Author: Abby Tovell
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NEW YORK STATE COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS GRANT
WE ARE BOTH GRATEFUL AND THRILLED BY THE ANNOUNCEMENT YESTERDAY OF NEW YORK STATE COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS GRANTS FOR 2025! Not only was Millay Arts awarded $49,500, five of our alumni were each awarded Individual Artist grants totaling $50,000: truly a testament to the giftedness of our Artists-in-Residence! CONGRATULATIONS ALL — we can’t wait…
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Niva Dorell + Christola Phoenix + Misa Dayson
THE LOTTO LINE is a short film inspired by an excerpt from Christola Phoenix’s memoir “Paper Curls and Peanut Earrings” — a coming-of-age tale — set in 1950s and 60s Harlem, NY. The original excerpt, “The Lotto Line” was published in Roxane Gay’s publication The Audacity in 2022. The film begins on a summer day…
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OUR FIRST EVER SUMMER SOIRÉE – JULY 2024
THANK YOU to all who gathered at the Austerlitz home of Board Member Melissa Edmon Slotnick and her husband Joe. The inspiration for the first Millay Arts Summer Soirée — a gathering of artists, friends, supporters, sponsors and new neighbors — arose out of a desire to reconnect with all who celebrated and helped make our 50th Anniversary…
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MAY 2024 @ MILLAY
From top, left to right: Wally Gunn, Composing; Jackson Heights, NY — Making use of patterns and processes in his work, and sometimes utilizes speech, gesture, and movement to heighten the theatricality of musical performance, all with the aim of creating music that is expressive and affecting. The extramusical themes in his work look outward…
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VINCENT: A JOURNAL OF ART-IN-RESIDENCE 2023
A Journal of Art-in-Residence Greetings! As most of you know, 2023 marked the momentous occasion of our 50th Anniversary. Since 1973, Millay Arts has welcomed 3000 gifted poets, composers, writers, visual and performance artists to our sylvan setting at Steepletop, offering the gift of time and space. As one of the longest-running residencies, being an…
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50TH ANNIVERSARY GALA CELEBRATION – SEPTEMBER 9, 2023
WE ARE SO GRATEFUL! The Gala was a stunning and singular success. THANK YOU to all who joined in the festivities and helped make our 50th Anniversary Celebration truly memorable! We extend a very special thank you for the generosity of each and every one of our alumni who participated. Performances Josh Modney, Composing Fellow…
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Vincent 2022
A Journal of Art-in-Residence What an amazing year! In 2022, our 49th year (making us the second longest-running artist-founded multidisciplinary residency in the US), Millay Arts welcomed 54 gifted poets, writers, filmmakers, composers, playwrights, visual and performance artists hailing from 14 states and 5 countries. As always, following departure, these alumni were recognized with a…
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Barnswallow Summer 2022
This place that Vincent called a paradise is a marvel to behold as Spring’s drab grays and muddy browns give way to the brilliant emeralds and blazing scarlets of Summer. August heralds the end of the season in all of its sultry glory, as colors fade into gold under the shimmering sun.
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HOLIDAY WRAP-UP: GIFTS GALORE
Holiday Gift Guide 2021