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Nesting Your Creativity at Starry Night

Posted by on September 29, 2014 in Residency, Truth or Consequences | Comments Off on Nesting Your Creativity at Starry Night

Come build your nest with us at the Starry Night Residency When new residents come to Starry Night, they are given their own space in our studio. Locations and landscapes are important for everyone, sure, but each artist needs to create a sense of their own space.  A haven, an attic, a hiding place, a tree fort? Maybe that too! […]

Cooling Down at Starry Night Retreat

Posted by on August 25, 2014 in Residency, Truth or Consequences | Comments Off on Cooling Down at Starry Night Retreat

Enjoy a cool nights sleep, or even your own climate-controlled private work area, in your residency suite at Starry Night Artist in Residence Program! Your studio space is also air conditioned to keep the environment a productive one for all who choose to apply for our program.

5 Steps to Enhance Your Residency

Posted by on June 26, 2014 in Career Development, Productivity, Residency | Comments Off on 5 Steps to Enhance Your Residency

Here are some helpful tips that you can apply to seed, water & nurture an Artist Residency: 1. Define your vision Yes, tackle the most important part first. Refine while defining your fundamentals. Your vision will act as your thesis throughout the process, so sketch it with your clarity-specs on! Think of all the possible questions anyone may have about […]

Using Nature as Inspiration

Posted by on June 11, 2014 in Residency, Truth or Consequences | Comments Off on Using Nature as Inspiration

In order for growth, every creature needs to be in the right habitat! So, what more can an artist ask for than a daily dose of the sunrises and sunsets in the beautiful city of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico? Every day is a new sky, a new splattering of nature’s paint against the atmosphere. We can’t resist taking pictures […]

Hard Work DOES Pay Off! #TBT

Posted by on May 22, 2014 in Productivity, Residency, Truth or Consequences | Comments Off on Hard Work DOES Pay Off! #TBT

Starting with a handful of resources, our founder Monika Proffitt worked hard with her team to collaborate & build the Starry Night Residency. This means that desired results are indeed possible if you’re willing to put some blood & sweat into it! Here’s to appreciating change and to shining some light on the fruits of your effort! We are proud to […]

From empty, to filled with Love #TBT

Posted by on May 01, 2014 in Residency, Truth or Consequences | Comments Off on From empty, to filled with Love #TBT

We are throwin’ back this wonderful Thursday! Change is a constant in life, & isn’t it just wonderful when it’s for the better? We started with an empty room, and now it’s filled with love.

Coin Your Own Story

Can you imagine what stories would be like if a person were to tell them without any experience? Fiction is a great form of creativity, similarly, reflections from raw experiences are a great foundation for encouraging stories. The thing about reflections, though, is that they help not only the reflector, but they share an insight with the ones who heed […]