engaging the land in ecocentric art and science projects engaging the public in new ways to experience the land
Misty Hollow Residency
Artist Residency
Misty Hollow is a private artist residency on the Slippery Rock Creek, close to McConnell’s Mill State Park, Moraine State Park, Camp Allegheny, and the Monastery of the Transfiguration. Residencies support cross disciplinary work in the humanities and the sciences by providing space for artists and other disciplines to engage the land and its resources collaboratively through the creation of material/natural projects on the property. Misty Hollow provides unique opportunities for the public to experience the land through invite only or event based projects off site. Residents receive financial support, rustic living accommodations, connections to regional experts and organizations, use of natural resources, general mentorship and help. Open to 21+ emerging artists and professionals. Misty Hollow is not wheelchair accessible.
Current Artist in Residence
Artists have been selected for the 2026 residency season. Information about their projects and events are coming shortly. To apply for 2027 please follow the link below.
Land Lab
Misty Hollow is a space for experimental land use projects. Artist in Residence projects that consider and employ the property resources sustainably are just one of the many experimental projects. Some of the other projects include: land care and restoration, sustainable off-grid housing, and erosion and drought control.
Misty Hollow is working with Slippery Rock University professors in art, environment, and engineering, The Hoyt Center for Arts and Education, New Castle Public Library, PennOhio Clay Guild, and certified arborist Jen Senchak of Restoreth Roots, LLC. These generous supporters provide programing, educational opportunities, creative consulting, and environmental consulting for the artists in residence and ecocentric projects on the property.
The Land of Misty Hollow
Misty Hollow is a privately owned property of 25+ wooded acres. At one end of the property is a residence where the lead artist and founder Asia Ward lives with her husband and two cats. Ward and her husband fell in love with the property’s ecosystem and natural beauty and purchased the property with the intent to start an art and science residency. In 2024 Ward began a three year research project, opening the property to art and science projects that would help shape the formal residency planned to launch in 2027.
The landscape of Misty Hollow is a steep three sided hollow with a stream and multiple springs running through it, connecting to the Slippery Rock Creek and its valley. The property has two waterfalls, a glenn, wildflower meadow, views of the valley, and some cliffs. Creatures range from bear and bobcat to salamanders and ring necked snakes.