ONE WEEK UNTIL THE OPENING OF "WITH QUIET EYES" — JOIN US —NEXT SATURDAY! This exhibition features a diverse selection of works by 15 of our talented NY State-based Visual Arts alumni: opening reception on Saturday May 23, 4:00-6:00pm at Time & Space Limited in Hudson. Artists clockwise, starting top left: Maya Ciarrocchi @mayaciarrocchi (photo by Shawn Poynter) Polly Apfelbaum @pollyapfelbaum Paolo Arao @paolo_arao (photo by Kristina Williamson) Shanti Grumbine @shantigrumbine Danielle Dimston @ddimston Jayoung Joon @jayoungart Deborah Zlotsky @deborah_zlotsky Chuck Tisa Martine Kaczynski @martinekstudio Kylie Heidenheimer @kylie.heidenheimer (photo by Chris Freeman) David B. Smith @davidbsmith_ Alisa Sikelianos-Carter @alisasikelianoscarter Artists not pictured: Julie Evans, Ann Burke Daly, Elena Sisto #millay #millayarts #ednastvincentmillay #madeatmillay #steepletop #art #artist #artistresidency #artistinresidence #visualarts #normalmillay

EMMA COPLEY EISENBERG JUST RELEASED HER NEW NOVEL! This Saturday,May 16th at 6pm, join alumni Emma Copley Eisenberg (Fiction, 2019) at Kinderhook Books to discuss her new short story collection "FAT SWIM," in conversation with author Rirchard Mirabella. The event will run approximately one hour and is free for all. #millayarts #ednastvincentmillay #artistresidency #artistinresidence #art #steepletop #millay #fiction #author #books #artist #madeatmillay #millayarts53years #steepletop2026 #artistsofig #writersofig #poetsofig #playwrights #screenwriters #filmmakers #composers #normamillayellis #artcanhelp

We are excited to announce that tickets are now available for the Crandell LIVE! Community Screening of the new documentary Mary Oliver: Saved By the Beauty of the World, presented by Millay Arts. The event will be held on Wednesday June 10 at 7pm at the Crandell Theatre in Chatam, NY and includes a screening of the documentary, followed by a Q&A with Director Sasha Waters. Directed by Millay Arts alumni Sasha Waters, Mary Oliver: Saved By the Beauty of the World celebrates the life and career of beloved queer writer Mary Oliver, who spent significant time at Steepletop. Shaped by a solitary childhood and rising literary fame, Oliver published more than 30 collections of poetry and essays on nature, beauty, and the journey towards love. Notable voices like Stephen Colbert, Oprah Winfrey, Steve Buscemi, Lucy Dacus and more share how Oliver’s work resonates today. We can’t wait to see you June 10 at 7pm for what promises to be an incredible night! Tickets at crandelltheatre.org #millayarts #millay #ednastvincentmillay #steepletop #artresidency #art #maryoliver #poetry #poet #documentary

WELCOME MAY MILLAY AIRS! Now if it would only warm up a bit, otherwise the hammock will continue to feel ignored... From top, left to right, then center (not including the frogs): Nate Brown, Fiction; Baltimore, MD Rosalie Smith, Visual Arts; Brooklyn, NY Olivia Morgan, Nonfiction; Woods Hole, MA Simon Rivet, Composing; Montreal, Canada Joan Winter, Fiction; San Francisco, CA Amey Miller, Nonfiction; Chapel Hill, NC Hans Kuzmich, Visual Arts; Los Angeles, CA For more info: nate-brown.com/ rosalieglsmith.com/ simonrivet.com/ ameymiller.com/ hanskuzmich.info/ #madeatmillay #millayarts #millayarts53years #steepletop2026 #artresidency #artistresidency #artistsofig #writersofig #poetsofig #screenwriters #playwrights #filmmakers #composers #ednastvincentmillay #normamillayellis #artcanhelp @ifyouvegotem @rosalieglsmith @joanwinter @hanskuzmich

JOIN US on SATURDAY MAY 23rd, 4:00-6:00pm for the opening of our first-ever exhibition of Visual Arts alums at the wonderful Time & Space Limited, Hudson. Featuring a selection of works (painting, drawing, sculpture, video mixed media) by 15 of our talented NY State-based artists, this exhibition takes it title from Edna St. Vincent Millay's poem "Afternoon on a Hill" (which captures a bit of what happens while in residence at Steepletop) and showcases the diverse gifts of our alumni. And on SATURDAY, JUNE 20th, 3:00-5:00pm, we will present Writing alums Sofi Stambo, Dominique C. Hill and Ryan Nourai, reading a selection from their works, along with a musical performance by Composing alum Will Lawrence. MARK YOUR CALENDARS! SEE YOU THERE! #madeatmillay #millayarts #millayarts53 years #steepletop2026 #artresidency #artistresidency #artistsofig #writersofig #poetsofig #composers #ednastvincentmillay #normamillayellis #artcanhelp #withquieteyes @tsl_hudson @pollyapfelbaum @paolo_arao @anndaly.1 @mayaciarrocchi @ddimston @evansjuli @shantigrumbine @martinekstudio @alisasikelianoscarter @elena_sisto @davidbsmith_ @charlestisa @jayoungart @deborah_zlotsky @sofistambo @blackgirlrupture @ryannourai @billtomlarry @jeffbailey_ny @katdufault @lawrestone @robin_dintiman @calliopenicholas @fieldgenerator

