A campus in nature, a community
of artists and a legacy of creativity
Millay Arts Summer Soirée
JOIN US AS WE CELEBRATE THE SEASON AND OUR 53RD BIRTHDAY!
The festivities include delectable dining, lively music, sand mandala-making and creative cocktails.
Dance, drink and make merry as the sunsets, at the hilltop home of board member Melissa Slotnick and her husband Joe in Austerlitz, cohosted by board members and their spouses Jeff Bailey & John Lillis, Katharine Dufault and P. Scott Dufault, Whitney Lawson & George McCulloch and Pat Owens & Gary Martin.
This is the summer party you’ve been waiting for —tickets are $100 — RESERVE YOURS NOW.
BY THE NUMBERS
52
Years Supporting Artists
2750+
Artist Alums
4
Pulitzer Prize Winning Millay Fellows
30
Guggenheim
Fellowship Winning Millay Fellows
2
MacArthur “Genius” Award Winning Millay Fellows
ARTIST QUOTES
“ I think the biggest thing about organizations like Millay Arts is that you don’t really understand what a big deal it is to have someone give you one month to do nothing but what you want to do. And they ask nothing of you, they don’t expect any kind of product, or painting, or work of art or play to come out it… And it so inspires you to make something great from the experience you had, and you don’t have to worry about paying the rent, or go to a job, but it also makes you want to give back. I am so grateful.”
“At Millay, I was mesmerized by the quiet charm of the woods, meadows, hills, and valleys that surrounded the property. I would take long walks in the mornings and bring my canvasses out during the day to paint.”
“What a gift it was to spend the month of September as a writer in residence here at MIllay Arts. Edna St Vincent Millay is one of my favorite poets and I know many of her poems by heart. I was filled with joy to commune with Nature here on her former country estate and when I first arrived, I was inspired to write a poem ‘I Walk in Her Woods’ before moving on to working on my novel.”
