Year-End Milestones & Reflections | We Continue to Build

“And souls are candles, each lighting the other.” — Gennady Aygi, poet

Introduction

On October 10, 2015, Grace Farms published a commemorative book called And Souls Are Candles. One of the poems by Gennady Aygi reminds us of how we each light the way for each other. At Grace Farms, this lighting of ways over the past 10 years, and the unprecedented outcomes that have emerged, have been nothing less than extraordinary.

On that day, Sharon Prince, the visionary CEO and Founder of Grace Farms, converted privately owned land into a first-of-its-kind open space that was free and open to the public. Prince literally started with a “clean slate” — 80 acres that would eventually be turned into 10 biodiverse habitats in perpetuity. In 2010, immersed in the years-long design process, Prince selected Pritzker Prize-winning architects Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa of SANAA to design Grace Farms. From the design process emerged the River building, consisting of five transparent glass-enclosed volumes that winds its way through surrounding natural landscape of trees and meadows.

 “I adopted the belief that architecture, when activated, can play a significant role in creating a more just and equitable world. One of the fundamental barriers to equity is being in the proximity to people and issues,” Prince said in an interview with Madame Architect. In addressing these issues, Prince adopted another unique approach and assembled a multidisciplinary team with expertise across five initiatives — nature, the arts, justice, community, and faith — to tackle complex challenges, including forced labor.

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Redefining What’s Possible

The past 10 years are defined by groundbreaking new outcomes and global initiatives that align with our work in nature, the arts, justice, community, and faith.” – Sharon Prince

Prince’s social-entrepreneurial ethos to catalyzing and problem-solving has redefined what’s possible. Taking on the seemingly impossible has resulted in the following achievements that are now featured in the Peace Forest exhibit. Here are some highlights of the past decade:

• Launching Design for Freedom, a global movement to eliminate forced and child labor in the building materials supply chain
• Turing Grace Farms into a humanitarian hub during COVID-19, delivering 2 million critical PPE to close a state-wide gap, in addition to providing thousands of wholesome meals to those in need
• Launching Grace Farms Tea & Coffee, a Certified B Corp that gives back 100% of its profits to support Design for Freedom
• Establishing the Design for Freedom Summit that brings together over 550 leaders across the ecosystem of the built environment to address forced labor
• Expanding Design for Freedom Pilot Projects to three continents
• Unveiling With Every Fiber Pigment Stone Glass, which reveals the embodied suffering behind pigment, glass, and stone in the construction industry as well as new innovations within those materials that demonstrate that building ethically is possible
• Achieving dual LEED certification, including LEED Certification Gold for Building Design and Construction (BD+C).
• Establishing the arts as a central throughline in Grace Farms’ humanitarian and cultural initiatives. Prior to opening on October 9, 2015, Prince and Chelsea Thatcher, Founding Creative Director, invited artists such as the Paul Taylor Dance Company to “warm up” the space while still under construction. Since then, more than 250 acclaimed artists have performed including the London Philharmonic Orchestra in 2024, while others such as Meredith Monk have developed site-responsive work to share beyond Grace Farms.
• Inviting global leaders including Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Dr. Denis Mukwege, and Indra Nooyi, the trailblazing former Chairman & CEO of PepsiCo, to inspire meaningful and open dialogue.
• Producing the 45-minute film, Then and Now, about American civil rights leader Ruby Bridges, which reached 12,000 students, teachers, and community members.

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2025 | Grace Farms Turns 10 

On September 13, Grace Farms unveiled ParaPosition, a sculpture by artist Alicja Kwade, launching a new programming season that runs from September 2025 through May 2026. ParaPosition is made of slim interlocking steel frames supporting four boulders and a blue chair made of bronze, which draws viewers into the frame of this massive, yet fragile, universe. The chair beckons viewers to reflect on our relationship with the world and contemplate the fundamental nature of our existence.

