The premise of Activation Residency is simple and difficult: give artists time on land without asking them to produce anything with it. 

We hold short-term residencies on eight acres of working farmland in Bethel, New York — on the land where Woodstock happened — for artists who are willing to let that be enough.


SLOW WORK — SUMMER 2027


Seven days. Eleven artists. The farm is the medium. Free to attend.







Gather
Activation Residency brings artists together on land in shared meals, fires, and facilitated workshops that hold space for what practice actually requires.


Practice
Residencies are structured around self-directed time. No output required. Artists come with what they're working on and leave with whatever that becomes.


Tend
We are building something on eight acres in Bethel. Artists who come through become part of that — not as a resource, but as a relationship.

Thank you:

to everyone who has held this work with us, from a DIY artist-led weekend into a generational land project. 

We will see you in Bethel.


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