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The residency invites applicants who currently live in a place that is ecologically considered prairie (though it may be paved and urbanized), plus one “eco-exchange” artist from outside the region. Eight artists are selected each year for two-week residencies from May – September.


2023 Artists

  • Erin Charpentier & Travis Neel
  • Emmy Lingscheit
  • Sandra Scott-Revelle
  • Vidya Giri
  • Alex Myers
  • Cody Norton
  • Dana Fritz
  • Rebecca Vaughan
  • Elizabeth Wenger
  • Elizabeth Herring

2022 Artists

  • Arin Yoon
    Arin Yoon
  • Cory McKague
  • Thomas Agran
  • Jeremiah Ariaz
    Jeremiah Ariaz
  • Leslie VonHolten
    Leslie VonHolten
  • Ahimsa Timoteo Bodhrán
  • Daniel Kessel
    Daniel Kessel

2021 Artists

  • Areca Roe
  • Ben Cosgrove
  • Eleonora Edreva
  • Amy Hoagland
  • Kandace Creel Falcón
  • Chelsey Becker
  • Carley Schmidt
  • Sally Leaf
  • Richard Ibghy & Marilou Lemmens

2020 Artists

  • Cheyla Clawson Chandler
  • William Metcalf
  • Dora Agbas
  • Bryce Lafferty
  • Kateri Kosek
  • Lydia Cheshewalla
  • Sean Nash
  • Ruth Borum Loveland

2019 Artists

  • Jessica Zeglin
  • Letitia Huckaby
  • Alexandra Robinson
  • Melanie Johnson
  • Julianna Villarosa
  • Megan Kaminski
  • Matthew Darmour-Paul
  • Jessica Merchant

2018 Artists

  • Susan Mayo
  • Cyan Meeks
  • Levi Robb
  • Matthew Dehaemers
  • Elise Kirk
  • Maura Garcia
  • Hannah O’Hare Bennett
  • Rena Detrixhe

2017 Artists

  • Shin-hee Chin
  • Steve Snell
  • Abbey Blake
  • Corey Smith
  • Lynn Benson
  • Cody Kauhl
  • Jillian Youngbird
  • Kevin Benham

2016 Artists

  • Mary Gordon
  • Lexi Janezic
  • Ahram Park
  • Lisa Grossman
  • Brittany Irle
  • Rachel Kauff
  • Amanda Maciuba
  • Julie Nocent-Vigil
  • Casey Whittier
  • Richard Saxton

Recent Happenings

We’re excited to introduce this year's artists! We’re excited to introduce this year's artists!

Erin Charpentier & Travis Neel, Lubbock TX
Emmy Lingscheit, Urbana IL
Sandra Scott-Revelle, Kansas City MO
Vidya Giri, Houston TX
Alex Myers, Omaha NE
Cody Norton, Broomfield CO
Dana Fritz, Lincoln NE
Rebecca Vaughan, St. Joseph MO
Elizabeth Wenger, Ames IA
Elizabeth Herring, Ojai CA

We’ll have more information on public programs once we get closer to artists arriving in May, but for now mark Saturday, October 7 on your calendars for our annual Fall Gathering at @schoolforruralculture in Matfield Green.

@kansascreativearts @matfieldstation
2022 Fall Gathering: Details Thanks to all of th 2022 Fall Gathering: Details 

Thanks to all of the artists, hosts, presenters, bakers, growers, musicians, volunteers, and visitors who made Saturday great. Audio / Video of talks will be up in the next couple weeks, but for now here’s a few images. 

@arinyoon @agrantho @corymckague @jeremiah_ariaz_studio @leslievonh @janine_antoni @spencer_museum @kansascreativearts @schoolforruralculture @matfieldgreenworks @mayo66866 @rklassenmusic
2022 Fall Gathering: Portraits Thanks to all of t 2022 Fall Gathering: Portraits

Thanks to all of the artists, hosts, presenters, bakers, growers, musicians, volunteers, and visitors who made Saturday great. Audio / Video of talks will be up in the next couple weeks, but for now here’s a few images. 

@arinyoon @agrantho @corymckague @jeremiah_ariaz_studio @leslievonh @janine_antoni @spencer_museum @kansascreativearts @schoolforruralculture @matfieldgreenworks @mayo66866 @rklassenmusic
2022 Fall Gathering: Landscapes Thanks to all of 2022 Fall Gathering: Landscapes

Thanks to all of the artists, hosts, presenters, bakers, growers, musicians, volunteers, and visitors who made Saturday great. Audio / Video of talks will be up in the next couple weeks, but for now here’s a few images. 

@arinyoon @agrantho @corymckague @jeremiah_ariaz_studio @leslievonh @janine_antoni @spencer_museum @kansascreativearts @schoolforruralculture @matfieldgreenworks @mayo66866 @rklassenmusic
Tomorrow! Join us Saturday, October 1 for the 2022 Tomorrow! Join us Saturday, October 1 for the 2022 Fall Gathering at the @schoolforruralculture with work and talks from @jeremiah_ariaz_studio @arinyoon @leslievonh @corymckague @agrantho and Daniel Kessel, a keynote presentation by @janine_antoni, and local food, music, and art.
“A smattering of materials that have brought me “A smattering of materials that have brought me inspiration here at the Tallgrass Artist Residency. My favorite would have to be @prairiedivination, a deck created by @mllemegan & @lannwheeler. Each time I pull a card — whether Milkweed, or Sensitive Briar, or Turkey Vulture, or the White-Tailed Deer — I feel the care, creativity, and wisdom that fed the creation of this deck, and simultaneously l glimpse another layer of the earthly and spiritual complexities this ecoregion holds.†— Daniel Kessel
“Had a chance to visit the Tallgrass Prairie Nat “Had a chance to visit the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve over the weekend, wholly unlike anywhere else I’ve ever traveled. Shared the Windmill Pasture with roaming bison. Meditated on the words of poet Denise Low: “The tallgrass prairie stirs the imagination not because it is empty, but because it is vast.†– from her essay “Touching the Sky.â€â€ – Daniel Kessel
"My first morning waking up in the Flint Hills, an "My first morning waking up in the Flint Hills, and I'm honored and grateful to begin my time with the Tallgrass Artist Residency. The prairie is a dramatic shift from my usual daily life in New Jersey/New York, but this region also forms an important part of my family's history. Walking through the fields, feeling the wind on my skin, hearing the intermittent freight trains, I'm already struck by the magic of reconnecting with this landscape." – Daniel Kessel
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