In 2018, after receiving the Astrid Lindgren Prize from Sweden, I founded Baldwin For The Arts. I wanted to create a safe and nurturing space for Artists of The Global Majority. I wanted a place where we could go and not have to explain. I wanted us to understand how important our work is to the canon – and I want us to keep creating that work.

Located north of New York City on 4.5 acres of land and modeled after Cave Canem and Macdowell – a retreat where I was offered my first residency, a residency that changed the course of both my life and my writing — Baldwin For The Arts aspires to do this for many Global Majority Artists to come. Nestled among 100 year old trees, just steps away from a stunning reservoir, my hope is that artists will walk the land, clear their minds and create work that will change the world.