About CIAR
Mission
The Cuttyhunk Island Artists' Residency is dedicated to providing artists the time and setting to refocus their energy on their creative process within a supportive community, while enriching the cultural vitality of Cuttyhunk Island.
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What We Do
Founded in 2017, the Cuttyhunk Island Artists' Residency convenes annual weeklong artists residencies and workshops in the unique historical and ecological setting of Cuttyhunk Island. Centered on supporting creativity and community, CIAR is hosted at the historic Avalon, a ten-bedroom home built in 1909 by industrialist William Madison Wood for his family, now functioning as a non-profit and inn. Artists share meals in the communal dining room, give presentations on their work in the living room, and create work in outdoor studios under the wraparound porch. The Avalon serves as a jumping off point for exploring Cuttyhunk Island, a site with significant early New England history and nearly 300 acres of protected land and five miles of coastline.
During the residencies, CIAR curates several events that are free and open to the general public. Previous presenters include Visiting Artists, Scientists, Critics, and Musicians, all of whom join the residents at the Avalon for meals and conversation. In bringing together artists working across disciplines and in different phases of their careers, CIAR seeks to create new connections and professional development opportunities. Residencies conclude with an opening, inviting members of the public to see the residents’ work from the week on the porch of the Avalon.
​The Cuttyhunk Island Artists' Residency is a program of the non-profit the Marilyn Snow House Foundation, which stewards the Avalon Inn for the purpose of benefiting Cuttyhunk.
Contact Us
Feel free to email us with any questions at info@cuttyhunkartists.org.
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