Donate to Support Independent Artists
This is a fundraiser to support three Austin-based artists participating in an independent artist residency in France.
The funds raised will help cover travel, housing, and time away from multiple jobs so each artist can engage fully in the residency.
About the Residency
The residency will take place at Moulin/Belle, a sustainable, in-progress artist residency housed in a restored 19th-century watermill in rural southwest France. Moulin/Belle was created to make artist residencies more accessible by offering subsidized stays that prioritize simplicity, community, and connection to nature.
The residency provides time, shared living, and creative exchange — conditions that are increasingly difficult to access while sustaining work and life in the United States.
Why We’re Fundraising
Each of us works multiple jobs to support ourselves, serve our communities, and sustain our artistic practices. While this labor is meaningful, it leaves little room for uninterrupted creation, risk, and long-term development.
International residencies offer rare conditions: time away from daily survival, cross-cultural exchange, and space to listen deeply to the work itself. Your donation directly supports artists who are actively working — not institutions, not overhead — and helps make this residency financially possible.
The Artists
Aidan DeWitt
A multidisciplinary performing artist and creative producer based in Austin, Texas. Trained in musical theatre, dance, and voice, his work spans performance, movement, and storytelling. Alongside his artistic practice, he works as a Senior Content Producer, where he crafts media in service of environmental and social impact.
Navaji David Nava
Dancer, choreographer, author and educator from the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas, now based in Austin. His work bridges classical rigor, contemporary creation, and spiritual practice, and is informed by ATMA Moves, a movement-based research practice he developed. Alongside his artistic practice, he’s a published children’s book Author, “A Souls Life” being his latest work.
What Your Donation Supports
Donations help cover:
Travel to and from France
Housing and residency fees
Time away from multiple jobs to focus fully on artistic research
Shared studio access and collaborative exchange
This fundraiser supports artists directly.