Woodstock AIR, our nationally recognized artist-in-residence program, was established in 1999. It is committed to providing direct support to artists who are working with photography and expanding the critical dialogue around diversity, race, and identity in the context of social justice. The one-month residencies allow photographers the time and space to break new ground, complete ongoing projects, and advance their artistic vision within an environment that has inspired artists for over a century. To date, over 175 artists have participated, including LaToya Ruby Frazier, Deana Lawson, and Paul Mpagi Sepuya.
Woodstock AIR 2026
Congratulations to each of the 10 artists who were awarded spots in our 2026 Woodstock AIR program, and to the five amazing shortlisted artists! We cannot wait to meet our 2026 AIRs, and to host them in the artist’s house in Woodstock. They hail from all over the United States: New York, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, California, Florida, Ohio, and Connecticut.
The artists are, clockwise from top left:
Lindsay Buchman, Horatio Nguyen, D’Angelo Lovell Williams, Marcus Morris, John Shen, Mona Bozorgi, Lorena Molina, Gabriel Martinez, Jarod Lew, and Felicita Felli Maynard.
Want to learn more about the AIRs? Please join us during “Meet the Artist” this year where many of the AIRs will be sharing their work and processes. Check out the schedule here!
The 2026 residency runs from June to November. Thank you to the wonderful jury who selected them: Stephanie Hueon Tung, Byrne Family Curator of Photography at the Peabody Essex Museum; Tia-Simone Gardner, artist, educator, and Black feminist learner; Alisa Swindell, Associate Curator of Photography at the Hood Museum of Art; and Carla Williams, photographer, archivist, editor, and writer. Learn more about the 2026 AIR jury here.
This year marks the 27th anniversary of our artist residency, founded in 1999. It has been our good fortune to nurture a stream of fantastic talent for 27 years.
Woodstock AIR has been made possible in part with support from the Phillip & Edith Leonian Foundation, the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA), Joy of Giving Something, and individuals. We are proud to count picturehouse+the small darkroom (@phtsdr) among our incredible in-kind sponsors.
Shortlisted artists: Raymond Thompson Jr., Darryl DeAngelo Terrell, Cindy Elizabeth, Sofia Valiente, J Eunsun.
Applying to Woodstock AIR
Woodstock AIR encourages US-based BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) and ALAANA (African, Latinx, Asian, Arab, Native American) identifying artists working in any genre of photography or related media to apply. Applicants currently enrolled in a full-time degree program must complete their degree program by May 2026 (with the exception of Ph.D. students) in order to qualify for the 2026 open call for Woodstock AIR. Former residents may not reapply.
Artists-in-Residence (AIRs) are given access to facilities and financial, critical, and technical support. The goal of this program is to free the artist from the busy routines and demands of everyday life – and to provide a sanctuary for creativity.
About the Residency
Woodstock AIR is an artist residency that supports community building, individual creativity, photographic production, and critical dialogue around visual culture and social change.
This one-month residency will allow ten photographers the time and space to break new ground, complete ongoing projects, and advance their artistic vision within an environment that has inspired artists for over a century. The two-bedroom house in Woodstock features two separate artist studios which serve as the base for the residency and visiting artist programs.
Residents may use their time at CPW in whatever way is most advantageous to their goals.
Residencies are four weeks in length and include a $2,000 honorarium, $250 travel stipend, living accommodations in a house with a fully equipped artist studio, with a large-format printer, editing setup, and ample workspace. In addition, residents receive critical and technical support at CPW’s Digital Media Lab in Kingston and a $1000 credit at picturehouse + thesmalldarkroom in NYC.
WOODSTOCK AIR has been made possible in part with support from the Joy of Giving Something Foundation, the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA), the Phillip and Edith Leonian Foundation, and individuals. Special thanks to our in-kind collaborators, picturehouse + thesmalldarkroom and Hahnemühle.
Banner image © David Morris Cunningham.