Summit AIR + ARTNOIR

Nina Chanel Abney

ARTNOIR is pleased to announce a partnership with Summit Artist in Residency Program (Summit AIR) and Nina Chanel Abney, our first artist to be placed within the program.  

One part incubator and one part residency, The Summit AIR program supports and champions artistic expression and creative entrepreneurialism in the heart of the Wasatch Mountains, Utah, on Summit Powder Mountain, a locus of global inspiration and progressive change. We selected Nina as she offers a perspective and storytelling ability that we feel will encourage discourse to a community dedicated to applying creative solutions to real-world challenges. .

"The Summit AIR program is extremely pleased to announce future collaborations with NYC based creative organization ARTNOIR. This joint effort will create fantastic opportunities for a diverse group of contemporary artists to experience the Summit AIR program located atop Powder Mountain, UT. In addition to the creative-entrepreneur focused residency opportunities, the joint collaboration will also result in a series of inspiring talks and workshops focused on social practice and site-specific artworks." - Marshall Birnbaum, Director of Artist Residencies, Summit Series.

This partnership marks the beginning of powerful things to come from both the ARTNOIR and Summit communities. Moreover, we are excited to share how Nina’s work investigates the intersection of art and social practice as a catalyst for discussion and cultural change.