Artist Residency

We are delighted to announce our January 2026 Artists in Residence Colin Green and Danielle Reddick!

• Open Studio – Wednesday January 14th from 2pm to 4pm – see what Colin and Danielle have been working on, and chat about their process!
• Residency Exhibition – On Saturday January 24th from 1-5pm Colin and Danielle will be displaying the results of their residency work in a culminating exhibition!

Since its launch in January 2021, the County Arts Artist Residency program has allowed us to support the career development goals of both visual and performing artists, including through critical phases during the arts community’s recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic.

Each Artist in Residence receives:

• Access to half of the County Arts Lab space (approx. 30’ x 30’) and related amenities for 1 month from December 29th 2025 – January 26th 2026
• $500 honorarium
• Promotional support for residency project/activities

Testimonials from past Artists in Residence

Bay Woodyard, Renee Lortie, Bear Epp

“We are beyond grateful for our residency experience at the County Arts Lab. As our artistic work involves a lot of equipment and materials, having a dedicated space with abundant natural light where we could keep everything set up was an absolute pleasure, and allowed us to spend more focused, dedicated time on our work. Our community engagement project, Pull Up A Chair, brought over 100 people to the studio to check out our work in progress and create with us. We could not have imagined a better experience or outcome for our residency, and are thankful for this opportunity to shine a light on textile art.”

Lucy Sterezylo

“My residency enabled me to explore a project that I had been thinking about for some time, on the themes of kindness and gratitude, and the connections between letter writing, illustration and community. The Residency afforded me the space, time, and freedom to experiment and take risks with scale and different mark-making tools, as well as explore storytelling in hand-written form. Our community came together over three meetings of the The Arts & Letters Club and crafted beautiful, thoughtfully-written and illustrated love letters to the County. My residency helped reinforce the importance of dedicating time to work through new ideas, take risks in my creative pursuits, and be open to where the process may lead me. The experience was brilliant and revitalizing.”

Kamee Abrahamian

 

“This residency was pivotal in pushing my work forward into the next stage. Now on the other side of the month, I have a refined series bible that outlines fully fleshed out storylines and character arcs. Having the dedicated time and space to focus was crucial, and now I have what I need to introduce the project to the industry. I’m super grateful to County Arts for supporting me and my work.”

Vanessa Rieger

 

“The County Arts residency program provided me with a unique opportunity to set up a dedicated shooting studio and computer lab, and to focus on my video art practice. Having access to high-speed internet and a modular, well-equipped space allowed me to be productive, while the County Arts Lab’s location in the heart of Picton made it an excellent place to hold creative meetings and practices and collaborate with other artists. Thanks to County Arts for this opportunity!”

Georgia Papanicolaou

 

“Gaining access to a dedicated space through the artist residency has made a world of difference for me. I feel so invigorated, and the creative spark that had been on the back burner since Covid started has come back to life.”

Megan Hutton

 

“Thank you so much for this lovely experience. I am happy to report that I have exceeded my original goals in how much I wanted to write. The location made it the perfect space to meet a few artists and the room itself proved to be the blank slate I needed.”

Rosalie Maheux

 

“Not only did the Artist Residency Program give me the chance to create a new work, but also it has brought me so much joy. It’s an incredible program that you are running and it is so necessary to support artists in these weird times.”

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Pictured above – 2025 Artist Residency with Renee Lortie, Bay Woodyard, and Bear Epp