HEN INSTITUTE is a mobile chicken coop that acts as a public artwork, a classroom, and a community space. It uses hens as a mechanism to engage with ideas of...

Sustenance, Protection, Feminism, Mobility, Nesting, Community, Sustainability, Home, Rural, Birth, Courage, Motherhood, Flightlessness, Nutrition, Generosity


...through art, food, education, and community.

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 Where IS THE Hen Institute NOW?

Tully, NY

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How to get involved

 

Become a chicken steward

Chicken stewards choose days out of the month to take care of the chickens and to keep the eggs that they produce.

Coming Soon!

Come to a public program

Throughout the duration of the project, there will be an assortment of creative, educational, and community events.

Host a Public Program

Raleigh residents are encourage to apply to do a performance, exhibit their work, give a lecture or workshop, or host a community event on site at Hen Institute.

 
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