A campus in nature, a community of artists and a legacy of creativity

“ I think the biggest thing about organizations like Millay Arts is that you don’t really understand what a big deal it is to have someone give you one month to do nothing but what you want to do. And they ask nothing of you, they don’t expect any kind of product, or painting, or work of art or play to come out it… And it so inspires you to make something great from the experience you had, and you don’t have to worry about paying the rent, or go to a job, but it also makes you want to give back.  I am so grateful.”

James Lapine

Playwriting Fellow 1978

“At Millay, I was mesmerized by the quiet charm of the woods, meadows, hills, and valleys that surrounded the property. I would take long walks in the mornings and bring my canvasses out during the day to paint.”

Leonard Yang

Visual Arts Fellow 2022

“What a gift it was to spend the month of September as a writer in residence here at MIllay Arts. Edna St Vincent Millay is one of my favorite poets and I know many of her poems by heart. I was filled with joy to commune with Nature here on her former country estate and when I first arrived, I was inspired to write a poem ‘I Walk in Her Woods’ before moving on to working on my novel.”

Susan Austin Roth

Fiction Writing Fellow 2022