Get in Touch with Nature
The Mount Sequoyah woods trailhead entrance is on the East side of our campus. It meanders through heavily wooded and occasionally rugged undisturbed forest. Additional information about this hiking area, along with many other nearby hiking, fishing, and swimming destinations visit:
www.fayetteville-ar.gov/Facilities/Facility/Details/Mt-Sequoyah-Woods-Trail-23
museums and more in NW ARkansas
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
Northwest Arkansas has become an arts destination
Since Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art opened its doors, Northwest Arkansas has become a destination for art lovers from around the globe. With the addition of The Momentary, a new contemporary arts and performance space, there is a constant flux of performance and new art happening. And with the Walton Arts Center under a mile away from Mount Sequoyah, you will find a constant exciting assortment of plays and broadway shows. If you look, you will never lack for something to be inspired by while you are here.
visiting artists and faculty
Special guest writers, painters, and more will be arranged especially to enhance conversation and sharpen ideas based on the bodies of work submitted by applicants. Applicants will be advised as we fill those weekly special guest speakers.
Summer Residency
Please contact us or fill out an inquiry to indicate your space needs, time-frame, and budget. You can fill out a form here:
Accommodations and Food
Each of our residents will be housed in one of our motel style rooms. With more than forty structures on campus, each of our houses are unique. Specific cottages will be assigned according to the residents personal needs.
It’s Summer, so who says it has to all be work…
With a swimming pool, tennis courts, hiking trails, and more available on campus, anyone enjoying the summer here will have access to all of the amenities of our campus when they are ready to take a break from their work.
Application Requirements
There is no application fee. The process is very simple. Inquiries and applications are currently being accepted.
In order to apply please submit an application. Follow the button above labeled “application.” To prepare for your application you should gather the following information:
· A one page synopsis of your background and experience. For purposes of accommodating each artist and writer, please indicate age and gender or any other considerations for your housing assignment. Also include contact information.
· If you are an artist please include either a link to your web site or five to ten images of your work (low res 72 dpi images are acceptable and, in any case, no more than 2MB per image).
· If you are a writer please include two writing samples.
· A deposit will be required to reserve space at Mount Sequoyah.
· If another Institution is funding your residency we will work with them regarding the payment schedule.
Applications will be evaluated by our arts committee.