KAC Welcomes Residency Artists

For the sixth year, the Kirkland Art Center and Folkist Space welcomes artists-in-residence to Clinton.

This residency program offers week-long funded stays to visionary folk artists working in a range of mediums.

“There are lots of other residency programs out there for artists on a traditional academic or museum track,” said Residency founder Nora Revenaugh.

“But folk artists are often making work that really connects with people, and they’re doing it without much funding or support. We wanted to build some space for these artists who are often having an outsized impact on their local community and culture,” she said.

The KAC, with its history of folk music concerts and mission of community engagement with art and artists, has been an ideal partner.

“The Folkist Space Residency is an innovative program providing multiple benefits to our community as well as the artists. We are grateful to our donors, our partners at Folkist Space, and the New York State Council on the Arts for their generous support for artists representing a diverse range of experiences, identities and disciplines,” said Anita Welych, Executive Director of the KAC.

Artists will stay at The Garret at Folkist Space and work in studios at The Kirkland Art Center in the first half of 2026.

People can sign up for the KAC and Folkist Space email newsletters to stay updated about pop-up events featuring this season’s artist residents.

The selected residents are:

-Angelica Dzeli Gosiewska Palmer, Social Practice Artist Angelica is a social practice artist and ritualist working at the intersection of nature, ...