"It's heartwarming to think about everything we've done in a week."
That's how professional sculptor Trey Hill describes his two-week residency with his partner and 5-year-old son at the Anderson Ranch Arts Center in Snowmass Village, Colo., per the Sopris Sun.
Hill was one of three artists selected to take part in the center's Family Residency Pilot Program, which aims to provide artists and their families with "an opportunity to immerse themselves in a creative sanctuary, fostering inclusivity, and a sense of community," per a press release.
Instead of traditional artist-in-residency programs in which only one artist is allowed to stay with his or her family during the year, the Family Residency Pilot Program allows three artists and their families to stay for two weeks at Anderson Ranch, where they have access to studio spaces, mentorships, and resources.
Hill, a ceramics and sculpture professor at the University of Montana, worked with clay for the first week, then transitioned to working with steel for the second week.
His partner and son, August, also joined him in the studio, fostering "a unique father-son artistic collaboration," Hill says.
Anderson Ranch's artistic director,Liz Ferrill, says traditional residency programs typically serve only single artists
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