About: Nicole Cheng (she/they) is an interdisciplinary artist and designer based in Brooklyn, NY. Her family has migrated far distances read more…
Visual Artist Residency 2026 Announcement!
We are excited to announce our Visual Artist residency 2026! Velvetpark welcomes LGBTQ+ artist working in various mediums and whom read more…
Writer in Residence 2026 | NOVA CYPRESS BLACK
About NOVA: NOVA CYPRESS BLACK (dey/dem/NOVA) writes deir name in all caps as a reminder to take up space as read more…
In Conversation with Libby Paloma | Visual Artist Resident 2025
In 2025 we had the honor of having two artists in residence, our second of which was, Libby Paloma. A read more…
In Conversation With Kim Salac | Visual Artist in Residence 2025
In 2025 we were honored to have two visual artists in residence! Our first resident was Kim Salac. Itwas a read more…
Spotlight Artist | Monica Sheets
Bio: Monica Sheets is a Saint Louis-based artist who explores ideas of participation and authority by producing installations, organizing events, read more…
Spotlight Artist | Zoe Schweiger
Bio: Zoe Schweiger is a painter born and based in Miami, Florida. She received her BFA in Interdisciplinary Sculpture from read more…
Spotlight Artist | Katherine Sepulveda
Bio: Katherine Sepúlveda is a multidisciplinary Colombian – American artist based in Queens, New York. Through scenes depicting the rich read more…
Visual Artist Resident 2025 | Libby Paloma
Photo Credit: Tim CorreriaLibby Paloma! She will be joining us from September – December! About Libby: Libby Paloma (she/they) is an interdisciplinary read more…
Visual Artist Resident 2025 | Kim Salac
We are excited to announce to that, Kim Salac, is our first of two visual artist residents this year! They read more…
In Conversation with Soeun Bae | Artist-in-Residence 2024
Meet our Artist-in-Residence of 2024, Soeun Bae. We had the pleasure of speaking with her a few weeks ago and read more…
Writers Fellowship 2025
Today Velvetpark is announcing our inaugural writing fellowship program 2025. In lieu of our regular six months writing residency, we read more…
Spotlight Artist 2024 | Sara Duell
Surviving Only Better: Velvet flag with pleather snakeskin applique lettering6 x 8.5ft2022 “Surviving, Only Better” is comprised of two vertical read more…
Artist Spotlight 2024 | Marcela Adeze Okeke
Bio: Marcela Adeze Okeke is a Chicago artist and organizer whose creative practice centers themes of rest, connection and care in read more…
Artist Spotlight 2024 | lauren mcavoy
Featured: “This is where my beard should be” (collaborative work-in-progress), 2024physical bodies, contact mics, sound, to-be-made screen-printed sound portraits Resisting read more…