Yes—all artists are welcome and encouraged to apply again! Four members of our 2025 cohort had applied previously.

No. While the residency provides lodging, workspace, and travel, the Center is not able to supply additional personnel such as dancers, photographers, actors, musicians, or assistants. Artists are welcome to arrange their own collaborators.

That said, in your application, feel free to describe your ideal or “dream” version of the project. It’s also helpful to let us know whether there’s a scaled or alternative version that could work with limited human resources, so we can better understand how feasible your project is within the residency.

Fluency in English is required for all participants.

Participants should be confident conversing in English in a variety of settings, such as attending a live Broadway show, having group conversations with many people, and following written navigation or itinerary instructions.

The Residency cannot provide an English-language interpreter for artists.

If your application has work samples submitted in a language other than English, they will be translated via Google Translate.

This week-long residency is designed for work, and intended to aid you in advancing your artistic practice. You might start, extend, polish, or continue a project during the duration of the residency.  

Yes. The residency is open to artists at all career stages, and emerging artists are encouraged to apply. For the purposes of this program, an emerging or early-career artist is someone whose first professional work was within the past three years, or who is a current or recent student. In keeping with the Center’s commitment to fostering rising talent, two seats in the 2026 residency cohort will be designated for artists who meet this definition.

No. While the residency provides lodging, workspace, and travel, the Center cannot guarantee access to specialized equipment. However, we will make best efforts to place artists in workspaces that meet their needs (such as natural light, sink access, non-precious floors, or a piano).

In your application, feel free to describe your ideal or “dream” version of the project. It’s also helpful to note whether a scaled or alternative version could work with limited equipment, so we can better understand how feasible your project is within the residency.

No. Projects do not need to be explicitly spiritual or religious to be considered. The Center understands artistic creation itself as a meaningful, even spiritual, act, and welcomes projects across a wide range of subjects and approaches.

Projects are evaluated primarily on artistic quality and potential. In keeping with the Center’s mission, jurors may also consider how an applicant’s work engages questions of divine creativity and cultural relevance, but exclusively devotional content is not required.

Your project does not need to be New York–specific. The residency is held in New York City to offer artists access to a rich and varied cultural landscape, and jurors often appreciate when applicants think intentionally about how place might inform their work, whether through research, inspiration, engagement with the city’s artistic communities, or simply time and focus to create.