I completed my second and final artist residency for my Fall 2021 sabbatical at the Hambidge Center for the Creative Arts. The residency is described as follows:
The oldest residency program in the Southeast, Hambidge provides a self-directed program that honors the creative process and trusts individuals to know what they need to cultivate their talent, whether it’s to work and produce, to think, to experiment or to rejuvenate. Residents’ time is their own; there are no workshops, critiques, nor required activities.
From November 16-28th, 2021, I continued work on my feature film screenplay The White Deer, while in the company of a cohort of fellow artists and creatives. Dividing my time between working in solitude in a cabin amidst the natural splendor of their 600-acre campus in the Blue Ridge Mountains and discussing the creative process over shared communal meals, the residency was an inspiring and restorative experience that will be a cherished memory.
This artist residency was supported in part by the Maryland State Arts Council (https://www.msac.org/msac.org), which provided me with a Professional Development Grant to help fund my travel, room and board.
