Standing in front of the unfinished Alchemist’s Shack with artist and Mildred’s Lane codirector J. Morgan Puett, I realized that some things can take forever. An art installation-cum-habitation, the shack has been a work in progress for Puett, artist and codirector Mark Dion, artist Robert Williams, and the countless participants who have visited Mildred’s Lane for nearly twenty years.

We are so pleased to announce that J. Morgan Puett is a recipient of The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Award for 2016. 

The story of Morgan and Mildred’s Lane is complex. It is a tale that is woven through the unique textures, artifacts and language of the place. It is best experienced by seeing, hearing and doing… by being.

"Expanded notions of womens work in the world" is how J.Morgan Puett describes the various artistic residencies and fellowships that take place on the 96 acre site in rural Pennsylvania that is Mildred's Lane.