Rio Hondo Artists' Residency is built on the belief that the best art is created through community and collaboration. As we navigate our first year, we want to lay the groundwork for 2027 and beyond, and that means finding out what artists need! 

We (Zac, Athena & Anaka) are artists whose medium is dance and choreography. We've grown up in the dance studio, and so we know how to support dancers and foster a space for choreographic exploration.

What we don't know is how best to support artists whose mediums are paint or clay, jewelry or words, clothing or instruments, puppets or song, digital art or film, (and much more!). We would love to have a conversation about what you need to be your most creative so that we can support all of RHAR's artists to the best of our abilities. 

We are seeking input from artists of any medium who: 

• are local to Taos and the surrounding region

• have always wanted to work with dance

• who value collaboration and community involvement as part of their creative process

If this is you, please consider joining us for a conversation at tea.o.graphy! If you have questions or would like to contact us prior to the conversation, please email us at riohondoartistsresidency@gmail.com

Rio Hondo Artists’ Residency (RHAR) is an annual dance-based artistic residency program designed to forge connections: to the land, to our culture, and between people. 

Each year, we will bring together selected dance artists from across the country to work in collaboration with local Taos artists creating in a multitude of mediums. Resident artists will design free programming and events designed to activate the community and give people direct access to the arts-making process, which will in turn inform the work they create and stage. RHAR aims to build a cyclical relationship between artists, this place and its people.