Essie Staycation





Essie Staycation is an artist residency based in Ormewood Park in Atlanta, Georgia. We are a DIY residency with printers, CDJs, printmaking and painting supplies, a full woodshop, a sewing machine, a pool table, and much more.

To apply, send us an email outlining what you would like to do during your time at Essie Staycation and when you would like to come.

Your time here is yours--you can learn how to DJ, meditate in the garden, go for a long walk, sew a costume, paint a masterpiece, write your magnum opus, put on a play...the choice is yours.


Past Residents include...

Asha Trinh
Maverick Mura
Rosemary Haynes
Bones Gilmore
Jackie Zeller
Nik Hermanovski
Zane Grant


Upcoming at Essie Staycation

pieces of a place I’ve been,
but never seen

curated by elsewhere,
the curatorial project by Anna Akpele
featuring photographic works by
Reuben Bloom and Mark Anthony Brown Jr.

opening - Friday Feb 20, 6-9PM
open on Saturdays through March 29