BEE CREATIVE  

On or Two-Week Residency Retreat Stays. $1350 per week or $2500 for two weeks paid in advance. This can be a collaborative residency experience - up to 4 creatives may be present during any of the designated periods. Or it could just be you. A certain type of "buzz" happens when creative spirits share space.  It creates its own energy.  There's also plenty of space to get lost. It's Maine.    

Engage with your creative process. Light it on fire or release it slowly. Whether it's painting, drawing, photography, writing or some other method of making art, you'll find a special energy here that helps make it bee. The building offers sweeping views of the Narragaugus River as it meets the Narragaugus Bay. The entire back side of the building, including the studio, faces the water.  The light is amazing with long windows and skylights.  It's a magical place to create.   

Explore 90 Acres of undeveloped land, consisting of wild blueberry barrens, granite ledges, a local 1800's cemetery and deep evergreen forest when you're not gawking at or photographing, drawing or painting that view! Enjoy seasonal flower and vegetable gardens and plein air painting on the deck, in the garden or on the ledge. End the day around the firepit to share stories, successes or frustrations. Acadia National Park and Bar Harbor are just over an hour's drive. Schoodic Peninsula (part of Acadia, located in Winter Harbor, Maine) is less than 20 minutes. Hundreds of hiking trails within a 15 minute drive. This is an artists dream!

Art Retreat/Residency Stays include:   

• Accommodations* for 7 nights, in a local cottage

• Access to the Bee's 1100 SF Studio, common areas (kitchen, dining, 1/2 bath) and grounds 

• Family style, New England dinners served nightly at The Bee 

• Private bedrooms w/shared baths 

• Saturday to Saturday (check-in 3pm // checkout 11:00am)

• Available Weeks: 2025 Dates To Be Announced Soon

• 1 4-hour guided outing (painters/sketchers bring your own Plein Air rig) 

• Deposit required at booking; residency must be paid in full prior to start date; installment payments available

*Accommodations: will be sourced through and by The Bee in a local cottage or AirBnB​. Note: a spouse or significant other is welcome to join without an expectation of using the studio for an additional cost of $250 per week to cover meals, etc.