——-Hidden Hills——-
Residency + Dreamspace
Asheville, North Carolina
Hidden Hills is an artist-run residency program based out of West Asheville, NC.
Developed in 2023 by Britt Harrison as an effort to sustain and grow the local creative community in Asheville while providing creative space for regional and national artists.
If you can dream it, you can be it.
Information
Location: West Asheville, NC
All mediums and projects are accepted.
Questions: hiddenhillsresidency [at] gmail.com
Application due date: rolling - just email me!
2024
ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE
Glory Samjolly from her website
G l o r y S a m j o l l y
Glory Samjolly is a figurative painter and founder of "Black Aristocrat Art" platform. She is an Afro-Caribbean and British citizen at birth, assessing ethnic minority identities in the western world by creating iconic narratives through portraiture.
Winter 2024
Application is closed.
Please stay tuned for more openings in 2024,
or see below to join our waitlist.
General information about the residency:
The residency unit is a furnished one-bedroom that includes a queen bed, a full bathroom, a kitchenette and a living room. The living room will also be the artist's studio. We can provide an easel and storage table, all other materials should be provided by the artist. This unit is on the basement floor of a house that was built into the hillside creating a very serene and quiet experience. The home upstairs is occupied by the residency manager. Artists will have access to the garden and natural spaces surrounding the house.
Images and further description of the living space and studio can be seen here: Airbnb Posting
Residency amenities include:
Outdoor fire pit
Outdoor grill
Central heating and air conditioning
Washer and dryer
Kitchenette: hot plate, all cooking essentials, microwave, toaster, water heater, Chemex coffee maker, a mini fridge
Queen bed
Writing desk
An easel
Rolling storage table
Dining/work table
Parking spot in the driveway
Transportation to and from the residency is not included. We recommend driving or renting a car to be able to take full advantage of this mountainous region, however, the studio is located within a walkable neighborhood including restaurants, bars and other local features. A ride from the Asheville Regional Airport can be arranged. Other travel expenses are not covered. There is a bus system in Asheville, but it does not service all areas and does not go to the art supply store. We recommend bringing or shipping your art supplies.
Application Details
All artists of any race, gender, age and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply. Artists will be evaluated based on the quality of their work and their intentions set for this opportunity. No background information such as school history or exhibition records is needed. Hidden Hills supports diversity and inclusion and aims to make this opportunity accessible to all.
Unfortunately, this unit does not have wheelchair access. Artists who have difficulty walking should note that the entrance is connected by a set of natural stone stairs. If you have other needs or concerns, feel free to contact us.
Application Materials
Please email the following to hiddenhillsresidency [at] gmail.com :
a link to your website or online portfolio which must contain at least 10 images of work created within the last four years
a 200-word artist statement detailing your work
a brief paragraph sharing how this residency will be useful for your development as an artist and information about the project(s) you’d be developing during your stay
your Instagram handle (if you have one)
$10 application fee sent to @britt-harrison
Work Exchange
If accepted into the program, we ask that you teach a workshop, give an artist talk on your process or donate an original piece of art in exchange for the time spent. We also ask that you provide a $100 cleaning fee. If this payment would prevent you from attending the residency, please communicate that to us and we will work to find a solution. These details of the exchange will be discussed after acceptance.
Waitlist
Sign up for a waitlist for vacant space throughout the year. If there is a cancellation or the Airbnb is vacant, we would like to offer the room to artists and creatives in the area. Applicants should live within a drivable distance, we will be reaching out with short notice. Availability will be between three and seven days. The experience will be free other than a $100 cleaning fee. Use the link below to sign up.
About Asheville
Asheville is located in Western North Carolina, between Charlotte and the Tennessee border. Nestled amongst the Blue Ridge Mountains, this city is surrounded by peaks and valleys with natural features such as rivers, waterfalls, and endless hiking trails. Adopting the name “Land of Sky,” there is no lack of inspiring views to sink into. This region has had a long tradition of craftsmanship, attracting artisans practicing pottery, painting, textiles and music. It was home to Black Mountain College (1933-1957), an avant-garde art school which hosted maverick spirits such as William de Kooning, Robert Rauschenberg, Josef Albers and John Cage. Keeping with this creative spirit, this small city draws many healers, free thinkers and spiritualists. With a burgeoning culinary scene that is the best in the state and ample breweries to explore, Asheville is a nourishing and inspiring place to experience.
The weather during the winter residency will be chilly, between 30-40 degrees Fahrenheit. However, our museums and galleries will be open and there will be plenty of music and events to choose from. We also have endless firewood for the fire pit and imagine this will be a peaceful time to settle in and create.
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+ = OUR ARTISTS = +
Winter 2024
Ali Newhard
Brooklyn, NY
Ali Newhard (she/her) is an artist based in Brooklyn, NY. Her lens-based practice uses photography, video, and installation to explore gestures of queering narratives through images. Working with experimental editing and storytelling, her films and photographs act as spaces of rupture from traditional climactic structures.
Newhard received a B.A. in Film & Media Arts from American University and attended Columbia University’s summer photography intensive in 2016. She holds an M.F.A. in Photography from Rhode Island School of Design and has shown work at the Leroy Neiman Gallery, Gelman Gallery, Microscope Gallery, Washington Project for the Arts, and Gallery 263. She is the recipient of American University’s Summer Scholar & Artist Award and the Graduate Director Assistantship Award at Rhode Island School of Design. As a film editor, she has led post-productions on short films and feature-length narrative projects, including Dealing, an official selection of Newfest. She formerly taught at Rhode Island School of Design and is currently a Visiting Professor at Pratt Institute.
Winter 2023
Chanika Svetvilas
Highstown, NJ
“The Hidden Hills artist residency would give me time to focus on a new series of book collage and drawing works using botanical, medical drawings, and medicine in art to focus on stigma, healthcare and wellbeing. I am applying to have time to create that also focuses on my own wellbeing and self-care and how that impacts what I create. I would like to create a series of intimate works that explore this sensibility. I self-identify as having an invisible disability of neurodiversity and explore this lived experience in my work.” - Chanika
See more about her practice and interests here:
Chanika Svetvilas
DIAMOND GREER JONES
Chicago, IL
“I am applying for this residency because I am finally choosing to listen to my Soul saying “No More Waiting.” I began painting earlier this year and have been a secret artist all of my life. Poetry, Sound, Dance and Curating were my first expressions of art since the age of 6. And yet, this is the first time in my life that I am choosing my creativity over practicality.” - Diamond
