Bethany Arts Community 2026 Fall Multidisciplinary Residency

Bethany Arts Community (BAC) offers residencies to emerging and established artists for the development of both new works and works-in-progress. BAC welcomes artists working across any discipline and medium, including visual artists, sculptors, writers, playwrights, choreographers, musicians, composers, performance artists, filmmakers, and more to our Fall Multidisciplinary Residency. Any and all artistic mediums are encouraged to apply. Enjoy an environment where artists from different disciplines and walks of life can work in community and near each other, creating opportunities for generative collaboration and cross-pollination.

Residents will be surrounded by uninhibited creativity during their time at BAC, in the form of other Multidisciplinary Residents, local studio artists, BAC staff and board members, those presenting programs on campus, and more!

A unique component of residencies at BAC is Community Programming. As part of a residency, we ask each artist to develop and facilitate a Community Program related to their residency plan. This part of the residency is an opportunity for artists to engage with the local community in Ossining and Westchester County, and for the local community to engage with artists through their work.

The Fall Multidisciplinary Residency runs for one, two-week session of 12 artists from September 22 – October 6, 2026. Artists are provided room & board, a private studio conducive to artists’ medium and/or project, 3 basic meals a day*, and a $225 stipend per week upon completion of the residency. Artist is responsible for transportation to and from BAC and any supplies or materials needed for their practice. We ask that you only apply if you can stay for the entire length of this residency and are 21 years or older.

*Please note for the 3 meals a day included during the residency, Bethany Arts Community is only able to accommodate for vegan, plant-based, vegetarian, dairy-free, and/or gluten-free diets. Please contact submit@bethanyarts.org with any questions or if you have any further allergies/dietary needs not listed.

Regarding Artist Teams/Groups/Collaborations: Artist team applications will only be considered for groups up to 3 members.

Applications Open: February 5, 2026
Application Deadline: May 6, 2026 at 11:59 PM EST
Letters of Recommendation Deadline: May 13, 2026 at 11:59 PM EST

As letters of recommendation (LORs) requests are sent out at the time of application submission, we give applicants another week to ensure that their LORs are in. The person you request your LOR from will receive an email from Submittable, prompting them to upload your letter of recommendation. Please ensure your LOR is submitted by this deadline to be considered for this residency.

There is one letter of recommendation and one reference (not the same person who wrote the LOR) are required to be considered.

Your LOR and your reference should come from someone who can speak to your artistry, character, and integrity. This recommender should be a non-familial related person.

Notifications: June 26, 2026

We will be hosting four office-hour style Q&A sessions for this residency application on
Thursday, March 26, 2026 1-2PM EST
Thursday, April 16, 2026 3-4PM EST
Thursday, April 23, 2026 7-8PM EST

If you’re interested in attending any of these sessions, please email submit@bethanyarts.org for the Zoom link with your name and the session you would like to attend. Attending these sessions will not impact the selection process for residency. It is recommended prior to attending these sessions, the artist opens a Submittable account and reads through the application– some questions may be answered! Bring questions pertaining to the application, work guidelines, or residency stay to these office-hour style Q&A sessions!

To check out our grounds, other residency programs, and more visit our website at www.bethanyarts.org.

If you have concerns about accommodations for your artistic practice, please email: submit@bethanyarts.org

If you have issues using the submission form, please contact Submittable.

Bethany Arts Community residency programs are made possible by the National Endowment for the Arts, New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature, Westchester County Board of Legislators, The New York Community Trust, ArtsWestchester.