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Hold Space Retreat for Artists of Color

Type: Residencies, Workshops, Exchanges [View all]
Posted by: Ox-Bow School of Art & Artists’ Residency
Deadline: Sun, July 5th, 2026

Hold Space Retreat for Artists of Color offers artists and cultural workers of color dedicated time for communal living, creative practice, and rest on Ox-Bow’s historic campus in Saugatuck, Michigan. Designed to nurture reflection, collaboration, and renewal, the retreat provides individuals or groups of up to twelve participants space to create, organize, and connect within a supportive environment. Retreats may be scheduled for one to seven nights between September 14–20, 2026.

Participants receive lodging, two chef-prepared meals per day, and 24-hour access to our studios. Each retreat is self-directed, allowing participants to engage the campus in ways that best align with their interests and goals. Ox-Bow’s studios include facilities for metals, ceramics, printmaking, fiber, painting, and writing—each supported by on-site studio managers who can provide technical guidance and support.

The Hold Space Retreat celebrates the flexibility of creative practice. Proposals may include individual studio projects across disciplines, self-organized group retreats featuring collaborative projects or guest speakers, planning or research retreats for nonprofits or collectives, curatorial or exhibition projects using Ox-Bow’s gallery spaces, or social gatherings and creative dinners designed in collaboration with Ox-Bow’s culinary team. This openness allows each retreat to take on a rhythm and character that reflects the needs of its participants.

Proposals are reviewed by a panel of BIPOC artists and curators familiar with Ox-Bow’s programs. The Hold Space Retreat is fully funded and valued at $300 per person, per day. Participants must be 21 or older at the start of their retreat and may bring their children; however, Ox-Bow does not currently provide childcare or additional care support. Applications are open now and due July 5, 2026. APPLY HERE!

ABOUT OX-BOW
As an artist-built and run school and residency, Ox-Bow School of Art & Artists’ Residency is dedicated to the time and space for arts education, research, practice, and community-building for artists at all stages of their artistic journey. Founded in 1910, Ox-Bow’s egalitarian and intimate environment encourages all artists, regardless of experience, to find and amplify their impulse to create. Faculty, Visiting Artists, Residents, staff, and students live together in community on our campus in Saugatuck, Michigan, where they share meals, social time, and the exchange of ideas. We actively encourage our participants to engage across differences in age, regional location, race, and gender identity, learning what it means to be a community by participating in one. Ox-Bow is a 501c3 not-for-profit organization. 

Posted on Fri, June 5th, 2026
Expires on Sun, July 5th, 2026

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