— Art Farm —

https://www.artfarmnebraska.org/residency.html

Location: Marquette, NE

Length: Short Term - Varied (up to 5 months) from mid May-mid November

Housing: Free accommodation choices in three buildings: one is a furnished, 100+ year old two-story farmhouse with three bedrooms, the second house has six bedrooms, the third is on the second floor of the main barn complex and has three bedrooms (Art Farm is a very rugged space to work and live. Buildings do not have air conditioning)

Kilns: One gas kiln, one small enameling kiln and three electric kilns

Expenses: Materials and firing

Funding/Stipend: None

Workspace: 14 studios in total, most 400-500 square feet in size

Responsibilities: 12 hours/week labor-intensive work exchange including general construction, deconstruction and carpentry, ground maintenance, fund raising projects and office work

Number of Residents: Up to 12 at a time

Additional Opportunities:

• Organic vegetable garden is available for everyone to harvest without charge and an orchard with pear, peach, plum and apple trees

• Other media residents present

• Large range of other media equipment including metalworking, woodworking, letterpress, printing, engineering, 3D printing and earthmoving

• Opportunity to learn about renovation, studio improvements, building dismantling, salvaging and material reuse

• 22 buildings made from salvaged structures in the surrounding area

• 60 acre property with wild grass fields and farm land

• An abundance of building materials including wood and metal available to utilize

• Program is flexible with no expectation of end product or creation, making Art Farm a place for experimentation and no consequence failure

Not pet friendly