Vision: To share the beauty of Tusen Takk with artists in the form of a time and a place to create, and to connect them with audiences worldwide, sharing their efforts to make the intangible tangible.           

Mission: Named for an expression of thankfulness, the Tusen Takk Foundation nourishes artists by giving them a place to work, engagement opportunities to enrich the culture of Northwest Michigan, and a platform to share their work.

Trillium Arts envisions an artist residency center where artists of many disciplines can find a creative home away from home, offering secluded space for rejuvenation in a beautiful, remote setting in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Our current facilities are best suited to the disciplines of literary arts, photography, visual arts and arts administration.

Tofte Lake Center (TLC) is a non-profit artist residency organization committed to supporting artists by providing a nurturing experience rooted in nature where artists of all disciplines and backgrounds feel safe to take a break from the "work" of art to play, feel inspired, and be rejuvenated.  

We envision an interconnected world in harmony with nature, where artists are supported and celebrated and where taking a break is recognized as integral to the creative process.

The mission of the Foundation is to promote the visual arts and education in the arts through cultural exchanges. Guided by the Hellenic history and culture, the Foundation will promote artistic dialogue between the Greek, American and International communities of artists.

The Rice Place is an ongoing endeavor of the Friends of Clyde Rice. Clyde and Ginny Rice's historic rammed-earth house on the Clackamas River in Oregon now serves as a retreat for writers, artists, musicians, biologists, and others who seek a safe haven in which to reflect and create.

Situated on 10 acres along the Clackamas River south of Portland, the 3-bedroom house accommodates up to 6 overnight or 12 for day use.  See the website for more information and how to apply.

Dr. Bullough established his eponymous foundation with the lofty goal of "saving civilization through the power of the arts." We support emerging artists and the arts through interdisciplinary residencies, hosting events and workshops, and sharing the rare book and art collections of the late Dr. Peter Bullough.

The Merwin Conservancy is a small and thriving arts and ecology organization on the island of Maui. It conserves both an extraordinary place—a lush and rare, 19-acre palm forest that two-time Pulitzer prize winning poet W.S. Merwin planted and tended on land designated as agricultural wasteland  — and it conserves the sense of wonder that brought forth both Merwin’s poetry, and his garden.

The Croft Residency provides residents a platform to cultivate their creativity; a refuge in nature where they can draw inspiration and nourishment from the environment and share their art with the Northern Michigan community and beyond. We serve movement based creatives and bring them into relationship with the northern Michigan landscape.

Surf Point provides time, space, and support for members of the visual arts community to think, connect and create. In keeping with the vision of our founders, arts patron Mary-Leigh Smart and artist Beverly Hallam, Surf Point offers nominated artists and art professionals three-week live-work residencies in a boldly Modernist home on the coast of York, Maine.

Stove Works offers three core programs: Residency, Exhibitions, and Public Programming. Highlighting Contemporary Practice, our programs are designed with fluidity in mind, allowing us to not only guide but to respond. Our goal is to cultivate a climate and culture in Chattanooga that stimulates curiosity amongst its communities, enthusiasm for exchange, and openness to new ideas and contrasting perspectives. All of our programs are free to attend.