Creative Residency Program
Situated on 320 acres of farm and forest bordering the Hurricane Mountain Wilderness area in New York's Adirondack Mountains, Craigardan's creative residencies are open-minded and place-based by design. We welcome all proposals and encourage multi- and interdisciplinary thinking. We support ceramic, literary, visual, and performance artists, as well as farmers, chefs, activists, scholars, and researchers from the region and around the world. We strive to cultivate a dynamic that amplifies each individual’s work and activates collective creativity within the community.
All artists-in-residence receive a scholarship that subsidizes their residency. In addition, Teaching Fellowships are available for all disciplines with the belief that fostering the interaction between artists and the local public is as important as providing sheltered time to artists to further their creative practices.
We provide an intimate program, with up to 10 artists-in-residence at any one time. All residents receive housing; individual studio spaces particular to their discipline; free and open access to all public programs and classes; and a kitchen stocked with seasonal, local and organic ingredients from our farm and partner farms.
9216 NYS Rt 9N
Elizabethtown, NY 12932
United States
Residency Program Information
Residency Program Summary
Application Information
We support artists and scholars at any stage of their career.
Craigardan values equality and justice across all human and environmental domains. We highly encourage applications from people of color, indigenous, women, and LGBTQIA+ artists and scholars.
The actual cost of the residency is $475 per week or $1900 per month in 2021. If artists wish to pay the full cost of a residency, they will generously provide scholarship funds to help support other artists.
All accepted applicants are awarded a $225 scholarship per week. With the scholarship, the residency fee is only $250 per week or $1000 per month. Artists may also apply for one of our competitive fellowships to cover the full cost of the residency.
Accessibility
We are in the process of building a new, universally designed campus which will open to our program participants in phases starting in 2023.
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In our current stage of campus construction we are limited in our ability to accommodate artists with mobility challenges. The artist cabins each have a single step entrance, but our main buildings are all on one level. We are located on a hilly site with few flat paths. We anticipate our new, universally designed campus to be completed in phases starting in 2023.
Much of our 320 acres is currently accessible by hiking on uneven terrain.
Housing & Accomodation
Residents share kitchen, living, and bathroom spaces. The kitchen is fully stocked with pantry items and a weekly assortment of local and seasonal ingredients from our farm and partner farms including meats, cheeses, yogurt, milk, vegetables, fruits, and grains.
Studio & Facilities
Fully equipped commercial kitchen for culinary artists-in-residence
Our studios are flex spaces for a variety of media and offer a range of equipment. The ceramic and culinary arts programs have highly specialized equipment. Studios can be accessed 24/7.