HOW TO APPLY

Please read the following information thoroughly and apply at the Submittable link at the bottom of this page. (Note that you will need to make a Submittable account if you do not already have one.)

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

Preview the application here. The application includes:

1. Eligibility and contact information, including a 150 word bio and confirmation that you’ve read everything on this page.

2. A work sample

   • For poets: 2-3 poems, 5 pages max.

   • For organizers: Descriptions and/or photos of up to 3 actions, protests, or events you organized, 5 pages max. Please address the following questions in your description:

   1. What was the objective of the action? Did you achieve it?

   2. Who or what was the target/audience?

   3. What was the most successful aspect of the action?

   4. What would you have done differently? What did you learn?

   • If you work in both disciplines, you are also welcome to upload up to 3 pages of work or up to 3 links in the discipline other than the one you’re applying under (e.g., 3 pages of poems if you’re applying as an organizer).

3. Essay Responses (500 words max for each answer):

   • We are looking for people who are interested in the project of community building. Fellows will be asked to share some of what they learned and experienced during the retreat with their home community after the retreat through Community Share-Back Projects. What are the groups–formal and informal–that you are involved in? Whom would you bring back your learnings to?

   • What is your experience in working at the intersection between the arts and organizing/activism/social justice movement-building?

   • What do you hope to get out of this retreat?

IMPORTANT INFO FOR APPLICANTS

Please review the below information to understand our requirements and ensure that the retreat is a good fit for you before submitting your application.

The Basics

• Location: The Watershed Center, 44 Kaye Rd, Millerton, NY 12546

• Arrival: By 5:00 pm on Thursday, July 23

• Departure: Between 12:00 pm and 5:00 pm on Monday, July 27

COVID Safety

All retreat Fellows, staff, and faculty will be required to:

• be up to date on the latest COVID vaccines, if medically able.

• take a COVID test prior to arriving at the retreat center and provide proof of a negative test result.

• test several times during the retreat.

Travel/Lodging

• All Fellows must make their own travel arrangements to the retreat center. Travel stipends are available, generally up to $150 per Fellow.

• Fellows will be sharing a room with up to one other person. There will be a limited number of single rooms to accommodate fellows with access needs that require them.

Post-Retreat Commitment

• All fellows will be asked to take what they’ve learned at the retreat back to their communities in some way. This could include a workshop, presentation, zine, or other small project, to be completed within six months after the retreat.

Accessibility

• We provide scent-free toiletries and ask all participants to refrain from using scented products.

• The Watershed Center can accommodate a wide variety of dietary restrictions.

• The all-gender bathrooms include single-stall bathrooms and showers.

• The Watershed Center has several sleeping rooms and bathrooms that are accessible to folks with wheelchairs.

• The paths at the center are dirt and packed gravel, and include some steep inclines. There is a golf cart that can be made available for navigating the paths.

• We will have cars on site to help shuttle participants to other locations as needed.

Other Policies

• Pets (other than service animals) are not allowed.

• We will not serve alcohol to participants under 21. We will ask all fellows to sign a community conduct agreement, including responsible consumption of alcohol and other substances.

For more info, please see our FAQ page, or email hello [at] brewandforge.com.

Ready to apply?

Click the button below! (Please note that you will need to make a Submittable account if you do not already have one.)