Habitable Spaces

Habitable Spaces Habitable Spaces is an artists’ residence with a difference – as a working sustainable farm, trading post, and experiment in collective living.

Habitable Spaces is an artist residency program and sustainable farm founded in Kingsbury, TX in February of 2012. Abandoning traditional notions of art-as-object, Habitable Spaces combines everyday actions like gardening, socializing, cooking, and building to become expressive and art in itself. The selected artists in residence are assisted by the staff in the production of interactive art works

while exploring alternative forms of living. These large-scale constructions redefine and re-imagine found objects and sustainable resources as functional and fundamental elements in architecture. Supporting the residency program, Habitable Spaces sustainable farm provides meat and produce for feeding the artists and the staff. Applying methods of permaculture design, the farm utilizes the natural resources provided while maintaining the integrity of the landscape. Composting toilets, grey water systems, dogs, and chickens are all a part of the everyday life for artists in residence and an integral part of the overall experience and creative process. The farm also provides opportunities for volunteers to participate in infrastructure projects such as garden expansion, land clearing, and building maintenance. In February of 2012, founding directors, Alison Ward and Shane Heinemeier arrived in Kingsbury, TX ready to break ground for Habitable Spaces. The first six months were a laborious time of clearing land, building perimeters, and starting the garden. Through an influx of wwoof volunteers through 2012, Habitable Spaces infrastructure had begun to come together. A small kitchen, a garden, composting toilets, a chicken coop, and a cabin are all results of the first year’s progression. We also welcomed many passing artists and began the tradition of an annual fall harvest festival and fundraiser. In 2013 the construction of the Heinemeier home and the kitchen pavilion started to complete major components of the Habitable Spaces infrastructure.

KMC has been teaching art students how to pack and install thier art! Here we are at West Texas A&M!
03/13/2026

KMC has been teaching art students how to pack and install thier art! Here we are at West Texas A&M!

03/10/2026

With fewer than 700 residents, Kingsbury has become a hub for cultural governance and sovereignty, largely thanks to advocacy led by arts organization Habitable Spaces.

Full moon Dinner and closing reception for “30 mile radius” tomorrow night! I’m cooking a brisket all day getting ready!
01/31/2026

Full moon Dinner and closing reception for “30 mile radius” tomorrow night! I’m cooking a brisket all day getting ready!

Online registration for Full Snow Moon Dinner February 2026.

One week until Habitable Spaces’ Nexus Gallery inaugural opening.
11/22/2025

One week until Habitable Spaces’ Nexus Gallery inaugural opening.

We are so excited to celebrate the summer solstice with y'all! Tons of fun in store for tonight:- Music featuring Ethan ...
06/21/2025

We are so excited to celebrate the summer solstice with y'all! Tons of fun in store for tonight:
- Music featuring Ethan Ford
- Whiskey courtesy of Johnny Pickles Distillery
- Painting courtesy of Artable Curiosities
- Burgers and frozen treats will be available to purchase

Located at 3050 FM 1104, Kingsbury, TX 78638
or just search "Habitable Spaces" in your GPS

Beat the heat! Join us this Saturday from 6-11pm to celebrate the Summer Solstice.- Live music all night- Painting with ...
06/18/2025

Beat the heat! Join us this Saturday from 6-11pm to celebrate the Summer Solstice.

- Live music all night
- Painting with Artable Curiosities
- Free whiskey samples from Johnny Pickles Distillery
- Full farm to table menu including grass fed burgers with artisinal pickles, homemade ice cream with fresh waffle cones, unlimited topping bar, housemade mocktails, and more

One night only, open entry for all ages. See y'all there!

RSVP here: https://forms.gle/Rxyg6GHapMatfM8PA
Habitable Spaces, 3050 FM 1104, Kingsbury, TX 78638

Firemen and Firewomen make the best barbecue! Don’t believe me, then come find out for yourself on July 26 in Kingsbury ...
06/09/2025

Firemen and Firewomen make the best barbecue! Don’t believe me, then come find out for yourself on July 26 in Kingsbury Texas!

Our 55th Annual BBQ is scheduled for July 26th. We invite you to attend and support our 100% volunteer fire department. The event will feature a Live Auction, gun raffle, an amazing concert from the one and only Clint Taft & the Buckwild Band, a silent auction, and the famous KVFD Auxiliary country store. 100% of the proceeds will go towards training and equipment for our members to better serve and protect the Kingsbury community and surrounding areas.

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Get ready folks, the Kingsbury Fall Harvest Festival is on November 9th this year!!! Same day as the Wings and Wheels Fl...
08/27/2024

Get ready folks, the Kingsbury Fall Harvest Festival is on November 9th this year!!! Same day as the Wings and Wheels Flyin at the Kingsbury Aerodrome!

SAVE THE DATE!!FRIDAY JUNE 21st,6-11pmNight Market 6-9pmCommunity Potluck Dinner 7:30Films Under the Stars 8:30 ...
06/12/2024

SAVE THE DATE!!
FRIDAY JUNE 21st,
6-11pm

Night Market 6-9pm
Community Potluck Dinner 7:30
Films Under the Stars 8:30 - 11pm

The Full Strawberry Moon falls on the night of Summer Solstice this year. Please join us for the evening at the future site of Will Hemmick’s Homestead Goodness Marketplace.

ON FRIDAY JUNE 21
DOWNTOWN KINGSBURY
7461 Kingsbury Road

If you are interested in being a Night Market vendor, please contact Heather Olson at
[email protected]

Address

3050 FM 1104
Kingsbury, TX
78638

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

(917) 613-6016

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