Our longest running artist residency

Tough Art Artist Residency

2026 is the 20th year of the Museum's longest running residency.

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art created by artists in residence

Cosmic Geometry

Artist(s): Owen Lowery

Residency: 2019 Tough Artist

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Compound Ringship

Artist(s): Ryder Henry

Residency: 2019 Tough Artist

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Tomato Medley

Artist(s): Eunice Choi

Residency: 2019 Tough Artist

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Mechanical Masterpieces

Artist(s): Neil Mendoza

Residency: 2018 Tough Artist

Mechanical Masterpiece 1_Fight or Flight

Lake Light

Artist(s): Isaac Levine

Residency: 2018 Tough Artist

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Light Showers

Artist(s): Lumi Barron and Miranda Miller

Residency: 2018 Tough Artist

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Nimbus Drum

Artist(s): Shohei Katayama

Residency: 2017 Tough Artist

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Urchin Searchin Sound

Artist(s): Arvid Tomayko & H. Gene Thompson

Residency: 2017 Tough Artist

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The NEST pictured above

Artist(s): Arvid Tomayko & Megan Flod Johnson

Residency: 2017 Tough Artist

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past live art events

woman sitting and painting a portrait of a woman at an easel