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Yaddo @yaddocommunity.bsky.social · 2d

#YaddoArtist Jeremy Dennis was featured in an augmented reality project that added works by Native artists to The Met’s American Wing.

Read the story in @hyperallergic.com

Yaddo @yaddocommunity.bsky.social · 2d

“I’m not interested in describing facts or people or stories. I’m interested in describing what it feels like to live my life. And the best tool for that is abstraction.”— #YaddoArtist Lisa Corrine Davis, in The Brooklyn Rail.

Read here: brooklynrail.org/2025/10/art/...

Yaddo @yaddocommunity.bsky.social · 3d

Ready for liftoff! Tonight’s #Yaddo NYC 2025 honors Sidra Bell, Langston Hughes, and Jill Viney with the Yaddo Artist Medal. Featuring Pulitzer Prize winners Michael R. Jackson, Jennifer Egan, and Lynn Nottage, plus bestselling author Amity Gaige, and DJ Dina Regine. 3, 2, 1—go!

Yaddo @yaddocommunity.bsky.social · 5d

Actor Jorge Donoso joins #Yaddo NYC 2025 to perform in “Yaddo Letters: 1940s Edition,” alongside Michael R. Jackson, Jennifer Egan, Lynn Nottage, and Amity Gaige. A few tickets are left—come celebrate!

Buy tickets before midnight, 10/21: yaddo.org/event/yaddo-...

Yaddo @yaddocommunity.bsky.social · 6d

On Wednesday, we celebrate Langston Hughes at #Yaddo NYC 2025. Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage will accept the Yaddo Artist Medal on Langston’s behalf.

Join us—just a few tickets remain on sale until midnight, 10/21. yaddo.org/event/yaddo-...

Yaddo @yaddocommunity.bsky.social · 8d

#Yaddo artists write 100+ books each year. Here are some October titles we’re excited about: “The Four Spent the Day Together” Chris Kraus; “The Seeds” Cecily Park; "Happy Bad” Delaney Nolan; “Trying to Be” John Haskell; “This is the Only Kingdom” Jaquira Diaz; and “Bad Bad Girl” Gish Jen. Kudos!

Yaddo @yaddocommunity.bsky.social · 9d

Next Wednesday: Yaddo’s NYC Spectacular! We’ll be celebrating our artists & honoring Sidra Bell, Jill Viney and Langston Hughes, with Pulitzer Prize winners Michael R. Jackson, Jennifer Egan, Lynn Nottage, Amity Gaige & other surprise guests. Join the party!

Info/tickets: yaddo.org/event/yaddo-...

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Yaddo @yaddocommunity.bsky.social · 10d

St. Louis friends! Oct. 24–26: The free Counterpublic Convening: Circus of Life features #YaddoArtist Larry Krone, emcee and performer of “It’s in My Nature to Believe”—a night of music, circus spectacle, and radical love. Info & tickets at counterpublic.org

Yaddo @yaddocommunity.bsky.social · 12d

NYC, get ready! Big honors, bigger party: Celebrate #Yaddo artists, with Pulitzer Prize-winners Michael R. Jackson and Jennifer Egan, and bestselling author Amity Gaige, plus beats by DJ Dina Regine.

RSVP: yaddo.org/event/yaddo-...

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Yaddo @yaddocommunity.bsky.social · 13d

Congratulations to #Yaddo Artist Tommy Orange, who was named a 2025 MacArthur Fellow. Orange is the critically acclaimed author of two novels, “There, There” and “Wandering Stars,” capturing a diverse range of experiences in stories that traverse time, space, and perspectives.

Yaddo @yaddocommunity.bsky.social · 16d

Just 2 weeks away: Yaddo’s NYC Spectacular! On the program: Yaddo Letters, 1940s Edition—a live, one-night-only performance with Pulitzer Prize winners Michael R. Jackson and Jennifer Egan, plus bestselling author Amity Gaige & other surprise guests.

Come join the party! yaddo.org/event/yaddo-...

Yaddo @yaddocommunity.bsky.social · 16d

#YaddoArtist Martin Puryear’s “Nexus” is on view at MFA Boston through Feb. 8. The first major survey of his work in nearly 20 years, the exhibition features 45 pieces across materials and media. Puryear received the Yaddo Artist Medal in 2016.

Image: Martin Puryear, Big Phrygian (detail)

Yaddo @yaddocommunity.bsky.social · 17d

Our Gardens at Yaddo close this Fri., Oct. 10. From Sunday morning yoga and the Yaddo Reads lending library to our Nature of Art conversations and Wine & Roses events, we loved sharing #Yaddo with you and can’t wait to welcome you back next summer!

