We are no longer running our residency grant program. In late 2023, in solidarity with the groundswell of efforts toward decolonization, we committed to spend down the foundation’s assets and return the funds to Indigenous communities.

Learn more about this transition
See a list of our spend down grants

2023 Parent-Friendly Residency Partners

Abrons Arts Center

New York, NY
For the fifth year in a row, Abrons Arts Center, a program of Henry Street Settlement in New York City, will offer their AIRspace for Parent Artists, a five-week summer residency with an artist stipend and free summer arts camp for the resident’s child.

Butterfly Effect Theatre of Colorado (BETC)

Boulder, CO
Previously the Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company, BETC will support one parent playwright with a week-long residency to work with a director, dramaturg, and cast in order to develop their script. The playwright will benefit from two public readings, as well as prize money, a child care stipend, travel, lodging, and a per diem.

Brooklyn Arts Exchange (BAX)

Brooklyn, NY
BAX‘s Parent-Artist Space Grant, now starting its eleventh year, offers fifty hours of dedicated studio space and professional support for four artists, as well as a child care stipend and access to BAX’s extensive youth education programs for residents’ children.

Collar Works

Granville, NY
The Elizabeth Murray Artist Residency by Collar Works will support five parent artists with a flexible stipend and a robust childcare program during their nine-day, family-friendly residency in upstate New York.

Elsewhere Studios

Paonia, CO
Elsewhere Studios, located in the Rocky Mountains, will support two parent artists in residence with stipends while their children participate in local activities and camps.

Fountainhead Residency

Miami, FL
Fountainhead will host three women artists for a fully-supported month-long residency, which will include networking opportunities, introductions to curators and gallerists, and other benefits, along with a stipend for childcare at home.

Franconia Sculpture Park

Shafer, MN
Franconia will offer two artists a two-week residency and generous stipend while their accompanying children attend Franconia’s Youth Camp.

Gallery Aferro

Newark, NJ
Gallery Aferro will again offer two parent artists of color a six-month residency with a dedicated studio space, stipend, and opportunities for public exhibition or promotion of their work.

Good Hart Artist Residency

Harbor Springs, MI
Good Hart will offer three 10-day to 3-week residencies on the shores of Lake Michigan for parents, supported by generous child care stipends, to attend without their children.

Hermitage Artist Retreat

Englewood, FL
Hermitage will offer flexible ten- to fourteen-day residencies and stipends to two artists attending with their families.

Hewnoaks

Lovell, ME
Hewnoaks, in rural Maine, will again offer childcare stipends to six parents who are in residence without their children.

Interlude Artist Residency

Livingston, NY
Interlude, founded by an SAF awardee, is the first residency designed specifically for parent artists; they can attend with or without their children, supported by stipends.

Kala Art Institute

Berkeley, CA
Kala, which has been supporting parent artists for over ten years, will offer three kinds of parent-artist opportunities: a generous fellowship; a residency with family-friendly housing for out-of-town artists; and flexible residencies for local parent artists, all of which include access to Kala’s classes, workshops, and children’s camps.

Los Angeles Performance Practice

Los Angeles, CA
LAPP will offer two parent artists a 2-week residency, supported by an artist stipend and additional childcare funds.

Marble House Project

Dorset, VT
Marble House Project will once again host their two-week Family Friendly Session with a rich and well-considered camp program for the children to participate in while their parents are in residence.

Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing (MVICW)

Aquinnah, MA
MVICW offers an intensive workshop and supportive community for writers at all stages. Their Parent Writer Fellowship, established in 2016, covers tuition and lodging, plus a stipend to assist with child care at home while the writer is in residence.

MASS MoCA

North Adams, MA
MASS MoCA will offer a 2-week residency for one Massachusetts artist, with an artist stipend and free access to Camp Kidspace for their child.

Mineral School

Mineral, WA
Mineral School will offer eight one-week residencies for parent writers and artists, including four, in partnership with Seattle Escribe, for Spanish-language writers.

Movement Research

New York, NY
Movement Research will continue to offer their Parent Artist Residency which will give three New York City-based parent artists generous rehearsal time, a stipend, and childcare support.

New Harmony Project

Indianapolis, IN
The New Harmony Project’s residency for writers in film, television, and theater will support three writers with on-site childcare, family-friendly housing, meals, and childcare stipends.

Performance Works NorthWest

Portland, OR
Performance Works NW is growing their new Alembic Parent Residency and offering movement artists childcare support and studio space.

Saltonstall

Ithaca, NY
The Constance Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts has offered a week-long parent residency for New York state writers and visual artists for several years and will now expand the program to offer a second week-long session.

Santa Fe Art Institute

Santa Fe, NM
Santa Fe Art Institute will continue to welcome parent artists to participate with their families in SFAI’s month-long summer thematic residency.