ParaPosition, photo by Dean Kaufman

“Alicja Kwade is approaching themes about society and human flourishing in the same spirit as we are at Grace Farms Foundation — imploring us to expand our perspective by asking questions. At Grace Farms, we seek new outcomes on pressing humanitarian issues by breaking down silos and facilitating dialogue across sectors.” – Sharon Prince

The launch of this season, curated by Chelsea Thatcher, Chief Strategic Officer and Founding Creative Director, centers around the theme ‘We all build.’ “Each experience is set intentionally within a seasonal moment, to bring us closer to nature as we develop solutions to make the world a more just, sustainable, and peaceful place. None of these programs can be experienced in the same way again, either at Grace Farms or anywhere in the world,” said Thatcher.

Grace Farms’ Artist-in-Residence and GRAMMY-Winning Canadian cellist Arlen Hlusko performed throughout the day. (Photo by Melani Lust.)

Highlights of the day-long celebration included an outdoor classical music ensemble led by acclaimed cellist and Artist-in-Residence Arlen Hlusko, an artist talk with award-winning photographer James Florio, also an Artist-in-Residence, who unveiled a permanent photographic work for the Grace Farms Library, Haida Gwaii, 2025, and Hannah Rose Thomas, PhD, who unveiled a commissioned portrait of Nasreen Sheikh, a modern slavery survivor and social entrepreneur, in the new iteration of With Every Fiber: Pigment, Stone, Glass, as well as the opening of Dancing Trees in the Plaza. Kazuyo Sejima of SANAA returned to Grace Farms for the 10-year anniversary to introduce the new seating installation, which is meant to foster community and conversation, while harmonizing with nature and the landscape.

Chelsea Thatcher, Chief Strategic Officer and Founding Creative Director, left, and artist Hannah Rose Thomas, PhD, right,  unveiled a commissioned life-size portrait of Nasreen Sheikh, a modern slavery survivor and social entrepreneur, in the new iteration of With Every Fiber: Pigment, Stone, Glass. The portrait was created using tempera made natural pigments. Thomas’ work has been exhibited at the UK Houses of Parliament, European Parliament, and Westminster Abbey. The exhibit features other new commissions responding to the Design for Freedom movement.

The memorable day culminated with a discussion about Grace Farms’ origins with Kazuyo Sejima, one of the Pritzker-prize winning architects of the River building, along with Prince, Chelsea Thatcher, and Toshihiro Oki, Grace Farms’ Architecture Advisor.

Preceding the conversation was a performance by Arlen Hlusko on cello. GRAMMY Award-winning violinist Joshua Bell closed the discussion,  accompanied by Peter Dugan, pianist and host of NPR’s From the Top.

Award-winning violinist Joshua Bell received a standing ovation during his performance in the Sanctuary. (photo by Melani Lust)

The unveiling of Dancing Trees in the Plaza, a new site-specific seating installation designed by Kazuyo Sejima of SANAA. From left to right: Toshihiro Oki, Grace Farms Architecture Advisor, Kazuyo Sejima, Sharon Prince, CEO and Founder of Grace Farms, Chelsea Thatcher, Founding Creative Director, Grace Farms. (Photo by Melani Lust)

Haida Gwaii, 2025

Haida Gwaii, 2025, now on permanent display in Grace Farms’ Library, was unveiled on its 10th year anniversary.

Grace Farms’ Artist-in-Residence James Florio created a new photographic work, Haida Gwaii, 2025, now on permanent display in Grace Farms’ Library.

Florio was inspired by his trip to Taan Forest in Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, where Grace Farms procured the Western red cedar used for the half-mile fascia installed this past spring. The cedar was selected for its longevity, as well as its alignment with Design for Freedom principles, including prioritizing circularity. The Taan Forest is ethically and sustainably maintained by the Haida Enterprise Corporation (HaiCo), 100% owned by the Haida, the First Nations people.