Yaddo @yaddocommunity.bsky.social · 18d

Fall peepers, take note: #YaddoArtists are featured in Hyperallergic’s “10 Exhibitions to See in Upstate New York This October”: Esperanza Cortés, Heidi Schlatter, and Gabriela Salazar. See the full list here: hyperallergic.com/1046381/10-e...

10 Exhibitions to See in Upstate New York, October 2025

Davina Hsu’s esoteric harmonies, RAE BK’s guerrilla installations, Nancy Catandella’s sensitive portraits, and so much more.

hyperallergic.com

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Yaddo @yaddocommunity.bsky.social · 20d

On Oct. 22, we’re bringing all the #Yaddo magic to NYC. Hosted by Pulitzer Prize-winner Michael R. Jackson, our Yaddo Artist Medal party honoring Sidra Bell, Langston Hughes, and Jill Viney will take to the dance floor with “queen of celebrity party DJs” Dina Regine. yaddo.org/event/yaddo-...

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Yaddo @yaddocommunity.bsky.social · 22d

“To make art is a conscious effort. You develop a point of view, a focus, and work toward it—situating yourself among other artists, past and present.” —#YaddoArtist Jill Viney.

On Oct. 22, Jill receives the Yaddo Artist Medal at the Edison Ballroom.

Info/tickets: yaddo.org/event/yaddo-...

Yaddo @yaddocommunity.bsky.social · 23d

On Oct. 22, we honor Langston Hughes (1902-1967)—father of the Harlem Renaissance, central voice in the Civil Rights Movement, and a lasting inspiration for contemporaries back then and still today! Yaddo NYC 2025, Edison Ballroom.

yaddo.org/event/yaddo-...

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Yaddo @yaddocommunity.bsky.social · 24d

Yaddo NYC 2025: An electric night out in Manhattan with Yaddo friends & family—cocktails, dinner, music, and more! Hosted by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and Yaddo artist Michael R. Jackson. Honoring Sidra Bell, Langston Hughes & Jill Viney. Tickets: yaddo.org/event/yaddo-...

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Yaddo @yaddocommunity.bsky.social · 25d

Thank you to the 1,500 guests, 150+ volunteers, and our sponsors—including presenting sponsor Alfred Z. Solomon Charitable Trust—who made Yaddo’s Open House possible. Proceeds support artist residencies at #Yaddo.

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Yaddo @yaddocommunity.bsky.social · 26d

30 years after #YaddoArtist Julian Fleisher’s “The Drag Queens of New York,” Howl! Arts revives the wild 1990s drag scene with rare photos, recordings, letters, and more. DQNY30 opens Oct 16 at Howl! Arts. Catch Fleisher live at Joe’s Pub, Oct 23.

Yaddo @yaddocommunity.bsky.social · 29d

Rockefeller Capital Management: Trusted partners in the legacies of some of the world’s most successful entrepreneurs, innovators, and visionaries! Thank you for supporting our #Yaddo Open House, helping us to welcome the public to Yaddo.

Yaddo @yaddocommunity.bsky.social · Sep 25

Last chance! Ticket sales close at noon today.

Pictured: The extraordinary Phinney Design Group designed our 5 live-work studios, including Saratoga Studio, which is a stop on our #Yaddo tour this Saturday. Thank you, Phinney, for supporting this event! Tix: yaddo.org/event/yaddo-...

Yaddo @yaddocommunity.bsky.social · Sep 24

#Yaddo ❤️❤️❤️❤️ the wonderful Michael and Stacie Arpey Family Foundation. Thank you for your longtime support of Yaddo and for sponsoring our public tour! Ticket sales close tomorrow at noon. Info and tickets: yaddo.org/event/yaddo-...

Yaddo @yaddocommunity.bsky.social · Sep 24

BIG NEWS: Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright & #YaddoArtist Michael R. Jackson will host Yaddo NYC 2025 + the Yaddo Artist Medal party on Oct. 22 at the Edison Ballroom, NYC. Tickets & info: yaddo.org/event/yaddo-...

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Yaddo @yaddocommunity.bsky.social · Sep 23

Thanks to Stewart’s Shops for sponsoring the #Yaddo Open House! They’ve donated 4 tickets—so we’re raffling them off! Answer in the comments to enter: What inspires your creativity? Two random winners (2 tix each) announced Thursday 9/25 for a 9/27 tour time of your choice!