The Hatchery Art Spaces at Badger Creek

Work space, live space: The Hatchery provides artists, musicians, and writers with opportunities to pursue their creative goals in a natural setting, and in an environment compromised by failed human endeavor.

Named for Synanon's child-rearing facility, The Hatchery refers both to the building (a former airplane hangar) and to the group of artists who have begun reclaiming it. THE HATCHERY FREE RANGE is the inaugural event: a show of contemporary art on Saturday, October 30, 2010.

In this stage between dereliction and renewal, artists are invited to make work. Several work spaces are available: a ready-to-use 400-square-foot studio; and raw spaces in The Hatchery, in a double-wide, gutted mobile home, and in a 10,000 square foot warehouse. Housing on the property is affordable, and family- and pet-friendly.

Located in Badger, California, in the foothills of the southern Sierra Nevada, The Hatchery is 30 minutes from Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Park, 1 1/2 hours from Fresno, and approximately 4 hours from Los Angeles or San Francisco.