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Artist Residency

The Creative Residency at Hilltown Commons, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, offers artists and makers time, space, and resources to focus on their work while connecting with nature, place, and community. Residents live on the 90-acre campus in Rensselaerville, NY for up to 8 weeks in the summer.

See This Year's Cohort Below ↓
A woman sitting at a dining table inside, looking toward a young man outside through a large window. The young man is wearing a sleeveless shirt, holding a phone, and appears to be outdoors in a natural setting with trees and greenery.
A wood-paneled wall decorated with various framed photographs of people and landscapes, a small table with framed artwork and candles, and an orange striped upholstered chair.

This Year’s Cohort

Stylized digital illustration of two women with dark braided hair, wearing large red sunglasses, fashionable clothing, and striking nail polish, standing against a pink background.
A stylized illustration of a woman with brown hair, pink glasses, teal earrings, wearing a white shirt with a blue jacket and pants, and jewelry, standing with her eyes closed against a plain white background.
A colorful illustration of a man and woman with a bright yellow background. The woman is wearing a skirt with flamingo and swan patterns, and the man is wearing a large blue cowboy hat and boots.

Erica Morales

Mixed Media Artist

Erica Morales makes mixed media work on paper rooted in her Nuyorican and Queer identity, family stories, and the resilience of the LGBTQ and BIPOC community. Her subjects range from family and friends to strangers, rendered in a vibrant palette that reflects blended cultures. She works with hand-painted detail, watercolor, stenciling, collage, and text, often returning to the same image to let materials and repetition take over. Using archival photographs and memory, she pieces together sections of the body like cut-out paper dolls, weaving history onto the page.

@ericamorales.studios

Abstract colorful painting on canvas featuring bold brushstrokes and vibrant colors, hung on a white gallery wall.
Painting of a man's face with a contemplative expression, painted in a loose, impressionistic style.
A painting of a person sitting on the floor with their head resting on their arms, viewed from behind. The person has dark hair and is wearing a light-colored shirt. The background is dark with a lamp and some furniture visible.
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Caroline O'Grady

Painter

Caroline O'Grady is a Chicago-born, New York-based painter working in oil, acrylic, and watercolor. Moving between figuration and abstraction, she uses figures and forms to generate momentum within a still image, structural elements the composition oscillates and gathers force around. Drawing on historical painting and fresco traditions for narrative, rhythm, and spatial illusion, she works with gestural immediacy and improvisation, letting the work stay in motion rather than resolve. The result is imagery that feels grounded and in motion at once, where form performs, disrupts, and propels.

@carolineoggg

Two men engaging in conversation in front of a red artwork on a white wall. One man, wearing a black t-shirt and black pants, is sitting on a stool and leaning forward, while the other man, wearing a white sweatshirt and khaki pants, is sitting on a
Young man sitting cross-legged in front of a large hand-painted landscape mural on a wall, featuring houses, trees, a pond, and a tennis court.
A painting of a woman sitting at a table in a room with striped walls and ceiling, with a sign on the wall that reads 'Katzman or jokeman?'

Joe Katzenellenbogen

Painter

Joe Katzenellenbogen was born and raised in London and now lives between the UK and US. His work spans two practices: large-scale charcoal drawings and ink illustrations, both exploring people, memory, and the spaces they move through. The charcoal work is introspective, built through layering, erasure, and revision around home and interior life. The ink illustrations, made under the alias Katzman, turn outward, shaped by the people, places, and communities around him.

@jjoekatz

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QFAVisuals

Photographer & Videographer

Quinn Albert is a photographer and videographer based in New York City. He works on foot and from the air, shooting stills and short films alike. Deep in the mountains, on a crowded street corner, or somewhere in between, you can find him looking to capture the next frame of life.

@qfavisuals

Past Residents

Laura Colwell Filmmaker & Musician An award-nominated film editor and the lead singer/co-songwriter of the indie band Sun June.

Laura Colwell

Filmmaker & Musician

An award-nominated film editor and the lead singer/co-songwriter of the indie band Sun June.

Cathlin Mccullough Photographer & Director A photographer and director whose short film, The Oldest, is making the rounds at film festivals.

Cathlin Mccullough

Photographer & Director

A photographer and director whose short film, The Oldest, is making the rounds at film festivals.

Ali Syverson Painter & Writer An artist whose work explores the natural world and climate justice—focusing storytelling on conservation, connection, and reverence for the natural environment and other beings.

Ali Syverson

Painter & Writer

An artist whose work explores the natural world and climate justice—focusing storytelling on conservation, connection, and reverence for the natural environment and other beings.