Join us for the 2025 Mudhouse benefit party!
You're invited to the 2025 Mudhouse Benefit Party! We hope you will join us in supporting the Mudhouse Artist Residency's mission to provide artists with the opportunity to develop their practice in a supportive and diverse community surrounded by the stunning natural and historical environment of Crete, Greece.
The event will feature documentation of the first 10 years of the residency, live performances, video and film installation, and feature the Mudhouse sponsored 2025 Special Project "Soft Geographies": a collaboration on 16mm film.
Join us on Thursday, November 13 at the Microscope Gallery, 525 West 29th Street, 2nd Floor
Learn more and purchase tickets at givebutter.com/MudhouseBenefitParty
For questions, please contact Markus at hello@mudhouseresidency.com
Can't attend the event, but still want to support the Mudhouse? Donate at givebutter.com/Mudhouse
Purchase an artwork ticket and leave at the end of the night with a mystery artwork, created by one of the many talented Mudhouse alumni.
Artworks have been anonymized in brown paper—you won't know what you've chosen until you get home and unwrap it! It's a fun way to add an affordable piece of original artwork to your collection while supporting a great cause.
Participating artist alumni:
Jenny Carolin (director and co-founder)
David Brooks (visiting artist 2024)
Sam Van Aken (visiting artist 2023)
Maddie Alexander
Madeleine Boucher
Catherine Callahan
Jocelyn Chase
Brenda Ciardiello
Julia Cocuza
Markus Denil
Kt Dimmick
Jon Fischer
Courtney Nicole Googe
Nichole Gronvold Roller
Cassidy Gyetvan
Ocean Holliday
Kathy Kearns
Hannah Keats
Sloane Keats
Shannon Mack
Stephanie McGovern
Patrick McGuan
Caroline Minchew
Bridget O'Brien
Susan Orlean
Lenee Peterson
Robin Raznick
Lynette Stephenson
Sasha Tivestky
Derick Whitson
Support the Mudhouse Artist Residency !
Your gift will have a huge impact on the artists who come through mudhouse
Help Support Artists' Participation in an International Residency Program and Revitalize a Historic, Neglected Village
At Mudhouse, we believe in the power of creativity and community. Every donation, no matter the size, brings us one step closer to ensuring the Mudhouse remains a nurturing space for artists from around the world to thrive, explore new ideas, and create a lasting impact.
Why does this matter?
💙 The Mudhouse Residency is like no other. It’s a launchpad for new voices, experimental work, and collaborations that extend far beyond the edges of the island. In the mountains of Crete, we foster an environment where artists can break boundaries, challenge norms, and connect across cultures and generations, creating not only art but also deep, global conversations.
💙 In 2025 we’ll be hosting a Special Session focused on one of the urgent issues of our time: climate change. This will be an opportunity for artists to raise awareness through their work, collaborate on a powerful project, and amplify the message that creativity is a crucial tool in addressing our planet’s most pressing challenges.
💙 Your generosity makes all of this possible
What will your gift support?
💙 Fellowships for artists who might not otherwise have the opportunity to attend
💙 Collaborative and interdisciplinary projects that push the boundaries of art and innovation
💙 Workshops and events that bring together creative minds to explore new ideas and solutions
💙 $5,000 will support a Full Artist Fellowship, awarded in your name
💙 $2,500 will help make the Special Session in 2025 a reality
💙 $1,000 will support the day to day operations and residency staff
💙 $500 will help keep the lights on
💙 Every gift, no matter the size, supports our ongoing operations and programs
Supporting the Mudhouse Supports the Local businesses
Your support for the Mudhouse also supports the local community in Agios Ioannis. Since the beginning we have had our meals served to us by Christina and her wonderful family. The meals have become a time for connection, community building, and of new experiences.
Hear from some of the artists who have been to mudhouse:
“Mudhouse was such an amazing opportunity for me, and I think it would be great for artists at any stage in their career”
—Jojo O’Neil, Mudhouse Resident 2024
Jojo O’Neil is an artist, actor, playwright and performance creator based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They attended the June 2024 Residency session, and at the end of the session they performed an excerpt from their play, "Parricide/The Harpy" under the full moon. Since then, Jojo has been awarded a research and development grant from the Canadian Council of the Arts to continue the project.
“The community just continues to build and motivate you, even after you’ve come home to wherever it is for you … Mudhouse never leaves you”
—Courtney Nicole Googe, Mudhouse Resident 2023, 2022, 2021, 2019, 2018
Courtney Nicole Googe, who first attended a Mudhouse session in 2018 has returned many times since as a teaching artist, leading workshops for the Mudhouse in printmaking and making artists' books. Courtney is primarily a printmaker, but she also incorporates drawing, bookmaking, photography, performance, and dance into her studio practice.
Thank you to Natalie Maher, Alana Witting and Kalina Kula for their work documenting the artists and producing this video of Susan Orlean during the residency.
“[Mudhouse] is a perfect environment for working”
—Susan Orlean, Mudhouse Resident 2024
Susan Orlean, a journalist, television writer, and bestselling author of The Orchid Thief and The Library Book, joined us this past summer as an artist-in-residence in July. Susan's 1998 non-fiction book The Orchid Thief was adapted into the film Adaptation (2002). Meryl Streep received an Academy Award nomination for her performance as Orlean. Susan has been a staff writer for The New Yorker since 1992. During her time at the Mudhouse, Susan worked on her new book, a memoir. We look forward to seeing it in print!