The Center for Photography at Woodstock: Woodstock A-I-R 2016

The Woodstock Artist-in-Residency Program is designed to support artists of color working in the photographic arts who reside in the United States. The program provides access to time, facilities, financial, critical, and technical support to free artists from the busy routines and demands of everyday life and provide a sanctuary for creativity. WOODSTOCK A-I-R was listed among the top 20 residency programs in the U.S. by Artinfo.

Each year CPW offers seven Artist Residencies for artists of color and one Critical Studies Residency for a curator/critic of color. Participants receive accommodations at a residence located within walking distance from CPW and the center of Woodstock's business district, 24/7 access to CPW's workspace facilities including darkroom, digital lab (large format printers, flatbed and dedicated film scanners), and library, critical and technical support, stipend for food and travel, honorarium, and exhibition and related opportunities. Participants work without distraction or interruption, focusing intensely on their own work, continuing works in progress, setting goals for the future, and breaking new ground.

Applicants must submit 10-15 images and up to 3 videos. Established in 1999, WOODSTOCK A-I-R has been made possible in part with support from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Arts, Phillip & Edith Leonian Foundation, the Milton & Sally Avery Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA), and individuals.