The Wassaic Residency Program

Wassaic Project 2024 Summer Residency Program Open Call The Wassaic Project accepts 1 – 4 month proposals for their Summer Residency program (June – September) for artists and writers. Artists-in-Residence are selected by a review committee composed of the Wassaic Project Co-Directors, the Director of Artistic Programming, and professionals in the field. They will be selected based on the quality of their work, commitment to their practice, and ability to interact positively with the community at large. The Wassaic Project cultivates and supports the community for emerging and professional contemporary artists, writers and other creatives. Housed in historic, landmark buildings, the residency program offers nine artists each month the opportunity to live and work in the heart of a rural community. The Wassaic Project seeks artists working in a diverse range of media who want to produce, explore, challenge, and expand on their current art-making practices, while participating in a community-based arts organization. Please note: because they have had to reschedule multiple Family artists-in-residence this year, they are not accepting applications to the 2024 Summer Family program. Click here for their FAQ. The Wassaic Project is currently also holding its annual Open Call for our 2024 Summer Exhibition for artists of all mediums, including: 2D work, sculpture, video, new media, site-specific installation, performance, text, poems, essays, publication-specific work, etc. If selected, your work will be showcased alongside a diverse range of pieces and performances in and around historic Wassaic and Maxon Mills, as well as in a printed publication. The Wassaic Project's 2024 Summer Exhibition will be free and open to the public every weekend from May 18 through September 14, 2024. Artists interested in creating a site-specific installation for the 2024 Summer Exhibition are also eligible for an Exhibitions Fellowship to help realize their work. Fellows will be offered a no-fee residency for 1 - 4 weeks in April or May 2024. Artists interested in making site-specific work for the exhibition should still apply regardless of whether or not they are interested in or able to be in residence in April or May. The Wassaic Project cultivates and supports the community for emerging and professional contemporary artists, writers and other creatives. Housed in historic, landmark buildings, the residency program offers 10 artists each month the opportunity to live and work in the heart of a rural community. The Wassaic Project seeks artists working in a diverse range of media who want to produce, explore, challenge, and expand on their current art-making practices, while participating in a community-based arts organization.