Without support, art fades. Yaddo gives artists the space to create what only humans can make. Give today to keep this work flourishing. yaddo.org/donate/

#Yaddo is entering a new era of leadership. After 25 years of transformative stewardship, President Elaina Richardson will step aside, initiating a national search for our next leader. Read more in The New York Times: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/b...

Artists’ stories are best heard in their own words. Hear Tanya Selvaratnum share hers. Support the artists who thrive here. Please donate today and your contribution will be matched (until December 7)! yaddo.org/donate

#Yaddo has an entire galaxy of visionary filmmakers. Noah Baumbach’s “Jay Kelly” arrives in limited theaters Nov. 14 and on Netflix Dec. 5. Can’t wait! Watch the trailer   www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8Gb...

Watch now: #YaddoArtist Leslie Tai’s "How to Have an American Baby" is available on Apple TV, Prime Video, and Grasshopper Watch — a vivid, intimate portrait of the shadow economy of Chinese birth tourism in the U.S.

Need an excuse to come to Santa Fe?  Yaddo will be hosting a mixer on Dec. 12. Come say, Hi!  Info & RSVP: yaddo.org/event/yaddo-...

Thanks to all who made #Yaddo NYC a standout night: honorees Sidra Bell, Jill Viney, Langston Hughes (posthumous), host Michael R. Jackson, special guests Jorge Donoso, Jennifer Egan, Amity Gaige, Lynn Nottage — and our sponsors.

#YaddoArtist Jeremy Dennis was featured in an augmented reality project that added works by Native artists to The Met’s American Wing.   Read the story in @hyperallergic.com

“I’m not interested in describing facts or people or stories. I’m interested in describing what it feels like to live my life. And the best tool for that is abstraction.”— #YaddoArtist Lisa Corrine Davis, in The Brooklyn Rail.   Read here: brooklynrail.org/2025/10/art/...

Ready for liftoff! Tonight’s #Yaddo NYC 2025 honors Sidra Bell, Langston Hughes, and Jill Viney with the Yaddo Artist Medal. Featuring Pulitzer Prize winners Michael R. Jackson, Jennifer Egan, and Lynn Nottage, plus bestselling author Amity Gaige, and DJ Dina Regine. 3, 2, 1—go!

Actor Jorge Donoso joins #Yaddo NYC 2025 to perform in “Yaddo Letters: 1940s Edition,” alongside Michael R. Jackson, Jennifer Egan, Lynn Nottage, and Amity Gaige. A few tickets are left—come celebrate!   Buy tickets before midnight, 10/21: yaddo.org/event/yaddo-...

On Wednesday, we celebrate Langston Hughes at #Yaddo NYC 2025. Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage will accept the Yaddo Artist Medal on Langston’s behalf. Join us—just a few tickets remain on sale until midnight, 10/21. yaddo.org/event/yaddo-...

#Yaddo artists write 100+ books each year. Here are some October titles we’re excited about: “The Four Spent the Day Together” Chris Kraus; “The Seeds” Cecily Park; "Happy Bad” Delaney Nolan; “Trying to Be” John Haskell; “This is the Only Kingdom” Jaquira Diaz; and “Bad Bad Girl” Gish Jen. Kudos!

Next Wednesday: Yaddo’s NYC Spectacular! We’ll be celebrating our artists & honoring Sidra Bell, Jill Viney and Langston Hughes, with Pulitzer Prize winners Michael R. Jackson, Jennifer Egan, Lynn Nottage, Amity Gaige & other surprise guests. Join the party!   Info/tickets: yaddo.org/event/yaddo-...

St. Louis friends! Oct. 24–26: The free Counterpublic Convening: Circus of Life features #YaddoArtist Larry Krone, emcee and performer of “It’s in My Nature to Believe”—a night of music, circus spectacle, and radical love. Info & tickets at counterpublic.org

NYC, get ready! Big honors, bigger party: Celebrate #Yaddo artists, with Pulitzer Prize-winners Michael R. Jackson and Jennifer Egan, and bestselling author Amity Gaige, plus beats by DJ Dina Regine.   RSVP: yaddo.org/event/yaddo-...

Congratulations to #Yaddo Artist Tommy Orange, who was named a 2025 MacArthur Fellow. Orange is the critically acclaimed author of two novels, “There, There” and “Wandering Stars,” capturing a diverse range of experiences in stories that traverse time, space, and perspectives.

