Artist residency building at Freehold Art Exchange

Our modern-rustic house sits on 57 acres of land with two woodland streams to explore! The most recent addition to Freehold Art Exchange (FAEx) (an artist residency focused on social justice and environmental sustainability), this passive solar house looks out on an (organic) vegetable garden, maturing fruit trees, as well as a barn equipped with evolving artist studios. Gorgeous views of the Catskills will make it hard to leave. The classic red barn, silo and vegetable garden on site add extra charm as backdrop! When you stay at this house, you are contributing to the arts, social justice and environmental sustainability. ALL of the proceeds for AirBnB rentals fund FAEx's 501(c)3 programs, including free residencies for social justice and environmental sustainability artists, our community garden and free/sliding scale workshops for our local community. Check our website at f (Website hidden by Airbnb) to see if we have a workshop during your stay! Guests have access to our new residency house and the property (except the barn and garage, which are under renovation, and accessible via invitation only (for your safety). Please note the first floor of the house and a growing number of studios are ADA compliant. The property owner and residency co-founder lives in a neighboring house with her partner, two sons and lovable dog. You will also likely see residency staff and artists milling about the property and working onsite! We are all artsy/craftsy, liberal, creative, planet-hugging, humanitarian types, who love a good board game, craft night, and homemade dinner. We will leave you in peace or hang out with you, whatever works for folks’ schedules! We can offer suggestions of amazing trails, restaurants and nightlife in the Catskills. The Catskills feature some of the best hiking, swimming and winter sports in New York State. We are a 25 minute drive from Catskill and Hudson, 45-55 minutes from Albany, Woodstock, Saugerties and Kingston. We are a few miles from delicious food and drinks at Ruby's Hotel and the Freehold Pub (which has a drive-home shuttle service!) There is no convenient public transportation. There is an Amtrak station in Hudson, and a Trailways Bus Stop in Cairo. You can call a local cab to pick you up if you need. Patron program: every booking of this house supports FAEx’s residency program and subsidizes the lodging and studio space for our artists year-round. As a thank you for your patronage, each stay at the house will come with a tour of one of our operable studios.