Seattle Escribe

Seattle, WA
Seattle Escribe ofrecerá cuatro residencias de una semana cada una, para padres de familia que escriben en español. Este programa es gestionado por SAF (La Fundación para las Artes Sostenibles), colaborador por muchos años de la residencia Mineral School.

Seattle Escribe will offer four one-week residencies for Spanish-language parent writers, hosted by a long-time SAF residency partner, Mineral School.

Stoneleaf Retreat

Kingston, NY
The Stoneleaf Retreat launched family residencies in 2019 and will offer a week-long residency to three mother-artists.

Subcircle Residency

Biddeford, ME
Subcircle, which has been hosting artists in coastal Maine since 2019, will offer a residency for a parent artist to attend with or without their children.

Tofte Lake Center

Ely, MN
Tofte Lake Center is offering a six-day Family Artists Residency with stipends and childcare funds for four Minnesota artists to attend with their children.

Wassaic Project

Wassaic, NY
Wassaic Project will host one 2-week residency with a stipend and generous, flexible support for an artist from an under-represented community attending with their family.

Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow

Eureka Springs, AR
The Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow’s long-standing opportunity for parent writers, the My Time fellowship, provides a subsidized week-long residency plus stipend for two writers.

2022 Residency Grantees

Abrons Arts Center: New York, NY
Abrons Arts Center, a program of Henry Street Settlement in New York City, is offering their AIRspace for Parent Artists, a six-week summer residency with a generous artist stipend and free summer arts camp for the resident’s child.
Brooklyn Arts Exchange (BAX): Brooklyn, NY
Brooklyn Arts Exchange (BAX) will offer dedicated studio space, professional support, and a stipend for four NYC-based artists, as well as a child care stipend and free BAX performing arts classes for the residents’ children.
Caldera: Sisters, OR
Caldera, located in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains, will support two parent artists and their families with flexible residencies and a generous stipend.
Collar Works: Granville, NY
The Elizabeth Murray Artist Residency by Collar Works will support five parent artists and their families with a flexible stipend and a fully kid-friendly, week-long residency located in bucolic upstate New York.
Elsewhere Studios: Paonia, CO
Elsewhere Studios, located on the western slope of the Rocky Mountains, will offer four parent artists ten-day residencies with their families, supported by local activities and camps, and stipends to offset childcare and other expenses.
Fountainhead Residency: Miami, FL
The Fountainhead Residency, in Miami, will host a cohort of three BIPOC mother artists for a month-long residency, which will include networking opportunities, community engagement, introductions to curators and gallerists, and other benefits, along with a stipend to help with childcare for their families at home.
Franconia Sculpture Park: Shafer, MN
Franconia will support an artist with a one-week residency while their child attends Franconia’s Youth Camp.
Gallery Aferro: Newark, NJ
In their seventh year of our support, Gallery Aferro will again offer two parent artists of color a six-month residency with a dedicated studio space, stipend, and opportunities for public exhibition or promotion of their work.
Good Hart Artist Residency: Harbor Springs, MI
Good Hart will offer one 2-week family residency on the shores of Lake Michigan, as well as a 2-week residency for a parent to attend without their children; both artists will be supported with stipends.
Hewnoaks: Lovell, ME
Hewnoaks, in rural Maine, will again offer childcare stipends to eight parents who are in residence without their children.
Interlude Artist Residency: Livingston, NY
Founded by an SAF awardee, Interlude is the first residency designed specifically for parent artists attending with or without their children. Funds from SAF will be used to increase the artists’ stipends.
Kala Art Institute: Berkeley, CA
Kala, which has been supporting parent artists for ten years, will offer one parent-artist fellowship, which includes a residency, generous stipend, access to Kala’s classes, and a public exhibition.
Los Angeles Performance Practice: Los Angeles, CA
LAPP will offer a parent-artist one 2-week residency, with an artist stipend and additional childcare stipend.
Luminary: St. Louis, MO
The Luminary will offer an honorarium, childcare stipend, and a private family apartment during a dedicated two-week summer session for three parent-artists.
Marble House Project: Dorset, VT
Marble House Project will once again host their two-week Family Friendly Session with a rich and well-considered camp program for children while their parents are in residence.
Movement Research: New York, NY
Movement Research will continue to offer their Parent Artist Residency which will give three New York City-based parent artists generous rehearsal time, free classes, a stipend, and childcare support.
Santa Fe Art Institute: Santa Fe, NM
Santa Fe Art Institute will continue to welcome parent artists to participate with their families in SFAI’s month-long summer thematic residency.
SPACE on Ryder Farm: Brewster, NY
Since 2015, SPACE on Ryder Farm has been setting aside two weeks every summer for a vibrant, family-inclusive residency. It’s a thoughtful program that beautifully addresses the needs of both parents and children.
Tofte Lake Center: Ely, MN
Tofte is piloting a ten-day Family Artists Residency with stipends and childcare funds for a collective of BIPOC parent artists.
Wassaic Project: Wassaic, NY
Wassaic Project will host two 2-week residencies with a stipend and generous, flexible support for artists from under-represented communities attending with their families.
Writers Colony at Dairy Hollow: Eureka Springs, AR
The Writer’s Colony at Dairy Hollow offers a simple, flexible opportunity called the “My Time” fellowship which will provide a subsidized week-long residency plus stipend for two writers with children.

