April Freely on Creative Resilience in the Face of Hardship

Portrait of April Freely.
Fire Island Artist Residency just celebrated its ten-year anniversary. There are nearly 50 previous residents who have really established themselves such as artists Chris E. Vargas, A.K. Burns, and Paul Mpagi Sepuya. It feels like a moment to celebrate what’s possible and to look at what people are making. The last year has felt particularly dampened and dark, but these are the moments when the boundaries of creative practice are tested and can bear the most weigh