Millay Arts

Housed on the former property of feminist/activist poet and playwright Edna St. Vincent Millay, the Colony's campus offers residencies, retreats, and classes.

[1] In 1925, Edna St. Vincent Millay bought Steepletop, a house with a blueberry farm in Austerlitz, NY, named after a pink, conical wildflower that grows there.

[2] With her husband, Millay built a barn from a Sears Roebuck kit, and then a writing cabin, and a tennis court.

In the mid-1990s, The Millay Colony commissioned architectural firm Michael Singer Studio, in consultation with an advisory committee of six artists with disabilities, to design an additional building for the Colony using the principles of universal access and environmentally friendly design.

[4] This 3,550 square foot building currently houses The Millay Colony's offices and public rooms, and provides accommodations and studio space.