
ABOUT US
Denniston Hill is an artist residency and cultural platform rooted in 220 acres of forested land in the southern Catskill Mountains, within the ancestral territory of the Esopus people of Lenapehoking. This land is not just a backdrop. It is a collaborator in the creative life of our community.
Since 2004, we have welcomed more than 250 artists from around the world to a residency grounded in care, connection, and shared resources. Residents receive free room and board, roundtrip travel, private studio space, access to a woodshop, community garden, and support from a growing network of artists, thinkers, and local neighbors. A modest stipend helps cover the cost of everyday life during their stay.
At Denniston Hill, time unfolds differently. We offer a rare kind of pause—a chance for artists to step away from the relentless demands of productivity and enter a slower rhythm that nurtures rest, reflection, and renewal. In this spaciousness, artists can reconnect with their practice, with the land, and with one another, allowing new ideas to take root.
Denniston Hill is more than a place to work. It is a space to breathe deeply, to experiment freely, and to be present. Here, creative process is honored in its full complexity, and artists are supported as whole people.
Photo this page courtesy Moreshin Allahyari (DH’19). Artists and friends featured in the homepage video: Andrianna Campbell (DH‘17); Jessica Rankin; Kameela Janan Rasheed (DH‘17); kara lynch; Malcolm Peacock (DH’22); Maxwell Mutunda (DH’18); NIC Kay (DH’18); Prem Krishnamurthy (DH ‘10); Simone Leigh; Troy Michie (DH’18) and william cordova (DH‘10 +‘11). Video by Maori Karmael Holmes and Rashid Zakat for Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting. Homepage photograph by Linda Yablonsky (DH'18).