The Tables of Contents Regenerative Residency is an artist support program envisioned for early and mid-career artists who would benefit from time in a quiet place with a strong connection to the land and regenerative agriculture.
An extension of Tables of Contents' work blending food, literature, and art, this residency provides time and space to develop an existing project, explore new ideas, or to lie artistically fallow between periods of production and growth.
This year, we are accepting applications for two writers to join our March residency, which will be held from February 24th to March 17th at the Glynwood Center for Regional Food and Farming in Cold Spring, New York.
We look for residents whose work considers community, identity, land, agriculture, water, and/or food. We also offer connections to the community of growers, food workers, organizers, and artists that Glynwood and Tables of Contents are a part of, in an effort to further cross-pollinate creative thinking across regions and disciplines.
Special consideration is given to practitioners from historically under-considered and under-resourced groups, including LGBTQ+, BIPOC, and women artists.
The Space
The Glynwood Center for Regional Food and Farming is a non-profit organization serving food and farming changemakers from New York’s Hudson Valley and beyond. Glynwood has generously offered to be our host venue, offering housing and support for our residents on their farm in the Hudson Valley.
For three weeks you’ll be staying in Clove Cottage along with one other resident. (In general, we plan to have our two residents co-habiating in this space.) Clove has two bedrooms, two office spaces, two bathrooms, a shared living room, shared kitchen, and front and back porches.
THE RESIDENCY
Day 1
Residents arrive at Glynwood between 2pm-5pm (earlier arrival can be arranged if necessary) and are welcomed by Evan Hanczor of Tables of Contents and introduced to their Glynwood contacts for residency duration.
Days 2-20
After a brief orientation to Glynwood’s property, facilities, and residency logistics, you’re off! Enjoy the time and space to work.
Day 20 or 21
Tables of Contents will host a ticketed reading open to the public and to Glynwood supporters, where we will prepare light bites and cocktails in conversation with the resident’s work, featuring ingredients from Glynwood and regional farms and producers. This will include a conversation between the resident and Evan about creative process, growing, land, food, etc. Proceeds from the dinner go toward funding future residencies.
This year’s residency will be held from February 24th to March 17th, though we may have some flexibility a day or two on either end for arrival and departure.
What’s Included
Provided at Glynwood:
Clove Cottage as live/work home for residents for duration of residency (see above photos )
Groceries purchased and delivered for duration of residency, in coordination with residents (weekly)
On-site point-of-contact for emergency/property-based needs (e.g. heat, electric, or plumbing issues)
Access to Glynwood property (including boathouse, hiking trails, and fields as winter weather allows).
Access to Glynwood learning resources, farm crew, and regional network for connections around food/land/farming, as feasible
Map of Glynwood and surrounding trails
Housekeeping services at end of residency
Additional Tables of Contents Support:
Planning and logistics in advance of and for duration of residency
Stocking Clove Cottage kitchen with staples for residents’ use
Day-to-day communication (with help of on-site Glynwood staff)
Facilitation for resident-led convenings and connections for duration of residency (in advance of arrival and once on-site)
Curation of regional events/opportunities for residents to consider engaging with (see example list below)
Closing dinner
Regional Events Curation:
Tables of Contents will be thrilled to reach out to our community to facilitate connections to other regional farms/food projects that may be of interest to the resident’s work, as well as explore opportunities for the resident to convene their own gatherings, both for personal research or open-to-public discussions. (Note: none of this is necessary, just offered as possibilities. Using residency time exclusively for solo work is absolutely encouraged as well!)
Example list of programming opportunities (if of interest):
Simple resident-curated lunch (6-8 people, local artists or food thinkers/farmers/makers)
Connections to local producers (cider-makers, growers, tincture-makers) facilitated by TOC & Glynwood
Coordinated visit to other farms to see their practices as seasonally appropriate
Connection with local justice-focused farms and organizations: Rise and Root; Soul Fire; Rock Steady; Herban Cura, Sweet Freedom Farm…
Hands-in-the-soil participation as seasonally appropriate/available
Connection with Split Rock bookstore in Cold Spring; potential opportunity to give a reading in town
Rough Available Budget (per resident):
$200 Travel Stipend
$200 Weekly Groceries budget (purchased and delivered)
$200 Programming Budget (for gatherings/other engagements)
What YOU’LL Need
Resident Requirements and Requests:
Must have a car for the duration of residency
Collaboration/participation in closing dinner and conversation
Willingness to share news of the residency through personal channels
Willingness to share Clove Cottage space with another artist for all or part of the residency period
Post-residency conversation to help improve the program going forward, as well as a post-residency testimonial, if possible
Possible request to be involved with future resident review/selection
Unfortunately we can’t accommodate pets or partners on-site
Application
Application will be open from October 15th to November 15th. Decisions will be announced December 15th.
To apply, please use the link below to share with us why this residency would be useful at this moment in your life, what you plan to work on, and a short work sample.
Ask An Alum
Connect with one of our alumni to get a sense of the spirit of our residency. Instead of questions about logistics and specifics (which you can always ask us!) think of it as a way to learn about the residency from folks whose experience might feel similar to what you expect to experience.
