Residents

“As an artist mom, Rockland Residency was a delicious time to take huge bites out of an upcoming exhibition, see my son experiment and succeed in ceramics, eat extraordinary food, and make friendships with smarty-pants artists from all over the globe. Thank you for this gift and 100% charge.”

- Artist, Kristen Ramirez

“Residencies are about providing time and space.  All residencies can claim that and artists need that, so it is why residencies exist. Rockland offers even more. Shawn and I care deeply about our residents’ experience. We work consistently to respond to their needs, while setting clear boundaries for ourselves. We continue to build a structure to our program that will allow each of us sharing the space the opportunity to be brave, vulnerable, and thrive as an artist. We are providing something genuine about humanity that our modern tech world lacks. We bring together an art community with individuals who may be experiencing isolation, distraction, and desensitization or over-stimulation in their daily lives. The artists we invite are able to experience inspiration from each other's stories, being present and deeper thinking. Daily life can keep us from ourselves. At Rockland, artists can rediscover or reinvent themselves. Providing this necessary environment is a way of sustaining the arts and even more importantly, artists themselves.”

- Co-founder, Jodi Rockwell