Yaddo Artist Residency
Yaddo Saratoga Springs, United States
Residency at a historic estate in Saratoga Springs, New York, giving artists a room, studio and meals for an uninterrupted working stay.
Free to start · no account needed
Get your artist statement for this programme, drafted from your own documents in about two minutes.
You look at it first. Nothing is submitted without your tap.
About
Also: room, board and studio; modest access grants to offset costs for accepted artists.
Who can apply: Professional or promising emerging artists in literature, visual art, music composition, performance, film & video; not currently enrolled in a degree program; may apply once every other calendar year. International applicants welcome but no visa help.
Cost: $35 application fee.
Twice a year: winter deadline Dec 20 (portal opens Nov 20) and summer deadline July 1 (portal opens June 1). Next deadline: 2026-12-20.
How to apply: through SlideRoom (you need an account there); a payment is part of applying.
What to prepare: work sample, cv, ai statement.
From the official page (checked 2026-10-21): “upcoming July 2026 deadline”
Who can apply
- Open to creators and freelancers
- Professional or promising emerging artists in literature, visual art, music composition, performance, film & video; not currently enrolled in a degree program; may apply once every other calendar year. International applicants welcome but no visa help.
What you will need
- Work samplesOnly you can supply it: upload it once and it is attached wherever it is asked for.
- Academic CVUpload yours, or let Onward Scout draft one from your profile for you to edit.
- Personal statement / SOPOnward Scout drafts it from your sourced profile; you approve every line.
How to apply
Applications go through the official page (slideroom), which needs an account in your name. The deadline is 20 December 2026.
How Onward Scout helps
This one is submitted on the organiser's own site, behind your login. Onward Scout prepares every answer and file in the form's order with one-tap copy, so submitting takes minutes; you mark it submitted when you're done. There is a fee to pay to the organiser; payment always stays with you.
Every answer is drafted from your own documents and cites where each fact came from; anything we can’t source is flagged for you, never invented.
Let Onward Scout prepare this application
Get your artist statement for this programme, drafted from your own documents in about two minutes. Free to start, no account needed: you look at the draft first, and nothing goes to Yaddo without your tap.
Nothing is submitted without your tap. Logins, CAPTCHAs, payments and interviews stay with you.