Sponsored Residencies

Elizabeth Ames Residency

Established in 2006 in honor of Yaddo’s first executive director. Molissa Fenley was named the 2025 recipient.

Milton and Sally Michel Avery Residency for a Visual Artist

Established in 1985 by Yaddo artist Sally Michel Avery in honor of her late husband, Milton, who was also a Yaddo artist. Masud Olufani was named the 2025 recipient.

Stanley Big Superb Owl Residency

Established in 2021 by the family of writer Gil Schwartz (aka Stanley Bing) in memory of his artistic gifts and commitment to helping other artists. This residency supports a writer, photographer or performer who possesses both wit and wisdom. Mike Albo was named the 2025 recipient.

Louise Bourgeois Residency for a Sculptor

Established in 1995 by Louise Bourgeois to support young sculptors. Monroe Isenberg was named the 2025 recipient.

Abigail Angell Canfield and Cass Canfield Jr. Residency for Writers

Established to support one writer, preferably from Latin America. Eraldo Souza dos Santos was named the 2025 recipient.

Eli Cantor Residency for Writers

Established in 1984 in honor of the Yaddo writer. Sheri Fink was named the 2025 recipient.

Linda Collins Endowed Residency for a Writer, funded by the Morris and Alma Schapiro Fund

Established in 2016 by the Morris and Alma Schapiro Fund in honor of the late writer and Yaddo Director Linda Collins, to support a writer. Nana-Ama Danquah was named the 2025 recipient.

David Del Tredici Residency for a Composer, funded by the Aaron Copland Fund for Music

Established by the Aaron Copland Fund for Music to support one American composer. Eve Beglarian was named the 2025 recipient.

Philip Guston and Musa McKim Residency

Established in 2004 by Musa Guston Mayer in honor of her parents to support a visual artist or poet. Nina Cooke John was named the 2025 recipient.

Curtis Harnack Residency for Writers

Established in 1984 in honor of the Yaddo writer and former president. Steve Friedman was named the 2025 recipient.

Dorothy and Granville Hicks Residency in Literature

Established in 1983 by Stephanie Craib in honor of her mother, Dorothy, and father, Granville Hicks, who served as Acting Executive Director of Yaddo in 1970. Gabe Spera was named the 2025 recipient.

Patricia Highsmith-Plangman Residency

Established in 1995 by the late Patricia Highsmith, herself a Yaddo artist. Helen Benedict was named the 2025 recipient.

The Jacob Lawrence Residency

Established in 2019 thanks to a generous bequest from our Board Member, the poet and memoirist, Richard McCann, to support and encourage Yaddo’s commitment to diversity. Leona Godin was named the 2025 recipient.

The LeSage-Fullilove Residency for a Writer

Established in 2004 in honor of Dr. Alain LeSage and Dr. Roland (Jack) Fillilove to support a young or emerging writer of exceptional talent and promise. Skyler Melnick was named the 2025 recipient.

John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Residencies

Established in 1990 by the MacArthur Foundation. Anya Liftig and Tanya Selvaratnam were named the 2025 recipients.

Meredith S. Moody Residency

Established in 1997 by the Moody family for a female photographer in honor of the late Meredith S. Moody. Sydney Mieko King was named the 2025 recipient.

The Carson McCullers Endowment Residency

Established in 2015 by Dr. Mary Mercer in honor of Carson McCullers for one artist at Yaddo. Jonathan Lethem was named the 2025 recipient.

Howard Moss Residency in Poetry

Established in 1991 in honor of the late poet and Yaddo board member. Christopher Kondrich was named the 2025 recipient.

Ann Wadsworth Olberg Residency for Creative Writers

Established in 2006 by Yaddo poet and board member Gardner McFall and Peter Olberg in memory of his mother, Ann Wadsworth Olberg, for a poet or fiction writer having a special relationship to the State of Iowa through birth, residence or education and awarded every other year. Designee to be named in 2026.

Plumsock Endowed Residency

Established in 1995 to support creative artists, preferably from a Latin American country. Designee to be named in 2026.

Yvonne Porter Endowed Residency

Established in 2000 by the Louisa Stude Sarofim Charitable Trust to honor Yvonne Porter and awarded every other year to an artist residing in Texas. Hannah Smith was named the 2025 recipient.

Donald and Genie Rice Residency

Established in 2001 to reflect their commitment to supporting a film maker. Sam Feder was named the 2025 recipient.

George Rickey Endowed Residency

Established in 2000 to reflect commitment to supporting young visual artists. Skip Brea was named the 2025 recipient.

Nora Sayre Residency for a Nonfiction Writer

Established for a nonfiction writer and awarded every third year. Designee to be named in 2027.

Alma B. C. Schapiro Residency for a Female Painter

Established by The M. A. Shapiro Fund in honor of the late painter Alma B. C. Schapiro. Lisa Corrine Davis was named the 2025 recipient.

James Silberman and Selma Shapiro Residency

Established in 2004 to support a writer. Designee to be named in 2026.

Janet Sloane Endowed Residency

Established in 1996 by Alfred Z. Solomon in honor of his late sister, a member of Yaddo. Lucy Sante was named the 2025 recipient.

Iphigene Ochs Sulzberger Residency

Established by The New York Times Foundation in honor of Iphigene Ochs Sulzberger. May-Lan Tan was named the 2025 recipient.

Michael and Nina Sundell Residency

Established in 2001 in honor of Michael Sundell, former president of Yaddo and his wife, Nina, to support a creative artist. Werner Hoeflich was named the 2025 recipient.

The Sundell Residency for Special Assistants

Established by Nina Sundell in 2012 in honor of her late husband, and Yaddo’s former president, Michael G. Sundell, to support up to four residencies annually for Special Assistants to the President working in any discipline. Daniel Thomas Davis, Larry Krone, Lydia Martin, and Ricardo Nuila were named the 2025 recipients.

Jane Adams Wait Residency

Established in 1996 by The Adirondack Trust Company to honor the dedication and service of Jane Wait to Yaddo in support of a composer or choreographer. Steven Melendez was named the 2025 recipient.

Wallace Foundation Residency for Distinguished Writers

Established in 1983 by the Dewitt Wallace Fund/Reader’s Digest Foundation. Mary Gaitskill was named the 2025 recipient.

The White Flowers Residency for Composers

Established in 2001 by Chris Flowers and Mary White to support a composer. Ania Vu was named the 2025 recipient.

Bernard V. Winebaum Residency

Established in 1995 by the estate of the poet and visual artist Bernard V. Winebaum to support creative artists from New England. Boomer Pinches was named the 2025 recipient.