Peter Bullough Foundation

07/28/2026

You’re invited to an evening of art, conversation, and celebration in the garden! Join us on Thursday, August 6 from 6–8 PM at the Peter Bullough Foundation for our Summer Artist Celebration, featuring writer Sarah Tollok, weaver Clara Schulte, and ceramicist Jane Tseng. Enjoy the gardens with hors d’oeuvres and drinks, tour the studios, visit the resident house, and learn more about our upcoming fall events as you listen to live jazz and take in your surroundings.

📍 Peter Bullough Foundation, 120 W Cork St, Wi******er VA
🕕 Thursday, August 6, 6:00–8:00 PM
🎟️ Free Event - Please RSVP at link in bio!

This event has been graciously sponsored in part by Rosewood Environmental, the Marion Park Lewis Foundation for the Arts, and Love at First Bite Catering LOVE AT FIRST BITE CATERING ! Due to an overwhelmingly positive turnout last year, we ask that you please RSVP! While this event is free, donations are greatly appreciated to continue to host this event each year!

07/27/2026

07/24/2026

Clara Schulte CLS CLOTH is a weaver residing in Old Town, Wi******er, VA and our final artist-in-residence to be welcomed to the PBF for Summer 2026! She learned to weave in the Smoky Mountains of North Carolina, her home, and continues to act as a steward for a craft that was nearly lost to technology and time. Her focus is the marriage of traditional Appalachian overshot and natural fibers to create timeless and functional homegoods meant to be used, cherished and passed down. When she is not weaving she is walking with her pup, Ginger, reading or camping.

Join us at the Annual Summer Open Studio Garden Party on Thursday, August 6th to see what Clara and her fellow co-residents have been working on during their summer at the PBF! The garden party is a free event for the public but we do ask that you please RSVP. Link to event in bio or via the event page on our website.

07/23/2026

For our second intro to Summer 2026 - the PBF welcomes writer-in-residence Sarah Tollok Sarah Tollok who lives in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley with her husband and two sons. Her writing can be found in anthologies with Improbable Press, Alan Squire Publishing, Clan Destine Press, Memento Vivere Press, and Chaos and Ink Books. Bookstories, the author’s love letter to the world of books, was released in 2024 with Balance of Seven Press.

Sarah looks forward to sharing more about her work alongside her fellow co-residents during the Annual Summer Open Studio Garden Party on Thursday, August 6th! This is a free event for the public but we do ask that you please RSVP. Link to event in bio or via the event page on our website.

07/22/2026

Summer presents the PBF with a wonderful opportunity to provide dedicated time and space to local artists from the Shenandoah Valley with a goal of further developing their work. Jane Tseng Making, teaching and selling ceramics 🪴🍵🍜 is the first of three artists-in-residence for Summer 2026. Jane is a Hakka Taiwanese American ceramicist using wheel-thrown and handbuilt clay objects as surfaces and forms to explore the narratives of the imagery around her. Inhabiting and making art in her childhood home in the Shenandoah Valley is a full-circle and yet also a beginning. She draws from the flora and fauna that interchange through the seasons and the contrast between the familiarity and foreignness of the spaces she lives in.

On Thursday, August 6th, Jane will join fellow residents at our Annual Summer Open Studio Garden Party as they open their studios to showcase what they have been working on while here at the foundation. This is a free event for the public - we do ask that you please RSVP. Link to event in bio or via the event page on our website.

06/09/2026

ONLY 1 DAY LEFT TO APPLY! SPRING 2027 APPLICATIONS DUE JUNE 10TH!
Located in historic downtown Wi******er, Virginia, the Peter Bullough Foundation offers intimate, focused residencies to artists and writers, including those elevating voices and topics relevant to the LGBTQIA2S+ community.
In addition to free housing with a private bedroom and private studio space, residents are provided with a $600 monthly stipend toward food, supplies, and living expenses. Each awarded residency period is roughly 4 weeks long and is shared with 2 other artists-in-residence. Apply today for an opportunity to focus solely on your work without the distractions of everyday life! Find your sparkle within a nurturing community of co-residents, enthusiastic staff, and local supporters of the arts.
The PBF accepts applications from artists working in the following disciplines: visual arts, architecture, literature, music/composition, interdisciplinary arts, playwriting, screenwriting, film/video arts, poetry, and theatre. Ideal applicants will be self-directed, motivated, able to work independently, and interested in engaging with the local community and fellow residents. Emerging artists are encouraged to apply. Please visit our website to learn more about the Peter Bullough Foundation and check out residency FAQ’s.
Click the link in bio to learn more about our residencies and to apply via the SlideRoom website. Applications close at 11:59PM on June 10th.
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06/04/2026

Cotton Flower was in full bloom on Tuesday as artist-in-residence Paula Mans gifted attendees with an in-depth discussion regarding her journey to create the series. Thank you Paula for sharing your research process along with the impactful work you do to re envision historical narratives in a way that illuminates the power of those portrayed.

Thank you to the Marion Park Lewis Foundation for the Arts for sponsoring this season’s events!

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06/03/2026

Past and present converged on Saturday as writer-in-residence Tamara J. Madison led participants through a series of writing prompts pulling inspiration from historic photographs. Thank you Tamara for sharing your gift and providing participants with thought provoking exercises to further develop their work.

Thank you to the Marion Park Lewis Foundation for the Arts for sponsoring this season’s events! Also, a special thank you to the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley for this wonderful partnership opportunity at their location on Amherst Street.

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06/02/2026

Drawing from real life, graphic novelist Robin Ha guided artists of every skill level in the creation of their own personal comic during last weeks workshop at ARE’s R.I.S.E. Center . From brainstorming a storyline to character development - we appreciate the expertise and support Robin provided to the group!

This project was supported, in part, by the Virginia Commission for the Arts , which receives support from the Virginia General Assembly. Workshop held by the PBF in partnership with ARE’s R.I.S.E. Center

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06/01/2026

Join us on Thursday, June 4th, as artists-in-residence Edson Jean .director , Tamara J. Madison and Paula Mans open their studios to share what they have been working on while in Wi******er! This event is FREE but we do ask that you please RSVP at the link in bio or through the event page on the PBF website. Light seasonal refreshments will be served at this open house event.

📍 Thursday, June 4th
🕠 5:00 – 7:00 PM
📍 PBF Artist Studios, 120 West Cork St, Wi******er, VA
🎟️ Free Event - RSVP appreciated! Link in bio!

Thank you to the Marion Park Lewis Foundation for the Arts for sponsoring this season’s events!

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