hestia

we invite you to move

Hestia is the world's first nomadic artists' residency.

We provide creative practitioners from all disciplines with fellowships in a diversity of homes across the US.

In each city, our residents are invited into the local arts community, provided mentorship and {placeholder!}

Artists, transformed by travel, chase inspiration toward new ideas. Hosts act as mentors, providing the nurturing space for creative risk-taking. Communities benefit from site-specific engagements & collaborations.

At Hestia, we spark connection in unexpected spaces.

"We invite you to move."

inspiring people, inspiring art through the power of place

who we are

Hestia believes the imagining mind holds no boundaries. Our experiential residencies serve every member of the arts world, pairing artists with hosts & diverse host communities.

residents

Painters & playwrites. Filmmakers & fiction writers. Sound composers, choreographers, sculptors, & curators. Our nomads-in-residence are artists motivated by the unknown. Hestia provides the time & resources for freedom & exploration. Our artists produce work electrically in dialogue with place & its people.

We light the path for: inspiration.

hosts

At Hestia, we believe that home spaces buoy our best creative selves. Our hosts are established arts & thought leaders. They offer homeshares as supportive, nurturing spaces for artistic risk-taking. Hosts grow from providing mentorship & a place for belonging to our residents. Cultural partners contribute workspaces, resources, & catalyzing conversation.

We light the path for: transformative relationships.

communities

At the heart of nomadry is community. Hestia partners residents with communities to produce site-specific events, exhibitions, shows, & arts of service. Our programming is designed in collaboration with local artist-mentors & institutions, infused with our residents' novel vision.

We light the path for: authentic connection.