In aligning with Design for Freedom and its emphasis on material transparency, in November 2024, Prince and Toshihiro Oki, Grace Farms’ Architecture Advisor, traveled to Taan Forest for a hands-on exploration of Western red cedar.They gained insight into how the new fascia would be sustainably and ethically sourced from Haida Gwaii, an archipelago off the coast of British Columbia. The timber is FSC certified and harvested in ways that meet The Haida Nation’s high cultural preservation standards.

“There is a Haida guiding principle that represents respect for each other and living things. It’s rooted in all of our culture. We take only what we need,” said Leticia Hill, CEO of HaiCo.

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Grace Farms Tea & Coffee | Launch of Origin Stories

Grace Farms’ Origin Stories series opened with Adam Thatcher, Co-Founder and CEO of Grace Farms Teas & Coffee, who shared his journey behind this mission-driven social enterprise. He was joined in conversation by Christine Sanchez, Vice President of Retail at 270 Park, JPMorganChase, to discuss the innovative partnership between the two organizations.

The Ketiara Cooperative, led by founder and chairwoman Ibu Rahmah, left, and Adam Thatcher, CEO & Founder of Grace Farms Tea & Coffee.

As a Certified B Corp, Grace Farms Teas & Coffee prioritizes ethical sourcing, sustainability, and partnerships with women-owned collectives, with 100% of profits supporting the Foundation’s humanitarian work to end forced labor. Since Thatcher and Prince, also a Co-Founder, launched the Certified B Corp to support Design for Freedom in 2021, awareness about the ethically and sustainably made tea and coffee has grown exponentially. Its Wellness Teas are in 26 Whole Foods Market stores as of 2024, and the organization has expanded its corporate sponsorships with organizations including JPMorganChase, UBS, Sciame Construction, and Bloomberg. Grace Farms Tea & Coffee has also made another momentous leap: an outdoor café at JPMorganChase’s new headquarters in New York City is slated to open next year.

Relief Efforts to its Coffee Supplier in Indonesia

Grace Farms Tea & Coffee, a nonprofit-owned Certified B Corp™ and subsidiary of Grace Farms Foundation, provide relief efforts including generators as pictured in the truck.

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The Arts | New Perspectives

The arts and music have transformed Grace Farms’ space, generating new perspectives, enhancing our sense of beauty, and fostering the potential for individual and social transformation. From the London Philharmonic Orchestra’s (LPO) sold-out performance in 2024 to the standing-ovation performances of GRAMMY-Winning violinist Joshua Bell in 2025, each performance has the power to change us.

Also in 2025, Mon Rovîa presented a sold-out concert of peace and healing in a special program for Grace Farms, organized on the United Nations International Day of Tolerance.

Mon Rovîa reflects journeys of humanity through his Afro Appalachian music as a singer and songwriter, and from his own experiences moving from the Liberia during the country’s civil war to the United States. He was named as one of Spotify’s 2024 Juniper Artists to Watch, has been featured in the GRAMMY Museum’s New York City program series, and has sold out every headline show to date, including Bonnaroo, Austin City Limits, and Newport Folk Festival.

In addition, Grace Farms brought back Broadway Inspirational Voices, a diverse choir and service organization powered by Broadway artists who use music to inspire hope and change lives. The one-hour program featured a holiday repertoire developed for Grace Farms by Connecticut native Allen René Louis, Broadway Inspirational Voices Artistic Director and GRAMMY-nominated Creative Director and Producer.

Broadway Inspirational Voices returned to Grace Farms in December 2025 with a site-responsive program that connects us with the presence of the human voice to inspire the audience toward joy. The one-hour program featured a holiday repertoire developed for Grace Farms by Connecticut native Allen René Louis, Broadway Inspirational Voices Artistic Director and GRAMMY®-nominated Creative Director and Producer.

“A space for renowned musicians and performers to transform our perspectives.” — Chelsea Thatcher

Architecture & Design Film Festival

Hosted in collaboration with the Architecture & Design Film Festival, Grace Farms launched a weekend of films celebrating architecture’s impact on people and communities. It’s an opportunity to immerse oneself in a weekend of curated films showcasing stories of bold, visionary dreamers who put seemingly impossible ideas into action in the fields of architecture and design.

