A rare creative retreat in a unique place.
Prairieside Outpost Artist Residency program offers a unique artist residency experience–it is comfortable, private, peaceful, family-friendly and nature-oriented. While close to urban areas, it is truly an out-of-the-way place in one of the most unique geographical landscapes in the United States.
About the Residency Program
Prairieside Outpost hosted a family-friendly artist residency program from 2014-2026 that welcomed over 30 artists from across North America through a competitive application process for short creative retreats. Starting in Summer 2026, the program is on a short break.
The ten-year anniversary of the Artist Residency Program at Prairieside Outpost was celebrated through the group exhibition As Grass Grows: Ten Years at Prairieside Outpost at Leedy-Voulkos Art Center in the Kansas City Crossroads Arts District. Twenty-five of our past artists-in-residence participated in this group exhibition.
The exhibition was accompanied by a comprehensive catalog featuring images and written contributions from all of our past artist residents, as well as guest essays by S. Portico Bowman, Sally Paul, and Residency Program Director Laura Berman. This catalog documents how time and the natural environment have meaningfully supported and impacted the creative work of an outstanding community of artists.
Artist Reports
We have welcomed over 30 artists and writers to our residency program since it began in 2014. You can learn more about the artists' experiences in the Prairieside Outpost Artist Residency through their own writings and images, linked below.
MASHA RYSKIN & SERGE MARCHETTA
ANNA WETZEL ARTZ
LYDIA GRAVIS
AMANDA HAMILTON
KATHERINE HAIR EAGLE
JENNY REARDON
CALEB TAYLOR
KIRSTEN FURLONG
ALEX LUKAS
JACKIE LEISHMAN
ARI FISH
COREY ANTIS
CLARE DOVETON
AARON FINE
JILLIAN GUTHRIE
LILY MCELROY
CARY ESSER
KIM EICHLER-MESSMER
YOONMI NAM
COLLEEN MAYNARD
K STEVENSON
JIM WOODFILL
ORANGE BARREL INDUSTRIES
APRIL FLANDERS
HILARY LORENZ
WARREN ROSSER
ROBERT HOWSARE