Monika Burczyk

FROM TOP, LEFT TO RIGHT THEN CENTER: Nate Brown, Fiction; Baltimore, MD Rosalie Smith, Visual Arts; Brooklyn, NY Olivia Morgan, Nonfiction; Woods Hole, MA Simon Rivet, Composing; Montreal, Canada Joan Winter, Fiction; San Francisco, CA Amey Miller, Nonfiction; Chapel Hill, NC Hans Kuzmich, Visual Arts; Los Angeles, CA

From top, left to right: Sigrid Nunez, Fiction, NYC Cerulean S. Payne-Passmore, Composing, New Haven, CT Susan Edsall, Playwriting, Kailua Kona, HI Andrew Saito, Playwriting, Brooklyn, NY Liu Kincheloe, Visual Arts, Brooklyn, NY Christine Kunewa Walker, Screenwriting, Minneapolis, MN (McKnight Fellow).

WOW WOW WOW! The accolades are piling up for the masterpiece that is Nick Boggs’ (Millay Arts alum and former Board member) “Baldwin: A Love Story” — just awarded the National Book Critics Circle Award for 2025. And this on top of all of the other honors, including: Time Magazine (Top 10 Books of 2025);…

BOARD MEMBERS KAT DUFAULT & LAWRE STONE + CLAIRE MCCONAUGHY (VISUAL ARTS, 2024) WHAT A JOYOUS START TO MARCH! A surfeit of exhibitions featuring two of our dedicated and talented Board members Kat and Lawre and gifted alum Claire. Run don’t walk to see this trio of wondrous shows: gotta love the women painters From…

We are thrilled to collaborate with the artist-founded visionary Pollinator.coop this Spring, offering Millay Arts alumni the opportunity to participate in a virtual, five-week residency of mutual support this May. Pollinator matches participants in a curated cohort of aligned professionals. Alumni, staff, and leaders from organizations in our network can use this opportunity to deepen their…

Just what we need in this very cold winter, this show is like being enveloped in a warm hug! Leave it to our one of our newest Board members, the inimitable (and former gallerist) Jeff Bailey, to curate this wonderful show at the singular Ruthann Gallery of Catskill. Showcasing a diverse variety of works from…

COUNTDOWN COMMENCING: TWO WEEKS UNTIL MARCH 1 DEADLINE FOR OUR FULLY-SUBSIDIZED HISTORIC & PRESTIGIOUS CORE RESIDENCY! For info, see our website and go to: https://millayarts.submittable.com/submit NOTE: This is the only deadline to apply for group/collective residencies in December (we have 7 studios and 7 bedrooms (full-size mattresses) so your number depends on how many people…

SHOUT-OUT TO RO HABER (Fiction, September 2025) on their documentary “We Are Pat” winning the Special Jury Mention for New Documentary Director from the Tribeca Film Festival in 2025. Ro was also our 2025 Vincent Prize Fellow, awarded annually to an artist who identifies as trans*/genderqueer, honoring Edna St. Vincent Millay, our maverick founder. Of…