2021 Residency Grantees

Abrons Arts Center: New York, NY
Abrons Arts Center, a program of Henry Street Settlement in New York City, is again offering their AIRspace for Parent Artists, a six-week summer residency with a generous artist stipend and free summer arts camp for their child.
ArtPace: San Antonio, TX
Artpace will once again support parent artists with funds for a flexible array of childcare options.
Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company (BETC): Boulder, CO
BETC’s Generations program supports the development of plays by parent playwrights selected from a national open competition. Started in 2014, the program provides a one-week residency to work with a director, dramaturg, and cast in order to develop the winning script; the playwright also receives prize money, a child care stipend, travel, lodging, and a per diem.
Brooklyn Arts Exchange (BAX): Brooklyn, NY
The Parent-Artist Space Grant, established in 2012, offers dedicated studio space and professional support for the artist, as well as a child care stipend and discounted (or free) BAX performing arts classes for residents’ children.
Collar Works: Granville, NY
The Elizabeth Murray Artist Residency by Collar Works will support five parent artists with a flexible stipend and a fully kid-friendly, week-long residency located in bucolic upstate New York.
Fountainhead: Miami, FL
The Fountainhead Residency, in Miami, is hosting a new one-month residency for three BIPOC mother artists who will attend as a cohort while their families stay home, supported by a generous child care stipend.
Gallery Aferro: Newark, NJ
Gallery Aferro will offer two parent artists of color a six-month residency with a dedicated studio space, stipend, and opportunities for public exhibition or promotion of their work.
Kala Art Institute: Berkeley, CA
Kala is in its ninth year of offering a Parent Artist Residency Program and is now also adding a new, longer Fellowship Residency for a parent artist. Both awards include studio residencies, classes, children’s art camps, and professional development consultations.
Maggie Allesee National Center for Choreography (MANCC): Tallahassee, FL
The Maggie Allesee National Center for Choreography (MANCC), at the Florida State University School of Dance, will offer flexible childcare stipends for parents and their collaborators in the residency program.
Mount Tremper Arts: Mount Tremper, NY
Mount Tremper Arts will offer two one-week residencies with childcare and travel stipends for parent performance artists or ensembles who create contemporary works of art.
Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing: Aquinnah, MA
MVICW offers an intensive workshop and supportive community for writers at all stages. Their Parent Writer Fellowship, established in 2016, covers tuition and lodging, plus a stipend to assist with child care at home while the writer is in residence.
Movement Research: New York, NY
Movement Research will offer two New York City-based parent artists an artist residency including generous rehearsal time, free classes, a stipend, and childcare support.
SPACE on Ryder Farm: Brewster, NY
Since 2015, SPACE on Ryder Farm has been setting aside two weeks every summer for a vibrant, family-inclusive residency. It’s a thoughtful program that beautifully addresses the needs of both parents and children.
Wassaic Project: Wassaic, NY
Wassaic will host three 2-week residencies with a stipend and generous, flexible support for artists attending with their families.
Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow: Eureka Springs, AR
The Writer’s Colony at Dairy Hollow offers a simple, flexible opportunity called the My Time Fellowship, a subsidized, one-week residency plus stipend for a writer with children.

