2016 Artsmith Artist Residency Fellows Announced

The results for the 2016 Artsmith Artist Residency on Orcas Island are in. Please join us in congratulating the following artists who have been selected for the 2016 residency. In alphabetical order by last name:

1.    Rachel Clark—Writing: Fiction
2.    Chauna Craig—Writing: Nonfiction
3.    Corinne Duchesne—Visual Art: Painting
4.    Yvonne Garrett—Writing: Poetry
5.    Garrett Hope: Music: Composition
6.    Holly Hughes—Writing: Nonfiction, Poetry
7.    Susan Kim Campbell—Writing: Fiction
8.    Jason Kirk—Writing: Poetry
9.    Jill Kolongowski—Writing: Nonfiction
10.  Nancy Lord—Writing: Fiction
11.  Caitlin Scarano—Writing: Poetry
12.  Cerese Vaden: Visual Art: Printmaking and Sculpture (Artsmith's 2015 Artist of the Year)

The Artsmith Peer Review Panel all commented on the amazing quality of this year's applications, making their jobs both more enjoyable and more difficult. We look forward to hosting the selected fellows who will spend anywhere from one to four weeks in residence. Congratulations to the selected fellows, and many thanks to all of the applicants.

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