Written by Anne Beffel (she/they), 2026 Vicky Tzoumerka Knoedler Artist in Residence When I teach, or work as a public artist with communities, I try to enter into currents and relationships already in place. At best, I make decisions in response. Even before I left home to serve as the Vicky Tzoumerka Knoedler Artist in Residence at Holy Wisdom Monastery, I understood the public art project I’d described in my application was merely a thought experiment. It was disconnected from Monastery communities. Connection could develop fully only in closer proximity with the land and its inhabitants. As a kind of …
