Welcome to Rural Projects
Rural Projects is an artist-run residency and art venue situated
on a quiet country road in southern Columbia County, NY.
Rural Projects Mission
The mission of Rural Projects is to run a rural workspace and residency program serving artists who address technology in their work, to provide a bucolic backdrop for a period of focused studio practice, site-specific work and public exhibition opportunities for artists in residence, and to expose the local community to contemporary art.
Pictures of out first bartering resident coming soon...
Unfortunately this workshop has been canceled. Rural Projects hopes to run it in a different format at a later date. Please stay tuned. The link above remains active so you can see what was planned.
Rural Projects recent Artist in Residence
The Supper Club by Culinary Artist Amelia Coulter. See images and more the EVENTS Section.
Martine Kaczynski has extended her summer 2007 residency to summer 2008. Phase II of the gas station installation "Solar Cinema" premiered Saturday August 23rd- 2008. PLEASE CLICK THE EVENTS LINK FOR DETAILS.
Rural Projects Now
Thirty acres of wooded hills provide a sheltered setting for creating art as well as a unique roadside site for large scale site-specific installations. Our 12,000 square foot barn - the 'studio', will house an apartment, shared workshop, and exhibition space.
The slab is a roadside space for site-specific installation to artists in residence.
Our first artist, Martine Kaczynski, debuted her large scale replica of an abandoned gas station, entitled 'Route 11' , at our inaugural opening in October 2007.
Please link to the residencies page for images of this piece.
Rural Projects Future
The next stage of our project will be the completion of the combined live/workspace and indoor exhibition space. Now in progress.
Online press:
review <--- click here.
