We had the good fortune of connecting with Frederick Fulmer / James Berg and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Frederick / James, how does your business help the community?
Joshua Tree Highlands Artist Residency provides artists with a studio and living space and monetary stipend to encourage the creation of new works of art. JTHAR is located in Joshua Tree, ca. next to the National Park which presents the opportunity to learn about the Mojave Desert and it ecology.

Alright, so let’s move onto what keeps you busy professionally?
Established in 2007, Joshua Tree Highlands Artist Residency (JTHAR) is an artist-centric nonprofit residency that awards an international community of artists the gifts of time and space amidst the extraordinary natural beauty of Joshua Tree National Park. Seven week residencies include scholarship funds, living accommodations, and studio space designed to accommodate a broad range of artistic activity and open studio events.

​On the level, raised by four steps, there is a structure with a small tower. The building exudes something sublime, although it is little more than a wooden shed. The apse of the Dominican Church Krems, which is used as an exhibition space, where the altar once stood, forms the stage for this hut, as we know it from the slums that have developed on the edges of large cities around the globe. ​