Natural Curiosity’s Artist in Residence program invites a BIPOC artist to spend a summer creating work deeply connected to the land, ecology, and rhythms of a remote wilderness setting. Set at the Hermosa Field Station, a rustic off-grid base two hours from the nearest town and surrounded by the Gila National Forest, this residency offers uninterrupted time and space for reflection, exploration, and artistic growth.
As the sole artist in residence, you’ll live and create within a community of biological research students and Natural Curiosity staff, with opportunities to join hikes, experience the surrounding ecology firsthand, and engage with informal biology lessons and backcountry skills. Daily life at Hermosa emphasizes simplicity, connection with place, and room for creative immersion, from shared meals on the porch to long stretches of peaceful creative time under star-filled skies.
The residency includes shared housing, access to vast public lands, and a modest living stipend to support basic expenses. It’s ideal for artists seeking quiet inspiration, meaningful connection to nature and community, and a profound creative experience rooted in landscape and ecology.
