wildacres environmental artist-in-residence program

In the summer of 2022, Wildacres Retreat launched our Environmental Artist-In-Residence (EAIR) opportunity.

The Environmental Artist-in-Residence Program at Wildacres Retreat welcomes artists, scientists and other professionals engaging with ambitious ideas and who are activity-focused on current global environmental issues. Candidates will be chosen for their intellectual and creative rigor as well as activism in their creative practice, with a deep emphasis on our climate crisis and its many permutations for society moving forward.

The intent of the Wildacres EAIR program is to support professional individuals and their creative practices from several disciplines, including all areas of art, social practice, writing, research, environmental restoration, natural science and other environmental and creative disciplines.

Artists should consider the impact of their work before and during their residency, and be prepared to contribute their findings to the body of work, both large and small scale, that Wildacres Retreat is archiving from these residencies.

We will be hosting EAIR candidates each year for one- or two-week residencies from April through October. This residency opportunity allows environmental artists the solitude and inspiration needed to begin or continue work on a project in their particular field of creative arts. Being able to work in a secluded, natural setting such as Wildacres Retreat provides environmental artists with an unparalleled opportunity to step away from outside distractions and completely focus on their work.