Blue Mountain Center

2012 Residency Sessions

Each residency is four weeks long.
In 2012 we will be offering three sessions:

Session 1 (June 15 to July 13)
Session 2 (July 20 to August 17)
Session 3 (August 31 to September 28)

Fourteen to fifteen residents are chosen for each session. There is no cost other than transportation. Guests are asked to contribute to a studio maintenance fund, but such contributions are voluntary.

The Center is a turn-of-the-century Adirondack lodge in a pristine and peaceful setting of woods, lakes and mountains. Life at Blue Mountain Center is organized to maintain privacy and quiet. The atmosphere is informal. Writers are lodged in individual bedroom/studios; visual artists and composers have separate studios. Breakfast and dinner are served in the dining room. Linens and laundry facilities are provided. The amenities of the Center, including a tennis court, lakes, boats and hiking trails, promise even the most diligent worker needed diversion and relaxation. The telephone is considered something of an outsider at the Center. Cell phones are not allowed on the property; there is a pay phone for guests' use.

2010 Residents

Michael Agresta · Dorothy Albertini · Molly Antopol ·Alice Attie · Teresa Basilio Pamela Blotner · Lawrence Bogad · Kellyann Burns · Henri Cole · Dan Connell Andres Thomas Conteris · Nathan Currier· Neil Curry · Chris Desser
Kimi Eisele · Nick Gandiello · James Hannaham · Robin Holcomb
Alicia Shandra Holmes · Wayne Horvitz · Kayhan Irani · Shalini Kantayya Cheryl Kaplan · Selena Kimball · Robin Wall Kimmerer · Joan Larkin
Amy Leach · Sujin Lee · Rey Leon · David Licata · Frank Magnotta
Jan Mammey · Carey McKenzie · Mindy Nierenberg · Ellen O'Grady
Karen O'Reilly · Lizzie Olesker · Eli Pariser · Endi Poskovic · Karen Ramos
Erik Reece · Onesha Roychoudhuri · Oliver Sacks · Canyon Sam
Elaine Spatz-Rabinowitz · Eric Stover · Pireeni Sundaralingam · Chanan Tigay Aditi Vaidya · Joe Wilkins · Cathy Woodson

Activist Residencies

Blue Mountain Center is interested in offering one-month residencies to activists and cultural workers with a writing project related to their work. Collaborations are welcome, and may be submitted as one application. The climate at BMC is especially suited for activists able to balance their need for R & R with a dedication to working on their writing project, as well as joining into a community of dedicated writers and artists. Activist applications should follow the regular application guidelines, and include more extensive information about their organization and activist background.