2026 Young Artist Scholarship

Now in its third year, LARAC’s Artist Retreat returns to Wiawaka Center for Women this Fall, Oct 2-4, 2026. Visual artists, writers, performing artists, composers and others working in the arts will attend this special weekend to refresh and restore their artistic practice, inspired by Wiawaka’s beautiful setting on Lake George.

Honoring the spirit of Wiawaka’s history of providing artists and art students a peaceful, natural location to retreat, this year LARAC is offering two scholarships covering all costs for two young artists age 25-40 to join the LARAC Artist Retreat in October. We are grateful to the Guild of Adirondack Artists for providing grant funding for one of our Artist Retreat scholarships this year. And LARAC is delighted to be able to fund the other scholarship.

The scholarship is not necessarily financially need-based. It is offered more as support towards an artist’s growth and ongoing artistic journey. The retreat is open to artists of any gender.

For more details on LARAC’s Artist Retreat at Wiawaka: https://www.larac.org/for-artists

Criteria:

Practicing artists between the ages of 25-40 in visual arts, literary arts, or performing arts living and working within our region can apply for this opportunity.
“Practicing artist” can be defined in a wide range, from artists engaged full-time in their specific artistic discipline to artists dedicated to an ongoing active practice of their discipline while employed either full-time or part-time to pay the bills or engaged in raising a family.

Deadline to submit: August 10, 2026

Notification date: by September 1, 2025

What you will need to submit (please completely fill out all required fields below with requested information):

-Statement of up to 1500 words about your art practice and background, why you think the retreat would benefit your practice and help towards your artistic growth. You may also provide info on your current life circumstance and how you manage to continue pursuing your art goals while meeting other responsibilities, demands of everyday life.
-up to 5 images of work samples and/or links to website, social media, other portfolio sites
-artist bio/resume

Scholarship applications will be reviewed by a three person panel of people with strong backgrounds in the arts, working in various artistic disciplines.

For any questions about this opportunity, please contact Diane Swanson, LARAC Program Coordinator, at programs@larac.org.

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CONTACT: DIANE SWANSON, programs@larac.org