EDAR x AIRIE.Foundation

Photo Credits: Coco Villa and Sheherazade Thénard AIRIE.Foundation 2026 Fellows.

AIRIE.Foundation is pleased to announce the inaugural ENVIRONMENTS EVERYWHERE residency partnership with Emerson Dorsch Artist Residency (EDAR) located in Western North Carolina. AIRIE.Foundation and the team behind EDAR bring decades of experience supporting artists and cultural initiatives. The Environment Everywhere residency collaboration emerges from a mutual belief that artists play a critical role in helping communities think through environmental change. Together, AIRIE.Foundation and EDAR supports a spirit of inquiry and exchange while opening new opportunities for artists to engage distinct ecological regions and communities.

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Photo Credits: Coco Villa and Sheherazade Thénard AIRIE.Foundation 2026 Fellows.

Inspired by place-based learning and interdisciplinary experimentation associated with Black Mountain College and artist and pedagogical communities throughout Southern Appalachia, EDAR has become a site where artists engage ecology, cultural memory, and contemporary creative practice. In just a few years since relocating from South Florida to Western North Carolina, EDAR has partnered with universities, museums, archives, and cultural organizations throughout the region.

Today, we are celebrating Heather with deep gratitude for the care, creativity, and intention she has shared with AIRIE.Foundation.

Heather grew up in Asheville, North Carolina, where her connection to the outdoors and appreciation for the natural w

Join us on Saturday, July 25, for a special gathering with AIRIE.Foundation’s current Artist in Residence, Laurena Finéus.

Hosted at The Kampong, the afternoon will begin with a welcome and walkthrough of the grounds and the AIRIE.Found

Swipe through this special recap told through the artists’ own voices, with curated reflections from Coco Villa and Sheherazade Thénard paired with images shared from their time in residence.

A residency rooted in movement, wonder, land

Throwback to 2013 with AIRIE.Foundation Fellow Harumi Abe.

A Japanese-born artist based in South Florida, Abe’s practice explores landscape, memory, and cultural history through painting and ceramics. Her time at AIRIE.Foundation marked a turn

We are honored to welcome Laurena Finéus as a 2026 AIRIE.Foundation July Fellow.

A Haitian-Canadian interdisciplinary artist based in Brooklyn, Laurena Finéus works across painting, performance, and social practice. Through imagined la

AIRIE.Foundation is proud to introduce Laurena Finéus as the July 2026 Fellow.

Based in New York, Laurena Finéus is a talented artist originally from Ottawa. Laurena works in painting and mixed media, creating layered pieces that explo

As part of AIRIE.Foundation’s 25th anniversary, artists reflect on how their time in residence continues to shape their work.

In 2018, Keren Anavy joined AIRIE.Foundation, where her experience in the Everglades informed both her artistic direc

For AIRIE.Foundation artist Ashia Ajani, research begins with observation, stillness, and time spent paying close attention to the environments around us.

In this reflection, Ashia explains how creative practice can emerge from slowing down: noticin

Some places stay with you long after you leave them.

For 2026 May AIRIE.Foundation Fellows Coco Villa and Sheherazade Thénard, the residency provided space to deepen their collaboration and their relationship with the landscape.

During their

For 25 years, AIRIE.Foundation has created space for artists to engage deeply with the environment through research, observation, conversation, and creative practice. The work that emerges from these experiences extends far beyond a residency, bringi

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AIRIE.Foundation (formerly AIRIE) is supported in part by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation; the National Endowment for the Arts; Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council,
the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners of Miami Dade County; the Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, the Florida Council on Arts and Culture and the State of Florida, WEGE Foundation and private donors.