2020 Residency Grantees

Abrons Arts Center: New York, NY
Abrons Arts Center, a program of Henry Street Settlement in New York City, will again run their AIRspace for Parent Artists, a six-week summer residency with a generous artist stipend and free summer arts camp for the artist’s child/ren.
AS220: Providence, RI
AS220 is offering tuition fellowships and childcare stipends for parents to attend Practice//Practice, a 4-day professional development residency program for arts administrators.
Aunt Karen’s Farm: Mount Vision, NY
Aunt Karen’s Farm will host four families in residence for one week each, with accompanying childcare stipends.
Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company (BETC): Boulder, CO
BETC’s Generations program, which supports the development of plays by parent playwrights, is now in its eighth year; the program provides a one-week residency with prize money, childcare stipend, travel, lodging, and a per diem.
Caldera: Sisters, OR
Caldera will support parent artists with stipends, and will also ensure that at least one parent artist is paid to serve as a selection panelist.
Camargo Foundation: Cassis, France
The Camargo Foundation, located in the south of France, is formalizing its longstanding support of parents with access to local schools and activities, and additional stipends to support the cost of living and travel.
Cuttyhunk: Cuttyhunk Island, MA
The Cuttyhunk Island Writers’ Residency, a semi-annual eight-day writing workshop and retreat, will offer a scholarship to one or two parent writers.
Elsewhere Studios: Paonia, CO
Elsewhere Studios, located on the western slope of the Rocky Mountains, will support four parent artists in residence with their families by connecting them to local activities and camps, and offering them generous stipends.
Eugene O’Neill Theater Center: Waterford, CT
Select applicants to the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center’s National Playwrights Conference will now be eligible for funds to help cover childcare, transportation, food, and lodging.
Gallery Aferro: Newark, NJ
Gallery Aferro, an artists’ studio and community center, will again provide six-month studio space residencies, a generous stipend, and a budget for two parent artists or collectives to develop their work.
Hewnoaks: Lovell, ME
Hewnoaks, a residency for writers, visual artists, and performing artists in rural Maine, will again offer two $500 childcare stipends to parents who are in residence without their children.
Kala Art Institute: Berkeley, CA
Kala is now in its eighth year of running a Parent Artist Residency Program which offers studio residencies, classes, children’s art camps, and professional development consultations to selected artists.
Maggie Allesee National Center for Choreography (MANCC): Tallahassee, FL
MANCC, at the Florida State University School of Dance, will expand their previous support for parents and their collaborators by offering an increased number of childcare stipends.
Marble House Project: Dorset, VT
Marble House Project is entering its seventh summer of running a two-week Family Friendly Session; it offers a rich and well-considered camp program for children while their parents are in residence.
Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing: Aquinnah, MA
MVICW offers an intensive workshop and supportive community for writers at all stages. Their Parent Writer Fellowship, established in 2016, covers tuition and lodging, as well as childcare stipends for writers with children.
MASS MoCA: North Adams, MA
Since 2018 and in response to Hurricane Maria, the Studios at MASS MoCA has committed to fully funding emergency relief residencies for artists currently living in Puerto Rico. This grant will designate one of these awards for an artist with children.
Movement Research: New York, NY
Movement Research supports movement-based artists in New York City. With this grant, they will launch a new Parent Artist Residency Program which includes free classes, subsidized rehearsal space, plus a stipend and funds for childcare.
New Harmony Project: Indianapolis, IN
The New Harmony Project has run a residency for writers in film, television, and theater for 32 years; this grant will formalize and increase their support to parent writers.
Renaissance House: Oak Bluffs, MA
Renaissance House — a project of the Helene Johnson and Dorothy West Foundation For Artists in Need — has hosted a family-friendly writing residency on Martha’s Vineyard for over twenty years. They will host two parent writers and offer day care for their accompanying children.
Santa Fe Art Institute: Santa Fe, NM
Santa Fe Art Institute will continue to welcome parent artists to be in residence with their families as part of their thematic residency.
SPACE on Ryder Farm: Brewster, NY
SPACE on Ryder Farm will continue a family-friendly residency they’ve been hosting for six years. It’s one of the most thoughtful programs we’ve seen, where the needs of both parents and children are perfectly addressed.
Wassaic Project: Wassaic, NY
Wassaic Project, in upstate New York, will support two artists with families from under-represented communities for free, two-week-long residencies, including a $500 need-based and unrestricted stipend for each artist.
Watkins College of Art: Nashville, TN
Watkins College of Art will subsidize summer camp tuition for the children of parent residents in its low-residency MFA program.
Women’s Studio Workshop: Rosedale, NY
The Women’s Studio Workshop, located a couple hours north of New York City, offers three fully-subsidized, two- to four-week residencies for female artists working in printmaking, book making, ceramics, or photography.

