ARTIST RESIDENCIES & WORKSHOPS
( R E L A T I O N S H I P W I T H S E L F AND OTHERS)
Supporting artist whose practices expand our collective imagination and who are willing to engage in community exchange.
We invite emerging and established contemporary artists into culturally significant space where border and diversity meld with creative practice to become a catalyst for dialogue, reflection, and exchange. By nurturing relationships between artists and the communities they inhabit, our residencies become laboratories for new ideas, deeper understanding of who we are, and collaboration across perceived borders.
BORDER ARTIST RESIDENCY
Located just 30 min from the Mexico and Texas border in historic Old Mesilla, NM and equidistant (3.5 hrs) from the art centers of Santa Fe and Marfa, TX, this is a region with a unique history of having been a part of both Mexico and the US and an important trade post between the two until its formal adoption into the US in 1853. It provides a rich historical vantage point for the contemplation of the borders between us, within a community whose native story predates our country by several hundred years and extends well beyond our southern wall.
Surrounded by breathtaking nature and an unrivaled horizon for mindful contemplation makes this region a truly magical place to create from.
PLACE SHAPES PERCEPTION
FUTURE NYC RESIDENCIES
Providing studio live/work space to borderland artists in NYC.
There is arguably no other city in the world that encapsulates the hope and ambition of e pluribus unum than New York City. Located in Brooklyn, just blocks from the Brooklyn Art Museum, this residency offers artists coveted proximity and access to many of the galleries, museums, and other cultural resources that have shaped the contemporary art conversation as we know it.
A resource rich city that is notoriously cost-prohibitive to access for most emerging artists, our residents will have free access to some of the greatest art museums in the world, free live/work space for the duration of their stay and opportunities for studio visits with established mid-career artists working at the highest levels.
PAST AND UPCOMING WORKSHOPS & RESIDENCIES
Upcoming Residency - Connie Arismendi
Connie Arismendi is a Multidisciplinary Artist who’s most recent work opening at the El Paso Musuem of Art honors the lives of migrants who died while crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in search of better opportunities for themselves and their families. Her residency will include a two week immersion in October 2026 and an exhibition of the work created in Spring 2027.
Free Workshop with Artist Eva Gabriella Flynn
Tuesday, June 2 from 5:30–6:30 p.m., where participants are invited to create their own “maps” of meaningful places using simple drawing techniques.
Free to public. All levels welcome. All supplies provided.
Free Workshop with Artist Tauna Cole
April 18, 2026 exploring her creative process using the relationship between breath and mark-making, where gesture, rhythm, and presence unfold across the surface.
Free to public. All levels welcome. All supplies provided.
Free Workshop with Artist Megan Wood
Friday March 20th from 6-7 p.m. at Casa Otro.
Megan will share an introduction to her work and talk about the basics of getting your work out into the world. She’ll cover opportunities like grants, exhibitions, and residencies, along with helpful resources and databases for artists.
This will also be an open conversation for artists to share their experience levels and the kinds of resources they’re looking for.
Free Workshop with Artist Adrian Aguirre
A community workshop with artist, Adrian Aguirre, on charcoal drawing techniques and expressive realism, January 22, 2026.
Free to public. All levels welcome. All supplies provided.
Three Month Curatorial Residency with Leslie Moody Castro
Mexico City based international curator, Leslie Moody Castro, was our inaugural residency for Casa Otro. It was a curatorial residency in collaboration with NMSU from March through May 2022 and included an evolving exhibition of work by NMSU grad students.
