Bayard Rustin Residency 2024-2025

DEADLINE: April 1, 2024 (ONLINE)


Bayard Rustin Residency 2024-2025
Penington Friends House
New York, NY


The Bayard Rustin Residency at Penington Friends House (PFH) is envisioned as an ongoing ladder to empowerment for Black Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) working to end Systemic Racism and to create a culture of anti-Racism and intersectional equality in the United States of America. The resident does not have to be Quaker but their work should be shaped by and in harmony with the tenants of Simplicity, Peace, Integrity, Community, Equality, and Stewardship.

Types of artists and activists activities:

– An artist working on a body of art that addresses racism and/or intersectional issues.
– A writer working on a new book, play, screenplay, or collection that addresses racism and/or intersectional issues.
– A performer creating a new dance piece that addresses racism and/or intersectional issues.
– A community based artist designing or carrying out a community based project that addresses racism and/or intersectional issues.
– An activist organizing communities to address racism and/or intersectional issues.
– A social entrepreneur that is starting a non-profit focused on addressing racism and/or intersectional issues.
– An inventor or designer working on solving a problem associated with systemic racism and/or intersectional issues.
– A graduate student that has a strong and well defined anti-racism project that needs support and time to launch.

The residency will provide up to one year of room and board to a person who demonstrates a strong project that addresses ending Systemic Racism and who has a necessity to be in New York City for up to one year. They will reside at the Penington Friends House located in New York City’s Lower East Side of Manhattan. The Bayard Rustin Resident will demonstrate a need to live in Manhattan. Areas of focus of their work can include activism in the arts, policy change, human rights, community organizing, and other areas of activism focusing on ending racism and strengthening equality. Residents will meet regularly with the Residency Manager and will be expected to share their progress with the New York City community in the form of presentations or workshops.

Visit website for complete details: https://www.penington.org/rustin-residency/

Online Application


Penington Friends House
215 East 15th Street
New York, NY 10003
Contact Information
Phone +1 212-673-1730
email: manager@penington.org