2019 Residency Grantees

Abrons Arts Center: New York, NY
Abrons Arts Center, a program of Henry Street Settlement in New York City, is creating a new AIRspace for Parent Artists, a six-week summer residency with a generous artist stipend and free summer arts camp for their child.
Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company: Boulder, CO
BETC’s Generations program, which supports the development of plays by parent-playwrights, is now in its seventh year; the program provides a one-week residency with prize money, childcare stipend, travel, lodging, and a per diem.
Brooklyn Arts Exchange: Brooklyn, NY
BAX writes that “the spirit of our community is that truly, it takes a village to raise an artist.” The Parent-Artist Space Grant, established in 2010, offers dedicated studio space and professional support for the artist, as well as a childcare stipend and discounted (or free) BAX performing arts classes for children.
Cuttyhunk Island Writers’ Residency: Cuttyhunk Island, MA
The Cuttyhunk Island Writers’ Residency, now in its fourth year, is a semi-annual, eight-day writing workshop and retreat; this year, Cuttyhunk will expand its existing scholarship program for parent writers.
Elsewhere Museum and Residency: Greensboro, NC
Elsewhere is a museum and artist residency set in a 3-floor former thrift store in Greensboro, N.C. They will offer childcare stipends so that artist parents can participate in Elsewhere’s residency program.
Gallery Aferro: Newark, NJ
Gallery Aferro, a vibrant artists’ space in Newark, New Jersey, will again provide six-month studio space residencies, a generous stipend, and a budget for two parent artists or collectives to develop their work.
Good Hart Artist Residency: Harbor Springs, MI
Now in its 6th year, the Good Hart Artist Residency on the shores of Lake Michigan is building a new family friendly living and studio space and will run a 2-week residency for a parent to attend with their children.
Hewnoaks: Lovell, ME
Hewnoaks, in rural Maine, will again offer eight $500 childcare stipends to parents who are in residence without their children.
Kala Art Institute: Berkeley, CA
Kala is now in its seventh year of running a Parent Artist Residency Program which will offer studio residencies, classes, children’s art camps, and professional development consultations to selected artists.
Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing: Aquinnah, MA
MVICW offers an intensive workshop and supportive community for writers at all stages. This grant will support full tuition and lodging scholarships as well as childcare stipends for writers with children.
Marble House Project: Dorset, VT
Marble House Project is now in its sixth summer of offering a two-week Family Friendly Session which provides a rich summer camp program for children while their parents are in residence.
Mineral School: Mineral, WA
Mineral School continues to make parents a priority; it is now in its fifth year of offering parent writers and artists one-week residencies in a rural classroom building.
Mount Tremper Arts: Mount Tremper, NY
Mount Tremper Arts tries to create a hands-off but nourishing environment to encourage experimentation. For the second year, it will offer a one-week residency with a childcare stipend for a parent performance artist and/or ensemble who create contemporary works of art.
Popps Packing: Hamtramck, MI
Located on the Hamtramck/Detroit border in a former meat-packing plant, Popps Packing offers a fully-funded family residency for visual artists and writers, the Momm and Popp Residency, which includes a childcare stipend and other support.
Renaissance House: Oak Bluffs, MA
Renaissance House — a project of the Helene Johnson and Dorothy West Foundation For Artists in Need — has been hosting writers in residence on Martha’s Vineyard for twenty years. One parent writer will attend this summer with their child in a nearby camp.
Rockland Residency: Bremerton, WA
Rockland is an artist residency founded and run by artist parents. Its new program, Rockland Woods: Artists with Children, will be a three-week residency which includes a kids’ summer camp.
SPACE on Ryder Farm: Brewster, NY
SPACE on Ryder Farm hosts entire families each summer in Brewster, NY for two weeks of “radical hospitality” where residents get time and space to pursue their craft while their children enjoy an idyllic rural camp experience.
Santa Fe Art Institute: Santa Fe, NM
Santa Fe Art Institute will welcome four parent artists to be in residence with their families for a month-long residency on the theme of labor.
Watkins College of Art: Nashville, TN
Watkins College of Art will make summer camp opportunities available for the children of parent residents in its unique low-residency MFA program.

2018 Residency Grantees

Artists’ Cooperative Residency and Exhibitions (ACRE): Steuben, WI
ACRE hosts a summer residency for emerging artists in rural Wisconsin; they will establish a scholarship fund specifically to support artists with children.
Artpace: San Antonio, TX
Artpace has always welcomed artists and curators who need to bring their families with them to this two-month residency; they will use this grant to offer more childcare assistance.
AS220: Practice/Practice: Providence, RI
For the second year in a row, AS220 will offer tuition fellowships and childcare stipends for parents to attend Practice/Practice, a 4-day professional development residency program for arts administrators.
Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company (BETC): Boulder, CO
Now in its sixth year, BETC’s Generations project helps put plays by parent-playwrights into development; the program provides two residencies for parent playwrights, one selected by a nation-wide competition and one as a commission.
Elsewhere Studios: Paonia, CO
Elsewhere Studios will reserve two of their summer residency spaces for artists with children and will offer generous stipends to be used at the discretion of the artists.
Gallery Aferro: Newark, NJ
Gallery Aferro will again provide six-month studio space residencies and stipends for two parent artists in Newark, New Jersey.
Hewnoaks: Lovell, ME
Hewnoaks will offer eight $500 childcare stipends to help ease the burden on parents who are in residence without their children.
Kala Art Institute: Berkeley, CA
Now in its sixth year, Kala’s Parent Artist Residency Program will offer studio residencies, classes, children’s art camps, and professional development consultations to five artists.
The Luminary: Saint Louis, MO
The Luminary, directed by parent-artists, offers an honorarium, childcare stipend, and a private family apartment during a dedicated summer session for parent-artists.
The Maggie Allesee National Center for Choreography (MANCC): Tallahassee, FL
The Maggie Allesee National Center for Choreography (MANCC), at the Florida State University School of Dance, will offer childcare stipends for parents and their collaborators in the residency program.
Marble House Project: Dorset, VT
Marble House Project’s Family Friendly Session is in its fifth summer of providing activities tailored to each child, with the goal of designing a residency program for the kids that is as rich and creative as the parents’.
Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing: Aquinnah, MA
MVICW offers an intensive workshop and supportive community for writers at all stages. This grant will support full tuition and lodging scholarships as well as childcare stipends for writers with children.
The Millay Colony for the Arts: Austerlitz, NY
Millay continues to model flexibility for parent artists, and is now in its seventh year of offering shortened and “virtual” residencies (a one-month bank to be used as the resident likes), as well as a variety of post-residency workshops and professional development programs.
Mineral School: Mineral, WA
Mineral School has been making parents a priority since its founding, offering one-week residencies dedicated to parent writers and artists.
Mount Tremper Arts: Mount Tremper, NY
Families have always been welcome at Mount Tremper Arts, but this accessibility is being formalized now via a one-week residency with a childcare stipend for a parent performance artist and/or ensemble who create contemporary works of art.
New Harmony Project: Indianapolis, IN
The New Harmony Project, which offers a residency for writers in film, television, and theatre, has been supporting families on an ad hoc basis throughout its 32-year history; this grant will formalize and increase this support with an additional stipend to be used at the writer’s discretion.
Popps Packing: Hamtramck, MI
Founded in 2009 by parent artists, Popps Packing offers a fully-funded family residency, the Momm and Popp Residency, which includes a childcare stipend and extra support to facilitate workshops and childcare.
Santa Fe Art Institute: Santa Fe, NM
The Santa Fe Art Institute will continue its Family Residency Initiative, founded in 2013, a month-long summer residency for the entire family.
SPACE on Ryder Farm: Brewster, NY
The SPACE at Ryder Farm will expand a family-friendly residency they’ve been hosting for two years. It’s one of the most thoughtful programs we’ve seen where the needs of both parents and children are perfectly addressed.
Vermont Studio Center: Johnson, VT
VSC will again offer shortened two-week residency fellowships for parents.
Women’s Studio Workshop: Rosedale, NY
Located in upstate New York, The Women’s Studio Workshop offers a fully-subsidized, month-long residency for a female artist working in printmaking, book making, ceramics, or photography.

