Artist Residency Application: House of DreamWeaving

Come create just for yourself.

Dive into your creative well in an environment dedicated just for your and your creative work and spiritual reset. Create a class, project, make new connections, and step into the unknown.

Now offering 3-week artist residencies.

Stay in Alena’s 3 bedroom/2 bath home (with 2 other artists, Alena will not be here) while you explore Asheville, get cozy with 2 fireplaces (one even in the studio), and paint your heart out. Rates are reasonable. You may stay 3 weeks up to 3 months. Alena will give a list of hikes, restaurants, events (spiritual and expressive) and more to enhance your experience of this unique area.

Uncover what longs to be expressed.

With uninterrupted creative time you can work on a project, find your unique style, even offer a class or record an e-course. Make new connections. When we step into the unknown, abundant unexpected possibility can find us. Alena is happy to link any projects you are working on or created on the artist residency page.

Dates of Residency

Choose from 3 date options. You can stay for a longer time if desired!

Alena’s home is 2150 s/f with a very large studio that can hold 12-14 people. Up to 3 artists at a time per month. Home has all the amenities you need, wifi, Netflix, Hulu, a hot tub with essential oils and sea salts. The house is located 15 minutes to downtown and Biltmore area.


  • January 7 – 28th
  • February 2 – 23rd
  • February 28th – March 21st
“Artists can have greater access to reality; they can see patterns and details and connections that other people, distracted by the blur of life, might miss. Just sharing that truth can be a very powerful thing.”
― Jay-Z

“As far as I know, every person has a dream. Every person is a born artist.”
― Neeraj Agnihotri

“If you ask me what I came to do in this world, I, an artist, will answer you: I am here to live out loud.”
― Émile Zola

How to Apply.

Email Alena asap if you are interested in this unique opportunity. Please include what you would like to gain from this experience, projects or class you may be working on and dates of interest along with attaching any art made. You can also email her at alena.hennessy@ gmail dot com.