Bernheim’s Artist in Residence Program
For four decades, the Artist in Residence program has attracted artists from around the world who seek to use Bernheim as their inspiration. Established in 1980, Bernheim’s Artist in Residence Program annually awards artists the opportunity to live and create site specific work inspired by their total immersion experience in the natural environment. This internationally renowned program has hosted a multitude of sculptors, photographers, painters, printmakers, installation artists, videographers, and sound artists, as well as contemporary explorations of nature through science, sense and digital mediums.

Artist in Residence’s 40th Anniversary Culminates with Exciting New Installations
Despite the setbacks of COVID-19, Bernheim’s 40th anniversary celebration of its Artist in Residence program finished strong in 2020. Visit ...
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AIRat40: Discover Sycamore Haven on the Elm Lick Trail
Artist Lee Emma Running working inside the hollowed Sycamore tree on the Elm Lick Trail. In the course of a ...
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AIR at 40: Sycamore Hatch and Sycamore Haven, The Work of Bernheim 2020 Artist in Residence, Lee Emma Running
An exciting new art installation is currently on display in the Sassafras room of Bernheim’s Visitor Center! The work is ...
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AIR at 40: FEMMEnomenal Bluegrass Botanicals with 2020 Bernheim Artist in Residence, Gabriella Boros
In honor of the 40th anniversary of the Artist in Residence Program and Kentucky Women’s Suffrage Centennial in 2020, Bernheim ...
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