2017 Residency Grantees

AS220: Providence, RI
AS220 is offering tuition fellowships and childcare stipends for parents to attend Practice/Practice, a 4-day professional development residency program for arts administrators.
Aunt Karen’s Farm: Cooperstown, NY
A residency that has been hosting artists’ families on an ad hoc basis for years, Aunt Karen’s Farm is now formalizing its support by hosting families for one-week sessions in individual guest houses during their new family residency program.
Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company: Boulder, CO
BETC’s Generations project helps put plays by parent-playwrights into development; this year, the program is doubling in size and making a commitment to racial equity by supporting a commissioned play by a local playwright.
Brooklyn Art Exchange: Brooklyn, NY
Brooklyn Art Exchange will offer Parent-Artist Space Grants designed to provide New York City emerging dance and theater artists with multi-faceted support over an extended period of time as they develop and produce new work. The grant includes a childcare stipend as well as discounted BAX performing arts classes for the children of grantees.
Caldera: Portland, OR
Caldera offers parent-artist fellowships which include housing and childcare on-site for visual, literary, performing, and culinary artists.
Gallery Aferro: Newark, NJ
Co-founded by a single mother artist, Gallery Aferro provides residencies and stipends for parent artists in Newark, New Jersey.
Kala Art Institute: Berkeley, CA
A hub for Bay Area visual artists, Kala offers flexible programs—including residencies, classes, children’s art camp, and consultations about professional development—to parent artists.
The Luminary: Saint Louis, MO
Founded by parent-artists, The Luminary offers a dedicated fellowship for artist parents that includes increased financial support, a private apartment, and participation in an artist-led childcare cooperative, all to facilitate creative time in the studio.
Marble House Project: Dorset, VT
A sixteen-day summer camp for the whole family, Marble House Project’s Family Friendly Session is in its fourth year of providing onsite child-centered programming and support so that the parents can work uninterrupted for most of the day.
Millay Colony: Austerlitz, NY
Millay is a model of flexibility for parent artists, offering shortened and “virtual” residencies (a one-month bank to be used as the resident likes), as well as post-residency workshops and professional development programs.
Popps Packing: Hamtramck, MI
Founded in a former meat-packing plant by parent artists, Popps Packing offers a fully-funded family residency, the Momm and Popp Residency, which includes a childcare stipend and the support of a residency intern to facilitate workshops and childcare.
Rivendell Writers’ Colony: Sewanee, TN
A relatively new and year-round residency neighboring the Sewanee Writers’ Conference, Rivendell will offer fully-funded residencies for writers with children.
Santa Fe Art Institute: Santa Fe, NM
The Santa Fe Art Institute will continue its Family Residency Initiative, supporting parent artists with a residency fellowship and childcare stipend.
SPACE on Ryder Farm: Brewster, NY
The SPACE at Ryder Farm will significantly expand a family-friendly residency they’ve been hosting for two years. It’s one of the most thoughtful programs we’ve seen where the needs of both parents and children are perfectly addressed.
Spread Art: Detroit, MI
Spread Art offers fully-funded residencies for visual artists, writers, dancers, musicians, curators and performing artists, including stipends to cover childcare and other costs whether their family accompanies them to Detroit or stays at home.
Vermont Studio Center: Johnson, VT
A leader in adjusting their programs to best fit parent writers and artists, VSC will again offer residency fellowships for parents.
Women’s Studio Workshop: Rosedale, NY
Located in upstate New York, The Women’s Studio Workshop offers a fully-subsidized, month-long residency for a parent artist working in printmaking, book making, ceramics, or photography.

