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about JTHAr:

Established in 2007, JTHAR is a nonprofit artist residency that awards an international community of artists the gifts of time and space amidst the extraordinary natural beauty of Joshua Tree National Park. Group and solo residencies of six to seven weeks include scholarship funds, living accommodations, studio space designed to accommodate a broad range of artistic activity and a gallery exhibition.

Artists selected for this program are at all stages of their careers and work in all media, including drawing, painting, photography, film, video, new media, installation, fiction and non fiction writing, interdisciplinary, social practice and architecture.

JTHAR fosters creativity through opportunities for exploring, experimenting, quiet reflection, engagement and cross-cultural exchange with the vibrant local artist community. We establish spaces where inspiration happens on a daily basis, so artists can do the work of innovating, changing the cultural landscape and generating a fresh look at the way we connect to each other and to the world.

The Alma Ruiz Artist Fellowship
This award gives a Joshua Tree Highlands Artist Residency position to a Latin American and U.S. Latino/a artists of exceptional ability in the visual arts from the US or around the world. Each year, a deserving recipient will be chosen by Alma Ruiz, JTHAR advisor and former senior curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles. The Fellowship consists of a six or seven week residency, studio space, living accommodations, monetary stipend, and a gallery exhibition. The residency is designed to foster creativity while interacting with other JTHAR artists in residence and the artistic community of Joshua Tree, California. This is a non-application fellowship.

Support JTHAR

Each year JTHAR brings artists
from all over the country and world to Joshua Tree to experience the Mojave Desert. All of this only
can be done through your support. Help us continue to host these creative minds.

Click here to watch
the special JTHAR video.

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ABOUT OUR RECENT RESIDENT:
Erin Currier is a Santa Fe based artist whose recent mixed media work has been focused on contemporizing and subverting artistic masterpieces by artists such as Manet and Tiepolo. As part of the residency Erin created mixed media collages replacing the classical figures and imagery of historically important artworks with the people and culture she encountered while in Joshua Tree. These works stay true to the composition, palette, and overall aesthetic of these masters, while also remaining loyal to her own personal vision and voice of contemporary times. www.erincurrierfineart.com