Philmont, New York. Artist residency at Free Columbia.
Since last year, the anthroposophical educational initiative Free Columbia in Philmont, USA, has been offering three- and six-month residency programs for artists from various disciplines. The program is financed by solidarity-based sliding-scale contributions and offers artists the opportunity to focus on their own projects for a fixed period of time. The daily schedule is mainly self-determined; in addition, the artists participate in a communal potluck dinner once a week, where they present the progress of their work. During their residency, they have access to the Free Columbia studio spaces, which offer space for performance, dance, music, ceramics, and other art forms. The program embeds individual artistic processes in a supportive, benevolent community context. Applications for 2026 are now being accepted.
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Painting Laura Summer