Just 2 weeks away: Yaddo’s NYC Spectacular! On the program: Yaddo Letters, 1940s Edition—a live, one-night-only performance with Pulitzer Prize winners Michael R. Jackson and Jennifer Egan, plus bestselling author Amity Gaige & other surprise guests.   Come join the party! yaddo.org/event/yaddo-...

#YaddoArtist Martin Puryear’s “Nexus” is on view at MFA Boston through Feb. 8. The first major survey of his work in nearly 20 years, the exhibition features 45 pieces across materials and media. Puryear received the Yaddo Artist Medal in 2016.   Image: Martin Puryear, Big Phrygian (detail)

Our Gardens at Yaddo close this Fri., Oct. 10. From Sunday morning yoga and the Yaddo Reads lending library to our Nature of Art conversations and Wine & Roses events, we loved sharing #Yaddo with you and can’t wait to welcome you back next summer!

Fall peepers, take note: #YaddoArtists are featured in Hyperallergic’s “10 Exhibitions to See in Upstate New York This October”: Esperanza Cortés, Heidi Schlatter, and Gabriela Salazar. See the full list here: hyperallergic.com/1046381/10-e...

On Oct. 22, we’re bringing all the #Yaddo magic to NYC. Hosted by Pulitzer Prize-winner Michael R. Jackson, our Yaddo Artist Medal party honoring Sidra Bell, Langston Hughes, and Jill Viney will take to the dance floor with “queen of celebrity party DJs” Dina Regine. yaddo.org/event/yaddo-...

“To make art is a conscious effort. You develop a point of view, a focus, and work toward it—situating yourself among other artists, past and present.”  —#YaddoArtist Jill Viney.   On Oct. 22, Jill receives the Yaddo Artist Medal at the Edison Ballroom.   Info/tickets: yaddo.org/event/yaddo-...

On Oct. 22, we honor Langston Hughes (1902-1967)—father of the Harlem Renaissance, central voice in the Civil Rights Movement, and a lasting inspiration for contemporaries back then and still today! Yaddo NYC 2025, Edison Ballroom. yaddo.org/event/yaddo-...

Yaddo NYC 2025: An electric night out in Manhattan with Yaddo friends & family—cocktails, dinner, music, and more! Hosted by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and Yaddo artist Michael R. Jackson. Honoring Sidra Bell, Langston Hughes & Jill Viney. Tickets: yaddo.org/event/yaddo-...

Thank you to the 1,500 guests, 150+ volunteers, and our sponsors—including presenting sponsor Alfred Z. Solomon Charitable Trust—who made Yaddo’s Open House possible. Proceeds support artist residencies at #Yaddo.

30 years after #YaddoArtist Julian Fleisher’s “The Drag Queens of New York,” Howl! Arts revives the wild 1990s drag scene with rare photos, recordings, letters, and more. DQNY30 opens Oct 16 at Howl! Arts. Catch Fleisher live at Joe’s Pub, Oct 23.

Rockefeller Capital Management: Trusted partners in the legacies of some of the world’s most successful entrepreneurs, innovators, and visionaries! Thank you for supporting our #Yaddo Open House, helping us to welcome the public to Yaddo.

Last chance! Ticket sales close at noon today.   Pictured: The extraordinary Phinney Design Group designed our 5 live-work studios, including Saratoga Studio, which is a stop on our #Yaddo tour this Saturday. Thank you, Phinney, for supporting this event! Tix: yaddo.org/event/yaddo-...

#Yaddo ❤️❤️❤️❤️ the wonderful Michael and Stacie Arpey Family Foundation. Thank you for your longtime support of Yaddo and for sponsoring our public tour! Ticket sales close tomorrow at noon. Info and tickets: yaddo.org/event/yaddo-...

BIG NEWS: Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright & #YaddoArtist Michael R. Jackson will host Yaddo NYC 2025 + the Yaddo Artist Medal party on Oct. 22 at the Edison Ballroom, NYC. Tickets & info: yaddo.org/event/yaddo-...

Thanks to Stewart’s Shops for sponsoring the #Yaddo Open House! They’ve donated 4 tickets—so we’re raffling them off! Answer in the comments to enter: What inspires your creativity? Two random winners (2 tix each) announced Thursday 9/25 for a 9/27 tour time of your choice!

We are supremely grateful to the Alfred Z. Solomon Charitable Trust for their integral role in our community and longstanding support of #Yaddo. They are the presenting sponsor for our Yaddo Open House this Saturday, helping us to welcome all to Yaddo. yaddo.org/event/yaddo-...

