Earth-Focused Artist
Residencies For Women
it is not the earth who needs us, but us who need the earth…
We offer intimate, three-week long artist residencies for women whose creative work is rooted in relationship with the natural world.
Set in the high desert of northern New Mexico, these residencies invite artists to step away from the noise and demands of everyday life and enter into a deeper relationship with place. Through time spent on the land, artists are given space to observe, wander, make, write, listen, and follow the threads of their work wherever they lead.
We are interested in supporting artists whose work explores ecology, land, traditional ways of knowing, place, conservation, the more-than-human world, and our changing relationship with the Earth. We welcome artists to apply from all different genres — writers, musicians, filmmakers, visual artists, and performance artists.
These residencies are not simply a place to stay and work. They are an invitation to slow down, pay attention, and allow the landscape itself to become part of the creative process.
Throughout each residency, we document the artist's experience through photography, writing, and conversation, creating a lasting record of their time on the land. We also create opportunities for the wider community to encounter the work—through intimate gatherings, artist talks, exhibitions, readings, performances, and other experiences that invite people onto the land to witness what has emerged. In this way, the residency becomes a bridge: between artist and landscape, between private creative process and public experience, and between the work being made and the people who are waiting to receive it.
We know that art can help us remember our relationship with the living world—and that artists have an essential role to play in imagining more reciprocal ways of being here.
Meet Your Casita
During your three-week residency, you’ll stay in a private casita here on our farm, giving you a quiet and comfortable place to rest, work, and immerse yourself in the landscape. Lodging is provided at no cost for the duration of your residency. Artists are responsible for their own food, transportation, and travel expenses.
Details About Artist Residencies
While your residency is designed to give you uninterrupted time and space to create, there are plenty of ways to step away from your work and reconnect with the landscape when you need a break. When you’re ready to venture farther, the farm is about an hour from both Santa Fe and Taos, with countless trails, galleries, cultural sites, small towns, hot springs, and other places to explore throughout the region.
Come prepared with your own transportation. Artists are responsible for arranging transportation to and from the farm. We recommend having a car so you can explore the surrounding area, pick up supplies, or simply get off the property when you need a change of scenery. That said, if you’re looking for a truly retreat-like experience, you may choose to stay close to the farm and let the landscape be your world for a while.
Bring the food you’ll need. Your casita has everything you need to prepare your own meals. Artists are responsible for purchasing and bringing their own groceries. We’re happy to point you toward our favorite local farms, markets, restaurants, and food cooperatives.
Step directly into the landscape. The trails and open landscape of the Carson National Forest are right outside your door. You can hike, wander, sit beneath the piñon and juniper trees, watch the wildlife, or simply spend time listening to the land without ever getting in a car.
Bring your creative materials. Artists are responsible for bringing all of the materials, tools, equipment, and supplies they need for their work. We encourage you to think ahead about what will allow you to work freely and without interruption during your stay.
Come with the intention to unplug. While the casita has a dedicated hard-wired fiber-optic connection for those who need to work online, you are also welcome to use your residency as an opportunity to step away from screens and let the rhythms of the farm and landscape shape your days.
A Moment to Be Witnessed
A residency is not only about making the work—it’s also about creating a moment for that work to be witnessed.
Toward the end of each residency, the artist will work closely with Jen to create an intimate gathering or presentation that reflects the nature of what they have created during their time here. This might be a reading, performance, exhibition, conversation, screening, installation, or another form of sharing that feels authentic to the artist and their work.
Family, partners, and close friends are warmly invited to join us for this final gathering. We want the people who matter to you to have the opportunity to come to the farm, experience the landscape that held your residency, and witness what you’ve created here.
There is no expectation that the work be “finished.” Instead, this is an opportunity to let the creative process become visible—to share something in its early form, speak about what has been discovered, or simply allow others to encounter the work.
Jen will also document the artist’s residency through photography, writing, and conversation, helping create a record of the experience that can be shared beyond the residency itself. Our hope is that each artist leaves not only with new work, but with a meaningful moment of connection between their work, the land, and the people who came to witness it.