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PEG Arts' Pegasus Project offers juried, no-fee residencies of one to three weeks year-round to visual artists, musicians, dancers, composers, landscape artists, poets, playwrights, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers in the historic Old Town district of Florence Arizona.
We are located midway between Phoenix and Tucson.
Application required.
The Pegasus Project Casita is a 500 square foot,
one-bedroom cottage on the grounds of
the PEG Arts Center.
The Casita is fully equipped,
self-contained,
and right downtown.
We also offer artist-priced DIY residencies. Please contact us for details.
Jody Carroll
Artist in Residence
March 1 - 8 2026
Jody Carroll is an accomplished fine artist who holds an MFA in Painting from Portland State University and a BFA in Illustration from ArtCenter College of Design. He has taught for years at Portland State University, Oregon State University and the Pacific Northwest College of Art.
His professional experience includes creative work with The Walt Disney Company and The Coca‑Cola Company. He is the owner of the Jody Carroll Gallery, where he exhibits and promotes fine art and music.
In addition to his visual art career, Carroll is an award-winning musician and multi-instrumentalist who has toured throughout Japan, the United States, and Europe.
His artwork is held in many private and museum collections.
Ryan Romer
Artist in Residence
January 11 - February 22, 2026
Ryan lives a nomadic artist lifestyle, but the heart of his work remains firmly rooted in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta (Y-K Delta) of western Alaska, where his ancestors made their home. His paintings and printmaking are inspired by the land, stories, folklore and lived experiences of the region, blending indigenous knowledge with contemporary life in unexpected and imaginative ways.
Every image Ryan creates feels like stepping into a parallel universe — a story in motion that invites viewers to consider another way of being in the world. His work doesn’t just tell stories, it sparks curiosity and respect for culture, land and community.
Ryan earned his BFA in printmaking from the University of Alaska Anchorage in 2008 and his artistic journey since then has been shaped by extensive travel through rural Alaskan villages and beyond with cultural story telling practices, transforming oral histories into rich visual narratives.
During his residence at PEG, Ryan will be teaching classes in printmaking offering students the chance to explore both hands-on techniques and deeper storytelling through art. Whether you’re interested in learning new skills or expanding how you think about image-making, his classes promise to be inspiring, thoughtful and creatively engaging.
Jody Carroll
Artist in Residence
February 8 - March 1 2025
Jody Carroll is a explosive blues songwriter and musician from Asheville, North Carolina, who stands as one of the most striking performers of his time, capturing the essence of old American, folk, and blues traditions with a powerful, hurricane-like guitar style. Carroll conjures up the spirit of the Delta with haunting precision, shifting effortlessly from National steel guitar to banjo, weaving tales of lost loves, forgotten histories, and the raw blood that runs through rural America. His unassuming yet magnetic presence, captivating songs and yarns attest to the true authenticity of his music. His newest record takes an Americana-infused look at the blues. He offers hope alongside the melancholia of the past. Carroll’s music reflects not just the hardship, but the resilience of life. He has shared the stage with blues legends such as Buddy Guy, Honey Boy Edwards, R.L. Burnside, and Johnny Winter, earning his place among the finest contemporary blues artists who bring both raw emotion and hope to their audiences.In addition to heavy touring of the U.S and Japan, he appeared at the renown Americana Festival Merlefest regularly.
Laura Eve Engel
Artist in Residence
January 10-19 2025
Laura Eve Engel is the recipient of fellowships from Provincetown Fine Arts Works Center, the Wisconsin Institute for Creative Writing, and the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation. Her work has appeared in The Awl, Best American Poetry, Boston Review, Crazyhorse, Colorado Review, PEN America, Tin House, and elsewhere.
Ploi Pirapokin
Artist in Residence
March 28 - April 11 2024
Ploi Pirapokin is a Thai speculative fiction writer and lyric essayist raised in Hong Kong. She serves on the board for Khōréō magazine, Hivemind: Global Speculative Fiction Magazine, WP Now, the Mendocino Coast Writers’ Conference, and the Ragdale Foundation. Her work is featured in Tor.com, Pleiades, Ninth Letter, Sycamore Review, Gulf Stream Magazine, and The Art and Craft of Stories from Asia: A Writer's Guide and Anthology from Bloomsbury Academic. She has received grants and fellowships from the San Francisco Arts Commission, the Creative Capacity Fund, Headlands Center for the Arts, Djerassi, Kundiman and others. A graduate of the Clarion Writers Workshop and the MFA in Creative Writing at San Francisco State University, she currently teaches at the Writers Program at UCLA Extension, WritingWorkshops.com, Story Studio Chicago, and the University of Hong Kong. Discover more about Ploi and read some of her work at https://www.ppirapokin.com/
Octavio Solis
Artist in Residence
January 2024
Octavio Solis is an American author, playwright, and director whose plays have been produced at theaters and small companies across the United States. He has written over 25 plays, including his most famous works: Lydia, Santos & Santos and Man of the Flesh, and a memoir in essays called Retablos (City Lights Books). His works have earned numerous awards and grants. You can purchase his book at https://www.amazon.com/-/es/Octavio-Solis/dp/0872867862
Roberto Salas
Artist in Residence
November 2023
Roberto Salas specializes in Public Art, Sculpture, and Murals and has multiple installations in San Diego, CA and El Paso, TX.