What We Offer
8-acre artist-led site for retreats, research intensives and outdoor creative gatherings
We specialize in welcoming artist-run organizations, collectives and producers looking for rural space to:
- Produce site-responsive work
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Convene artists, collaborators and cohorts
- Host retreats, labs, residencies or intensives
- Expand seasonal programming outside the city
Ideal For:
- Artist collectives & performance labs
- Cultural organizations with residencies
- Organizations with budgets for site rentals
- Experimental festivals and off-site programs
- Creative producers seeking outdoor settings
Event Types We Support:
- Festivals & convenings
- Artist research retreats
- Outdoor performance labs
- Cohort intensive & planning sessions
What’s included?
- Private, stewarded use of the site
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Advance coordination and orientation
- Access to designated areas of the farm
- We compost your food scraps
What’s not included?
- Catering, lodging or equipment rentals
- Public ticketing or promotion
- Transportation
- Trash removal
Stewardship
We work with you to understand your goals, help you imagine how the land can be used for your vision and support your event from planning through implementation.
We specialize in hosting artist collectives, festivals and cultural orgainzations looking for outdoor space that supports experimental programs and concepts.
We offer a level of privacy and autonomy that is difficult to find. The land is yours for the duration of your booking, which allows your group to set its own rhythm.
Locality
Groups choose us to escape permitting hurdles, noise restrictions and venue limitations while remaining within a manageable distance from NYC.
Groups choose us to escape permitting hurdles, noise restrictions and venue limitations while remaining within a manageable distance from NYC.
Testimonial
“With the support of the farm’s team and wider community, I facilitated a 4-day dance camp rooted in movement, stretching, meditation and nourishing food. The farm held an openness that allowed the dance camp to evolve beyond structure, meeting people where they are.
It is a place of infinite possibilities and rare opportunities to step outside productivity-driven culture and into an environment that honors curiosity, vulnerability and embodied expression.
Forest Frine Farm is a grounding and positive pillar in Upstate New York and a living example of what is possible when care, intention and imagination are simultaneously nurtured.” - Coco Villa
Thank you
to everyone who has helped us grow from a DIY artist-led residency into a generational land-project.
We look forward to seeing you in Bethel soon.
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