Artist in Residence
Since the inception of our artist residency program in 2015, we have worked with 15 Philadelphia-based artists to create works that expand the interpretation of the historic Glen Foerd estate. Works from past residents have challenged dominant historical narratives by focusing on issues of wealth inequality, race, industrialization, and environmental conservation, among other contemporary social concerns. We prioritize work that is experimental in nature, engages new and diverse audiences, and will allow the artist an opportunity to advance their practice.
Applications are open for 2026! One Philadelphia-based artist or collective will be selected for the 2026 Residency Program. Learn more and start your application by visiting our applicants page.
2025 Selection Committee Members
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Kara is a visual anthropologist, practicing artist, and educator with over ten years of experience in community arts education. She holds a graduate degree in Anthropology with a specialization in Anthropology of Visual Communication from Temple University, where she currently serves as Adjunct Assistant Professor teaching "Race, Identity, and Experience in American Art."
Mshinda is Network Co-Director of Tiger Strikes Asteroid Philadelphia and Principal Collaborator at GrioXArts at Cherry Street Pier. From 2021-2025, she served as Fellowship Director at Da Vinci Art Alliance, gaining extensive experience supporting emerging artists through residency and fellowship programs. Her workshops have been featured at institutions including the University of Pennsylvania, Museum of the American Revolution, and Please Touch Museum.
As a practicing artist, her work exploring themes of identity and cultural heritage has been exhibited widely throughout Philadelphia and beyond. A recipient of the 2024 Philadelphia Fellowship for Black Artists, Mshinda brings both artistic practice and deep programmatic knowledge to her work as a reviewer.
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Cindy is a Philadelphia based artist who works with aqueous media to create multimedia animations, works on paper, and site-specific installations. Creating ink from foraged natural materials, she connects to the landscape in tactile ways, cultivating themes of entangled resilience. Recent projects explore the specificity of a site –whether a historical home, urban environment or dense forest– through the use of layered imagery, text, and material understanding. Installations currently on view (2025) include ’an openness to all things lovely’ at Glen Foerd and ‘Other Absences’ at Eastern State Penitentiary. Her experimental collaborative videos have been screened in festivals and exhibitions nationwide and abroad. Cindy is a PA Master Naturalist and her writing on art has appeared in FlashArt, ArtNews, NYArts Magazine, SciArt Magazine, The New York Sun, and Title Magazine in addition to university and web publications.
