The Sable Project started with a forested piece of land near a mountain called Sable and an idea to bring creative people together in order to grow food and make art.

We built an Artist Residency Program for artists across disciplines that is off-grid, environmentally engaged, grounded by physical work, and collaborative. It is designed to foster creativity by removing some of the obstacles that keep artists from creating- space, time, and supplies- while providing new influences in an inspiring environment. Each season is unique and each residency experience evolves through the input of everyone involved. More details on Sable Residencies.

Sable is off-the-grid! We live in the woods in Vermont’s Green Mountains in Abenkai Territory. There is no electricity, cell service, or wifi. We invite Artists to depart from their often hyper-connected routines in order to engage deeply with their surroundings and cultivate a community of care for each other. Without electricity or internet, the living situation is inherently challenging in this modern world. We ask participants to listen deeply, practice emergent adaptation, and embrace the unknown. Learn more about Sable’s Land.

Over the years, we have grown while staying true to and clarifying Sable’s Mission and Values. We invite the public to join us in our summer season at our biweekly Food + Art Fridays Performance Series and our end-of-summer showcase Water in the Wood.

Since Sable’s birth in 2014, we have hosted over 180 artists and thousands of visitors!

Access: Our location - up a hill (small mountain), on a dirt road, with uneven ground, and partly forested - is inherently a difficult location to provide the best accessibility to all individuals. That said, we are currently looking for ways to improve in this regard and are happy to help accommodate anyone in any way we can. Please read our Accessibility page to get a sense for what Sable has to offer. If you have more questions, email us from our Contact page!