On Oct. 22, we invite you to stand with us—firm in purpose, open in heart—as we come together for a radiant celebration: Yaddo NYC 2025. Join us!   Tickets & info: yaddo.org/event/yaddo-...

Composer & #YaddoArtist Missy Mazzoli—hailed as “inventive” (NYT) & “Brooklyn’s post-millennial Mozart” (Time Out NY)—unveils her 2025–26 season: premieres of "Breaking the Waves" & "Complications in Sue," plus performances with top orchestras worldwide.

Our #Yaddo Artist Reunion will be held on Nov. 14 at Powerhouse Arena in Brooklyn. Tacos, cake, and drinks are on us!  Free for Yaddo Artists with RSVP. yaddo.org/event/yaddo-...

Guerrilla Girls (including a #YaddoArtist) have spent 40 years exposing sexism & racism in the art world with witty posters, protests & data. "How to Be a Guerrilla Girl" opens Nov 18–Apr 12, 2026 at the Getty Center, LA.

Next Saturday! Come tour #Yaddo. Tickets are selling out. Get yours today! The Alfred Z. Solomon Charitable Trust presents our Open House, and we are grateful to them for helping us to welcome the public to Yaddo.   Advance purchase required. Tickets & info: yaddo.org/event/yaddo-...

Big news from #YaddoArtists: Nicholas Boggs’ Baldwin: A Love Story—the first major Baldwin bio in 30 years—is racking up raves (The New Yorker, NYT, Vogue + more). Plus, Jackie Thomas-Kennedy’s The Other Wife was spotlighted by Oprah Daily for celebrating queer joy.

Ready for an electric night out? Our intimate celebration with Yaddo friends and family will be one to remember: cocktails, dinner, music by DJ Dina Regine—and the company of extraordinary artists. #Yaddo NYC 2025 – join us! Tickets & info: yaddo.org/event/yaddo-...

'Few tickets remain for our VIP #Yaddo Tour, Fri., Sept. 26, 5 p.m.! This exclusive evening includes a private cocktail reception, a guided tour with Yaddo President Elaina Richardson, plus secret stories & rare views. Join us!  Proceeds support artists at Yaddo. yaddo.org/event/yaddo-...

This Thursday, Sept. 18, Elizabeth Beller will be in our Gardens at #Yaddo to talk about her bestselling biography, “Once Upon a Time: The Captivating Life of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy.” This event is free with RSVP: yaddo.org/event/the-na...

Selected by Hyperallergic as one of “6 Art Books to Read,” #YaddoArtist Carrie Yamaoka’s first monograph is “a work of art in itself” and spans decades of cross-disciplinary work in painting, sculpture, and installation.

On Thursday, Sept. 18, Elizabeth Beller will be on hand for @The Nature of Art in our Gardens at #Yaddo to talk about her bestselling biography, “Once Upon a Time: The Captivating Life of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy.” This event is free with RSVP: yaddo.org/event/the-na...

From the major clubs in Manhattan to #Yaddo NYC 2025, DJ Dina Regine will be spinning tunes for our Yaddo Artist Medal party on Oct. 22. This intimate celebration among Yaddo friends & family will be one to remember!  Tickets & info: yaddo.org/event/yaddo-...

Truman Capote (pictured at #Yaddo) wrote "Other Voices, Other Rooms" — the novel that launched his career — while in residence. On September 27, step into the very place that has shaped literary history...and take a selfie with Truman's chair! Tickets: yaddo.org/event/yaddo-...

#YaddoArtist Adama Delphine Fawundu brings her visual language of indigenization and ancestral memory to the 2025 Fundação Bienal de São Paulo, Sept. 6, 2025–Jan. 11, 2026, at the Ciccillo Matarazzo Pavilion. Free admission.   More at: 36.bienal.org.br/en/

On Oct. 22, celebrate #YaddoArtists at the Edison Ballroom in NYC! Honoree Sidra Bell—renowned choreographer, dancer, and founder of Sidra Bell Dance New York—was in residence at Yaddo in 2022 & 2023. Tickets & info: yaddo.org/event/yaddo-...

New Shadow Yaddo hosted by Elaina Richardson is out now, with superstar writers Meghan O’Rourke and Thomas Beller on the allure of AI, virtual love, and the power of language. Listen here: yaddo.org/podcast/s5-e...

Here’s your chance to tour #Yaddo + preorder our limited-edition ornament and win an overnight stay in the Mansion. Tickets & info: yaddo.org/event/yaddo-...