An artist residency in the heart of Montana, built on a simple belief — that art is a bridge between people, and that bridge belongs to everyone.
The Blackbird Residency offers artists a deeper connection with their practice — and with the community around them.
Established in 2024, the residency provides artists with the opportunity to disconnect from their traditional lives for a time and self-reflect upon what motivates them as an artist. By engaging with nature and the surrounding landscape, it is our hope that each artist experiences a renewed connection to themselves and finds a pathway to see their work in new and exciting ways.
Additionally, community is woven into the very fabric of The Blackbird Residency. For our resident artists, building a sense of place is essential. For our local community, we strive to make them feel like an integral part of the work through our Open Studio and Artful Conversation programming. We keep it approachable by design, because we believe the art world should be made for everyone.
Two programs — outAIR for visiting artists and inAIR for those rooted here — each offering studio space, time, and quiet in an exceptional landscape.
View the residencies →Through Open Studio visits and our Artful Conversation Series, we bring people and art together — engaging audiences who might rarely step into the studio.
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