An Online Artist Residency for Deep Work, Creative Growth, and Community
12 weeks of focused studio practice, mentorship, and clarity — wherever you are. Grow your practice, refine your voice, and create your strongest work with structure, mentorship, and a circle of fellow artists.
Since 2021, artists from five countries and 20 states have participated in The Enso Circle, forming a supportive creative community grounded in shared inquiry, reflection, and growth.
SPRING 2026 WEEKLY CALENDAR
Since 2021, artists from five countries and 20 states have participated in The Enso Circle, forming a supportive creative community grounded in shared inquiry, reflection, and growth.
SPRING 2026 WEEKLY CALENDAR
MEET THE FOUNDERS
Lyn Belisle and Michelle Belto
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The Enso Circle is an online artist residency designed for makers who want dedicated time, guidance, and community. Over twelve weeks, you’ll work on personal goals and projects supported by weekly Zoom meetings, shared studio check-ins, and individual feedback.
Whether your work is rooted in a single medium or moves fluidly across materials and disciplines, this residency provides the space and structure to deepen your practice and gain clarity in your evolving creative path. |
Twelve weeks to shape your work with purpose, deepen your vision, and create from wherever you are in the world.
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What the Residency Offers
Weekly Zoom Meetings Insight, critique, conversation, and clarity. Daily Community Support A lively, encouraging Slack circle of fellow residents. Studio Goals & Accountability Twelve weeks of guided progress toward your own artistic milestones. Mentorship & Feedback Thoughtful guidance from two experienced artist-educators. Final Online Exhibition & Catalog Share your work widely through our curated catalog and celebration. And more ....... |
RESIDENT ART GALLERY AND CATALOGS
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Every residency ends with a beautifully curated on-line exhibition and catalog showcasing each artist's work.
What Artists Are Saying
"If you are looking for meaningful change in your life regards your art journey then you have arrived. The group will embrace you where you are and you will take yourself within it to places beyond your imagination all surrounded in grace and embraced in connection."
-- Marian, New Zealand
“The Enso Circle gave me structure and support when I needed it most. I made more work in 12 weeks than I had in 12 months.”
— Resident Artist
“Michelle and Lyn guide without pressure and encourage without ego. Transformative.”
— Resident Artist
“The residency helped me find my voice again. I can’t recommend it enough.”
— Resident Artist
"If you are looking for meaningful change in your life regards your art journey then you have arrived. The group will embrace you where you are and you will take yourself within it to places beyond your imagination all surrounded in grace and embraced in connection."
-- Marian, New Zealand
“The Enso Circle gave me structure and support when I needed it most. I made more work in 12 weeks than I had in 12 months.”
— Resident Artist
“Michelle and Lyn guide without pressure and encourage without ego. Transformative.”
— Resident Artist
“The residency helped me find my voice again. I can’t recommend it enough.”
— Resident Artist
WHY THE ENSO
The ensō — the hand-drawn circle — symbolizes practice, presence, and the beauty of imperfection. It reminds us that creative growth isn’t linear. It’s circular: a return, again and again, to the work that matters.
In The Enso Circle, we embrace this rhythm as part of the artist’s path.
