residencies for artists with caregiving responsibilities. A private house and studio access cost $0–$900 monthly on sliding scale, with a $25 application fee (waivable). Ten or more fellowships annually provide free residency plus honorarium.
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What the organizer actually says
Cost to apply. $25 to apply
“Sliding scale $0–$900/month per person; $25 application fee (waivable for hardship); 10+ fellowships/year offer no-fee residency plus honorarium”✓ Checked on the organizer’s site
What you get. Private 4-bedroom house (HVA), studio access, visiting artist talks, studio visits. Sliding scale $0-900/month or fellowship with honorarium
“Private house with 4 bedrooms, kitchen, firepit; studio access (200–300 sq ft summer studios in Luther Barn, ~100 sq ft winter studios in Maxon Mills); 24-hour access to print shop, wood shop, ceramics studio; monthly studio visits and programming; sliding scale fee $0–$900/month”✓ Checked on the organizer’s site
How long. Year-round; sessions vary by season (summer and winter residencies with multiple session dates)
Who can apply. Artists with in-house dependent caregiving relationships (broadly defined: parent/child, child/parent caregiver, partner/partner with caregiving, or self-identified family applicants seeking separate housing). No explicit nationality/reside
How they choose.
“Review panel (Co-Directors Eve Biddle, Bowie Zunino, Jeff Barnett-Winsby; Director of Artistic Programming Will Hutnick; external professionals). Selected based on quality of work, commitment to practice, and community engagement ability.”✓ Checked on the organizer’s site
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