Klamath Community College (KCC) has launched its first Artist-in-Residence (AIR) Program, a new initiative designed to support community building, professional growth and creative engagement for artists, students and the wider Klamath Basin community.
The program is open to artists of any medium who live in the Klamath Basin. The two-month residency gives each artist a stipend, display space and access to KCC's campus facilities, including the art and design labs.
Meet Jennifer Hill, the 2026-27 Artist in Residence
Hill is a studio artist and traveling instructor based in Klamath Falls. She has called several interesting places home but was most artistically influenced living on the Garden Isle of Kauai, inspired by the lush flora and the textures of the sea. Her university studies led to more than 20 years of teaching in colleges and art centers across the country, and to exhibiting nationally and internationally. Highlights include the 2019 solo exhibit Cultivated on Dry Land in Georgetown, Texas, and the 2023 Hokkaido International Exhibition in Sapporo, Japan.
Hill has attended art residencies in places as different as Missoula, Montana, and Rome, Italy, and served as an Art in Public Places panelist for the City of Austin. In Oregon she has taught workshops statewide, including at Mt. Hood Community College and the Sitka Center for Art & Ecology on the Oregon Coast.
Opening reception: Wednesday, October 14
An opening reception for Hill will be held Wednesday, October 14, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the KCC Conference Center. Hear Jennifer talk about her artistic process and learn more about art at KCC. The reception is open to the public, so bring a friend and help welcome KCC's 2026 Artist in Residence.
Questions? Contact bakerm@klamathcc.edu.
The program is funded by the Klamath County Cultural Coalition Grant and the KCC Art on Campus Committee. Artists interested in future openings can learn more and apply at klamathcc.edu/artist-in-residence.
Source: Klamath Community College.
