Residency Partnerships
Connecting resident artists, writers, and composers with the local community through art helps foster vibrant, healthy communities. Community is a core pillar of our program. As a nonprofit organization, we give back by facilitating arts programming led by our artists-in-residence.
The Good Hart Artist Residency partners with a variety of local nonprofit organizations, each offering unique opportunities for community engagement. In alignment with our mission, these collaborations are designed both to enrich the resident’s experience and to meaningfully engage the local community. Applicants are encouraged to review our list of community partners below. When applying, please indicate if there is a particular partner you would like to work with. If not, the Good Hart Artist Residency will match you with a local nonprofit partner based on your proposed community event.
When reviewing residency applications, special emphasis is placed on the applicant’s description of their proposed community event. Once selected, residents will work closely with the Good Hart Artist Residency team and their nonprofit partner to plan and coordinate this event.
Two residency time slots have designated community partners:
- July – in collaboration with the Harbor Springs Farmers Market
- September – in collaboration with the Harbor Springs Festival of the Book
If you are applying for either of these sessions, please design your proposed community event to align with the designated partner.
Crooked Tree Arts Center
The mission of the Crooked Tree Arts Center (CTAC) is to inspire and enrich lives through arts. CTAC has worked in partnership with the Good Hart Artist Residency to host numerous artists for the past 10 years.
Little Traverse Conservancy
The Little Traverse Conservancy is a non-profit regional land trust. The mission of the Little Traverse Conservancy is to protect the natural diversity and beauty of northern Michigan by preserving significant land and scenic areas, and fostering appreciation and understanding of the environment.
The Conservancy provides an opportunity for the resident to connect with the community by conducting an educational arts event with a school group or the general public on one of the nature preserves in the area, or a similar, mutually agreed upon event.
Harbor Springs Festival of the Book
The Harbor Springs Festival of the Book is a three-day festival held the last full weekend of September, featuring nationally-published authors and illustrators across eight genres.
The writer selected to collaborate with the Harbor Springs Festival of the Book would be invited to participate in the 2026 Festival activities, held September 25 – 27, 2026. Such activities could include a classroom visit, public reading and session panel discussion.
Residency dates for HSFOTB collaboration: Sept. 16-30, 2026
Petoskey District Library
The Petoskey District Library was established in 1905. Proposals for community engagement events such as author readings or workshops would be considered in collaboration with Petoskey District Library.
Local Schools & Student Groups
We work with the majority of local school systems and student groups including:
Harbor Springs Farmers Market
Located right on Main Street, the Harbor Springs Farmers Market is a community event you don’t want to miss. Along with amazing vendors and a diverse variety of local foods, come to enjoy live music, chat with friends, learn about local food, and enjoy our weekly event programs.
The artist selected for the July 10-24, 2026 time slot will collaborate with the Harbor Springs Farmers Market to engage the public in a hands on art activity or community event on a Wednesday or Saturday during the residency stay. We have had up to 150 participants in these art making events each summer.
Challenge Mountain
Established in 1984 as a non-profit organization, Challenge Mountain was the first independent adaptive skiing program in northern Michigan. Today, Challenge Mountain offers a wide variety of opportunities that continue to enrich lives and empower individuals living with disabilities through year-round adaptive recreation.
All programming is centered on having fun, making and sustaining friendships, building confidence and independence and most importantly, fostering positive and hopeful expectations for living life with a disability. At Challenge Mountain, participants gain personal fulfillment through a sense of accomplishment and a feeling of acceptance which translates positively into their everyday lives.
Headlands International Dark Sky Park
The Headlands is an Emmet County park with International Dark Sky Park designation through the DarkSky International.
The Park contains approximately 550 acres of pristine woodlands, more than two miles of undeveloped Lake Michigan shoreline and many species of rare and endangered plant life. Visitors to the Headlands may experience sightings of the many wild animals native to the area including: bald eagles, osprey, white tail deer, wild turkeys, coyotes and occasionally a black bear. Marked nature trails guide hikers, bicyclists, cross-country skiers, and nature photographers to experience the park throughout the changing seasons.
Friendship Centers of Emmet County
We work hand in hand to help all senior citizens thrive! Each senior is unique in his or her abilities and needs. Friendship Centers seeks to meet each senior where they are. Person-centered planning allows us to focus on the desires or goals of the senior and then work to address those needs with information, services, and opportunities.
Other organizations residents have collaborated with:
- Big Water Creative Arts
- Blissfest Music Organization
- Charlevoix Circle of Arts
- Croft Residency
- Crooked Tree School of Ballet
- Harbor Springs Chamber of Commerce
- Harbor Springs Library
- Little Traverse Bay Band of Odawa Indians
- Local Book Clubs
- University of Michigan Biological Station
- Waganakising Nagwaagan
- Women’s Resource Center of Northern Michigan