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, the hamlet 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.






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