Residency

The Watermill Center: 2025 International Summer Program

The Watermill Center

39 Watermill Towd Rd
Watermill, 11976

Deadline

Feb 19, 2025

Posted

Jan 23, 2025

The International Summer Program is an exceptional residency that brings 20 artists together for four weeks at The Watermill Center from July 7th to August 2nd, 2025. Participants are invited to develop new works alongside emerging artists and established creative professionals from various countries and disciplines. They exchange ideas, share practices, attend workshops, and collaborate on projects in a communal and experimental environment that encourages them to push the boundaries of contemporary creative practice. Participants also have opportunities to work with Founder/Artistic Director Robert Wilson on workshops, rehearsals, and installations.

The program culminates in a festival of works developed during the residency, alongside works by renowned artists across dance, visual arts, theater, music, and performance art.

During the program, artists are immersed in an extensive collection of resources, including The Watermill Center Collection, the Library of Inspiration, and ten acres of landscaped grounds and sculpture gardens.

Requirements

The program is open to international artists 18+ years of age. A variety of disciplines are accepted, including, but not limited to: visual arts, media/new genre, performance, design/architecture, film/video, literature, theater, dance, interdisciplinary arts, and music composition.

They ask that all applicants submit a project proposal. For performers who do not typically devise their own works, even a simple proposal will give the Summer Program team better insight into the performer’s artistic interests and sensibilities.

Working knowledge of English is helpful for international artists, as an interpreter will not be provided.

The Watermill Center is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination and equal opportunity for all persons regardless of race, sex, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, and disability. For special needs or questions about accessibility, please get in touch with access@watermillcenter.org.

Application Instructions

Before applying please check our International Summer Program and Application FAQs at https://www.watermillcenter.org/summer/.

Visit https://watermillcenter.slideroom.com/#/login/program/82762 to apply.

There is a $12 USD application fee. The required application fee goes directly to SlideRoom, which collects and stores applications online. The fee does NOT go to The Watermill Center. As such, they are unable to waive the application fee.