The Community Artist-in-Residence (CAiR) supports the creative economy, imagination, and civic life on the East End by commissioning regionally based artists to develop socially engaged or participatory work. Artists are provided with creative mentorships, administrative support, a commissioning fee, and a shared studio/workspace on the Guild Hall campus.
For more information, reach out to Guild Hall Patti Kenner Director of Learning + New Works, Anthony Madonna at amadonna@guildhall.org.
2026 COMMUNITY ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE
Margarita Espada & Minerva Perez
Guild Hall and OLA of Eastern Long Island present a new Spanish-language devised theater project, led by 2026 Guild Hall Community Artists-in-Residence, Margarita Espada and Minerva Perez. Building on the collaborative success of Fuenteovejuna: East End (2025), Espada and Perez invite you into a dynamic creative process that foregrounds collective storytelling, social inquiry, and cultural celebration.
Program Sponsors
Guild Hall’s Learning + New Works programs are made possible through Vital Projects Fund, the Lewis B. and Dorothy Cullman Endowment Fund, The Melville Straus Family Endowment, and additional support by Collegiate Gateway.
Additional support provided by Friends of Learning + New Works: Julie Raynor Gross, Stephanie Joyce and Jim Vos, S. Kutler Foundation, N. Glickberg, D. Glickberg, and J. Abrahams, Andrea and Jeffrey Lomasky, Peter Marino, Stephen Meringoff, and Eva Sandler.