We are so very and deeply saddened by the great and tragic loss last week of the gifted Michael Harrison, a brilliant composer, a wonderful friend and a true visionary. His genius and generosity, as well as his music, will continue to shine brightly for a long time to come: we will never forget his sitar and piano playing in our Composers Suite (Michael returned to Millay Arts several times over the years) to the delight of all. Rest in Power Michael. For more (NYTImes, 4/24/2026): "Michael Harrison, a composer and pianist whose richly resonant, spiritually inclined compositions and improvisations, many for pianos he radically redesigned, drew on his deep knowledge of Indian raga and nontraditional tuning systems, died on April 17 in Manhattan. He was 67." / / #madeatmillay #millayarts #millayarts53years #steepletop2026 #artresidency #artistresidency #composers #ednastvincentmillay #normamillayellis #artcanhelp @michael_harrison_music

Let's give a warm and sunny welcome to our newest April residents! From top, left to right: *Elizabeth Kate, Composing, Brooklyn, NY *Seare Farhat, Composing, Ithaca, NY sair goetz, Film Arts, Boston, MA *Collaborative residency For more info: elizabethkatehk.com searefarhat.com sairgoetz.com #madeatmillay #millayarts #millayarts53years #steepletop2026 #artresidency #artistresidency #artistsofig #writersofig #poetsofig #playwrights #screenwriters #filmmakers #composers #ednastvincentmillay #normamillayellis #artcanhelp

It's definitely Spring and Red Eft season for the Eastern Newts that dwell with us here on the hill! Always a joy to see one of these swishing about... For more info: /wiki/Eastern_newt #madeatmillay #millayarts #millayarts53years #steepletop2026 #artresidency #artistresidency #writersofig #artistsofig #poetsofig #filmmakers #screenwriters #playwrights #composers #ednastvincentmillay #normamillayellis #artcanhelp

CONGRATULATIONS MODNEY (Composing, 2022) on being named to the prestigious roster of 2026 Guggenheim Fellows! "Modney is a composer and violinist working at the nexus of composition, improvisation, and interpretation. A “new-music luminary” (The New York Times) hailed as “one of today’s most intrepid experimentalists” (Bandcamp Daily), Modney is a foremost interpreter of adventurous contemporary music, and has cultivated a holistic artistic practice as a composer, solo improviser, bandleader, writer, and collaborator. A highly detailed relationship to sound production on the violin is foundational to Modney’s creative practice, with a particular interest in complex timbres, Just Intonation, and in exploring the perceptual space between improvisation and notation. Modney’s 2024 release of chamber music, Ascending Primes (Pyroclastic Records), featuring acclaimed creative musicians such as Anna Webber, Nate Wooley, Charmaine Lee, Ben LaMar Gay, and Cory Smythe, has been hailed as “a torrential and stunning record, which sounds like nothing else and serves as a peremptory statement: there is a new school in New York (Blow Up Magazine – Italy)”, and as a “detail-packed endeavor that’s as wondrous as it is demanding (Peter Margasak, Bandcamp Daily).” For more: https://modney.art/ / Modney will be performing this summer at PS21 in June with the International Contemporary Ensemble... stay tuned for more info. #madeatmillay #millayarts #millayarts53years #steepletop2026 #artresidency #artistresidency #composers #guggenheimfellows2026 #ednastvincentmillay #normamillayellis #artcanhelp @modney.art @guggfellows

AND WE ARE OFF! Welcome to the April Artists-in-Residence. We've had a snow squall and frosty ice in the mornings with sunny (warmish) afternoons -- perfect for both work and walks! From top, left to right: Sigrid Nunez, Fiction, NYC; Cerulean S. Payne-Passmore, Composing, New Haven, CT; Susan Edsall, Playwriting, Kailua Kona, HI; Andrew Saito, Playwriting, Brooklyn, NY; Liu Kincheloe, Visual Arts, Brooklyn, NY; Christine Kunewa Walker, Screenwriting, Minneapolis, MN (McKnight Fellow). For more info: sigridnunez.com ceruleancomposes.com susanedsall.com andrewsaito.com liukincheloe.net @ceruleancomposes @liukinche #madeatmillay #millayarts #millayarts53years #steepletop2026 #artresidency #artistresidency #artistsofig #writersofig #poetsofig #playwrights #screenwriters #filmmakers #composers #ednastvincentmillay #normamillayellis #artcanhelp For

just a wee snow squall for April…

WOW WOW WOW! The accolades continue for the masterpiece that is Nick Boggs' (Millay Arts alum and former Board member) "Baldwin: A Love Story" -- just awarded the National Book Critics Circle Award. And this on top of all of the other honors, including: Time Magazine (Top 10 Books of 2025); The Atlantic (Top 10 Books of 2025): New York Times (Notable Book of 2025); Amazon (Best Book of the Year); and a 2025 finalist for the National Book Critics Circle John Leonard Prize and the Kirkus Prize. For more on Nick and the book: / /2026/03/26/national-book-critics-circle-announces-winners-for-publishing-year-2025/ HAPPY READING! WE LOVE YOU NICK. #madeatmillay #millayarts #millayarts53years #steepletop2026 #writersofig #jamesbaldwin @jamesbaldwinarchive @nicholastboggs /2026/03/26/national-book-critics-circle-announces-winners-for-publishing-year-2025/