Mission: Our mission is to nurture artists, writers, and composers from various backgrounds and artistic disciplines and to connect them with the local community in enriching experiences that empower people through the arts in the natural beauty of Northern Michigan.

The call for visual artists is now open, and it will close on January 12, 2022 for available residency time slots in 2022.

Please read the Residency Details page, then apply using the button below.

Visual Artist Apply Now

We will be offering an application information session via Zoom.

  • November 30, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. EST

Click on the following link to register. There is no fee for this session.

Register for an Application Information Session

The next open call for writers and composers will start on January 1, 2022, and close on February 16, 2022 for fall 2022 and winter 2023 residencies. The number of writer applications will be limited to 40, and will likely close before the February 16 deadline. Writers are encouraged to apply as soon as possible after the start of the open call.

All applications are submitted and processed using Submittable software.

Overview

The Good Hart Artist Residency located in Good Hart, Michigan offers 2-3 week residencies to dedicated visual artists, writers, and composers. The residency provides a 1,150 sqft residency and a 24×14 detached studio, food, a $500.00 stipend, and a quiet setting to concentrate on creative work. The resident artist is housed in a rural area within… Continue reading Overview

Art + Place + Community

The Good Hart Artists Residency is motivated by the three concepts of Art, Place, and Community. ART –  Good Hart Artist Residency welcomes writers and artists working in all visual mediums. The residency provides time and space for writers and artists to create, as well as full room and board to allow residents time to… Continue reading Art + Place + Community

Awe has been my daily companion here in Good Hart. It accompanies me on the beaches and along the trails. It stirs at the sound of the surf and at the setting sun.

Jan Shoemaker – September 2020

Awe has been my daily companion

For two weeks I have been alternating between moments of vast and unnerving productivity and moments of banging my head against these tree house walls. To any writers who read this in the future, remember that there is value in both – that the knocking sometimes dislodges in the imagination that which could never be found in stillness.

Bryna Cofrin-Shaw – September 2018

To the writers in residence