We strive to create a space where everyone feels a sense of belonging and welcome — where every voice is valued and creativity can thrive. We are committed to continual learning and transparency as we work towards our mission to nurture artists, writers, and composers from diverse backgrounds and disciplines by providing artist residency and community engagement opportunities.
Good Hart Artist Residency recognizes the inequities that exist within artist communities and professions. We are dedicated to taking intentional and sustained action to dismantle structural inequities and systemic barriers, while supporting, uplifting, and resourcing communities that have been historically marginalized and oppressed. Their stories are vital and deserve to be heard.
Good Hart Artist Residency does not tolerate unlawful discrimination based on race, sex, religion, national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other status protected by federal, state or local law, in its programs or employment practices.
Land Acknowledgement
We respectfully acknowledge that the Good Hart Artist Residency is located on the traditional ancestral lands of the Waganakising Odawa people. The Odawa faced harsh discrimination as a result of white settlement in this area. Many Odawa lost their land, due to intimidation, illegal seizures, and unethical tax hikes. The process of knowing and acknowledging the land we stand on is a way of honoring and expressing gratitude for the ancestral people who were on the land before us, and we recognize the resilience of their community through time.
For the Odawa, art in many forms was a part of their everyday lives. They are known for their porcupine quillwork, weaving, basket making, and beadwork. The Odawa were traders of goods such as furs and maple sugar in this region.
We strive to build relationships with Odawa artists, writers, and composers, to provide time for their creative work at the residency, and to bring awareness of and support for Odawa art in this community. Please show your support of local Odawa artists, writers and composers by buying their work. Their stories need to be told.