2016 Residency Grantees

Art Farm: Marquette, NE
Having updated their facilities for families with a previous SAF grant, Art Farm is now creating a special children’s room, “similar in feel to the haylofts of barns, with their dormers, high towers to low ceilings, trap doors to balconies, as an invitation to imaginary worlds.”
Boulder Ensemble Theater Company: Boulder, CO
With this grant, SAF continues to support the BETC’s Generations project, which helps put plays by parent-playwrights into development.
Franconia Sculpture Park: Shafer, MN
Franconia offers terrific financial and creative support for artists working in large-scale work, and a creative community for their children, who are invited to participate in sculpture-making workshops and other activities.
Kala Art Institute: Berkeley, CA
Kala will continue to tailor their diverse and flexible programs to support artist parents with residencies, classes, art camp for their children, and/or consultations about professional development.
Lacawac Sanctuary and Field Station: Lake Ariel, PA
Lacawac Sanctuary and Field Station, a nature preserve, biological field station, and environmental education center, will offer scholarships for parent artists and writers to participate in a residency program at their 550-acre preserve.
The Luminary: St. Louis, MO
A program founded by parent-artists themselves, The Luminary plans to offer increased stipends to artists with children, as well as a fully-furnished private apartment and access to a childcare cooperative nearby.
The MacDowell Colony: Peterborough, NH
The MacDowell Colony plans to establish a supplemental childcare stipend fund to complement their fully-funded writer and artist residencies.
Marble House Project: Dorset, VT
For the last three years, Marble House Project has been offering a Family Friendly Session which provides onsite child-centered programming and support so that the parents can work uninterrupted for most of the day; we are proud now to help underwrite this residency.
Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing: Aquinnah, MA
MVICW offers an intensive workshop experience and supportive community for writers at all stages. Their grant will offer full tuition/lodging scholarships for writers with children.
Millay Colony: Austerlitz, NY
Millay, a pioneer in offering flexible programs for parent artists, will continue to offer shortened and “virtual” residencies (a one-month bank to be used as the resident likes), as well as post-residency and workshop programs.
Mineral School: Mineral, WA
In just its second year of operation, Mineral School is making parents a priority with two one-week residencies dedicated to parent writers and artists.
Spread Art: Detroit, MI
Detroit’s Spread Art provides fully-subsidized residencies to visual and literary artists with kids, including family housing in Detroit or childcare grants to assist family staying at home.
Vermont Studio Center: Johnson, VT
VSC is an established leader in adjusting their programs to best fit parent writers and artists, and will again offer two-week residency fellowships.
Women’s Studio Workshop: Kingston, NY
The Women’s Studio Workshop will again offer a fully-subsidized, month-long residency for an artist with children.
Writers and Books: Rochester, NY
Writers & Books, which operates both an urban writing center in Rochester and a rural retreat in the Finger Lakes region, will offer flexible residency options in either location to writers with kids.
Writers Colony at Dairy Hollow: Eureka Springs, AR
The Writer’s Colony at Dairy Hollow offers a simple, flexible opportunity called the “My Time” fellowship, a subsidized residency plus stipend for a writer with children.

2015 Residency Grantees

The Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company: The Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company recognizes that without actively supporting parent playwrights, the representation of family life may fade from the stage. They will host a parent playwright for a week-long residency to put a new work into production.
Franconia Sculpture Park: Franconia offers rare support for artists working in large-scale artwork, and they will again offer additional stipends for parent sculptors, whose families will be able to comfortably accompany them.
Gallery Aferro: Gallery Aferro, a growing artist residency in Newark, NJ, will offer residencies with stipends for parent artists.
John Michael Kohler Arts Center: The John Michael Kohler Arts Center’s innovative Arts/Industry Residency Program for artists working in clay, enameled cast iron, and brass, will offer increased stipends to assist artists with housing costs and childcare during a typical 3-month residency.
Kala Art Institute: Kala will tailor their flexible programs to support ten artists with residencies, classes, art camp for their children, and/or consultations about professional development.
I-Park Foundation: I-Park Foundation will dedicate a two-week summer residency period for artists to attend with their families.
Maine College of Art: MECA will offer stipends so that parent artists can continue to take advantage of their recently-refurbished, family-friendly resident housing.
The Mesa Refuge: The Mesa Refuge is offering shortened residencies to better accommodate parent artists, and inviting their families to participate in special “Drop Off [and Pick Up] Your Parent” days.
Millay Colony for the Arts: Millay is a pioneer in offering flexible programs for parent artists, and will expand both their residency opportunities and their post-residency and workshop programs.
Roswell Artist-in-Residence Foundation: Roswell has always welcomed families; their grant will help them offer larger stipends for artists with children.
Santa Fe Art Institute: The Santa Fe Art Institute will continue its Family Residency Initiative, supporting parent artists with a residency fellowship reserved for parents.
Spread Art: Spread Art’s flexible proposal offers residencies tailored to individual artists, with stipends to cover childcare and other costs whether their family accompanies them to Detroit or stays at home.
Vermont Studio Center: Vermont Studio Center, another leader in adjusting their programs to best fit parent writers and artists, will again offer two- and four-week residency fellowships.
The Women’s Studio Workshop: The Women’s Studio Workshop will again offer a fully-subsidized, month-long residency with explicit support for an artist with children.
The Writer’s Colony at Dairy Hollow: With this grant, The Writer’s Colony at Dairy Hollow will continue to offer their “My Time” fellowship, a subsidized residency plus stipend for a parent writer.

