The Sable Project Guest Artist Residencies
The Sable Project started with a forested piece of land near a mountain called Sable and an idea to bring creative people together in order to grow food and make art.
We built an Artist Residency Program for artists across disciplines that is off-grid, environmentally engaged, grounded by physical work, and collaborative. It is designed to foster creativity by removing some of the obstacles that keep artists from creating- space, time, and supplies- while providing new influences in an inspiring environment. Each season is unique and each residency experience evolves through the input of everyone present.
Our Guest Artist Residency is for adult artists of all ages and disciplines seeking space, time, and a place to focus on their art. Guest Artist Residencies are specifically intended for professional individual artists or groups of artists looking for a shorter residency opportunity to work on a specific project, start a new creative endeavor, or put the finishing touches on a work.
Sable is off-the-grid! We live in the woods in Vermont’s Green Mountains. There is no electricity or wifi. We invite Artists to depart from their often hyper-connected routines in order to engage deeply with their surroundings and cultivate a community of care with one another.
Our 2-5 Day Guest Artist Residencies run parallel to our 10 Day Summer Residencies in June, July & September. More details on Sable Residencies.
588 North Taggart Hill Road
Stockbridge, VT 05772
United States
Residency Program Information
Residency Program Summary
Application Information
Sable's Application Process
Before applying, please read about our programs and The Sable Project as a whole on the rest of our website. Thank you for taking the time to learn about our offerings!
About Sable's Guest Artist Residencies
Applications are submitted through our website: Guest Artist Residency Application
Applications for Summer 2026 close April 4th
Residency Fee & Deposit: $50 per day. This fee contributes to the cost of food, general supplies, and infrastructure provided during your residency. If accepted, you will be asked to send a non-refundable deposit (which will count towards your residency fee) along with your final commitment
Sable’s BIPOC Artist Fund offers scholarships for Summer Artists and Guest Artists in Residence. If you are Black, Indigenous, and/or a Person of Color, you are eligible for a partially funded residency! Make sure to check the box on the application.
Sable has a Financial Aid Fund. Financial aid is based on an open and honest conversation with accepted artists. It is important to us that Sable is accessible to all!
Accessibility
Our location - up a hill (small mountain), on a dirt road, with uneven ground, and partly forested - is inherently a difficult location to provide the best accessibility to all individuals. That said, we are currently looking for ways to improve in this regard and are happy to help accommodate anyone in any way we can. Please read our Accessibility page to get a sense for what Sable has to offer.
You can find more details about our various Sable Structures here.
Please be in direct communication with The Sable Team to let us know your accessibility needs!
Housing & Accomodation
Our residents have the entire Sable Land as their playground/studio for the duration of their stay!
Communal spaces include a kitchen, bathhouse with toilet and shower, a large outdoor stage with a roof, and four small artist studios.
Sable provides tent platforms but artists are expected to bring their own tent and outdoor gear. 4 tent platforms are on a main relatively level packed-dirt path. The rest are tucked in the woods or on the hill.
The kitchen, bathhouse, and two of the studios have ramps. The rest of the structures have stairs or are located on a steep hill.
All of Sable is off-grid without electricity or wifi.
Studio & Facilities
Sable is a uniquely community-oriented residency. All of our studio spaces are communally shared, and artists get to know and connect deeply with the other members of their cohort.