2014 Residency Grantees

Art Farm: Art Farm, in Nebraska, will make physical improvements to its facilities to increase its ability to host families.
Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company: Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company will again host a parent playwright for a week-long residency to put a new work into production.
Brooklyn Arts Exchange (BAX): Brooklyn Arts Exchange will expand its existing support for parent artists, offering vital workspace and childcare.
Caldera: Caldera will upgrade its facilities, and will initiate what will become a full-fledged family residency program in 2015.
Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown: The Fine Arts Work Center will offer assistance with housing, living, travel, and childcare expenses in order to support visiting parent artists.
Franconia Sculpture Park: Franconia Sculpture Park will offer additional stipends and services to expand their ability to make parent artists welcome.
Headlands Center for the Arts: Headlands has been hosting families for years, and they will continue to make their unique experience available to artists and writers with children.
Hermitage Artist Retreat: Hermitage will dedicate a month solely to parents, making sure that visiting artists and their families have the space and support they need.
Kala Art Institute & Gallery: Kala defines flexibility, customizing access to their vast array of resources to fit the individual needs of their parent residents.
Maine College of Art: The Maine College of Art will offer stipends so that parent artists can take advantage of their recently refurbished family-friendly resident housing.
Millay Colony for the Arts: The Millay Colony will continue its trendsetting flexible programs — from Virtual Residencies to workshops — for parent artists and writers.
Pilchuck Glass School: The Pilchuck Glass School will offer a dedicated parent-artist fellowship on an ongoing basis.
Vermont Studio Center: The Vermont Studio continues to offer full 4-week and shortened 2-week residency fellowships to artists and writers with children.
Women’s Studio Workshop: The Women’s Studio Workshop will offer a no-fee month-long residency with explicit support for an artist with a family.
The Writer’s Colony at Dairy Hollow: The Writer’s Colony at Dairy Hollow will dedicate two flexible weeks of residency with a generous stipend to a writer with children.
Yaddo: Yaddo will allow parent artists to apply for childcare stipends as part of their financial aid package.

2013 Residency Grantees

Atlantic Center for the Arts: The Atlantic Center for the Arts will be offering a generous number of fully-funded scholarships for parent artists.
Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company: The Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company is committed to broadening the representation of family life in theatre and seeks to produce a play based on work by a parent playwright. The Sustainable Arts Foundation grant will assist with attracting plays from parent writers.
Djerassi Resident Artists Program: The Djerassi Resident Artists Program will make several of its Winter Residencies available to parent artists.
Headlands Center for the Arts: The Sustainable Arts Foundation grant to the Headlands Center for the Arts will help ensure that the opportunities Headlands is already making available to parents will continue to be affordable.
The Institute for Sustainable Living, Art & Natural Design (ISLAND): ISLAND will make physical improvements to its Hill House residence and provide stipends to parent artists.
Kala Art Institute: Kala will be making several new flexible residency and workshop opportunities available to parent artists.
Maine College of Art: The Maine College of Art will make physical improvements to its Pace House residence and offer a stipend to make that residency available to parent artists.
Millay Colony: The Millay Colony will continue to offer its innovative options, such as weekend and virtual residencies, which give parents much needed flexibility in scheduling.
Montalvo Arts Center: The Montalvo Arts Center has been including parent artists in its programs for years, and this grant will help ensure that this support continues.
Penland School of Crafts: The Penland School of Crafts will make physical improvements to their site and offer stipends to make this residency more feasible for parent artists.
Roswell Artist-in-Residence Foundation: Parent artists already make up a substantial percentage of the residents at Roswell. The funding they receive from the Sustainable Arts Foundation will ensure this program continues to thrive.
Santa Fe Art Institute: The Santa Fe Art Institute will offer fee-free residencies to parent artists.
Vermont Studio Center: For the third year in a row, the Vermont Studio Center is offering fully-funded two- and four-week residencies, including stipends for travel and childcare, for parent writers and artists.