The opening night premiere was Strange & Familiar: Architecture on Fogo Island, which was followed by a dialogue between visionary Zita Cobb and Sharon Prince, alongside Kyle Bergman, Festival Director & Founder of Architecture & Design Film Festival, and Toshihiro Oki, Grace Farms Architecture Advisor.

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Justice | Design for Freedom

Since the launch of Design for Freedom and its annual Summit, in 2020 and 2022, respectively, more students and universities have gotten involved in the global movement. Through partnerships with colleges and universities, Design for Freedom is developing a pipeline of future leaders who will use Design for Freedom principles in their work. Grace Farms established a partnership with the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) to launch a studentdesign competition for the 2024–2025 academic year. Over 300 students and faculty participated from schools including Boston Architectural College, California Polytechnic State University, Carnegie Mellon University, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and Yale University.

The distinguished jurors, who are also part of the Design for Freedom Working Group, selected first, second, and third place winners, along with honorable mentions, in two categories: Design Project and Material Research.

The competition recognized 10 exceptional projects that explored a variety of issues related to the exploration of how architects can work to eradicate forced and child labor from the built environment.

“We must engage the entire ecosystem of the built environment, including universities who are educating the next generation of leaders, to start shifting the marketplace. These projects demonstrate academic rigor and offer potential pathways to build more humanely. We are partnering with ACSA to nurture this vital intersection of architecture and justice,” said Prince.

Design for Freedom Summit

Sharon Prince opens the Design for Freedom Summit in March 2025. (Photo by Melani Lust)

Each year, Grace Farms invites leaders from across the ecosystem of the built environment to participate in the Design for Freedom Summit. Over 550 leaders from architecture, design, construction, and the manufacturing sector attended the sold-out Summit, including more than 75 students from 25 universities who gathered to advance the movement to eliminate forced labor in building materials.

Pilot Projects Announced

Three new Design for Freedom Pilot Projects were announced at the Summit, joining more than 12 projects across three continents. They include Battery Park Field House designed by WXY architecture + urban design in partnership with The Battery NYC, Hightower Group Manufacturing Headquarters in High Point, North Carolina, and the Grace Farms Rest House Project designed by Slade Architecture.

“Changing perceptions of public washrooms and public parks maintenance facilities is a perfect match for the Design for Freedom Toolkit and for inspiring the care of our public parks and gardens.” – Claire Weisz, Founding Partner, WXY.

With Every Fiber Exhibit

In addition to raising awareness about Design for Freedom through our tea and coffee, the With Every Fiber exhibit which opened in May 2024, invites the public to consider the nearly 28 million people who extract and make our building materials which go into our homes, schools, office buildings, and landscapes. The first iteration featured 20 preeminent designers, material suppliers, artists, cultural institutions, and construction industry leaders including Studio Cooke John Architecture + Design, Pentagram, Yale Center for Ecosystems + Architecture, and more. Each iteration focuses on new materials at risk of forced labor.

Also new to the exhibit is a Stone Space Frame pylon (center) designed by Webb Yates Engineers, who has been developing sustainable engineering solutions in the building industry for decades. The pylon is an example of how post-tensioned stone, which when quarried, processed, transported, and reused under the right conditions, is a highly sustainable material, and might replace steel as a trussing component. (Photo by Andrew Werner)

The latest iteration, unveiled on Grace Farms’ 10-Year Anniversary on October 11, highlighted pigment, stone, and glass.The stories of these materials are told through newly commissioned artworks including a portrait of modern slavery survivor and social entrepreneur Nasreen Sheikh by artist Hannah Rose Thomas, PhD, and John Sabraw, who uses pigments made in his studio from recycled mine drain runoff in the Ohio mountains. Since May 2024, over 45,000 people have visited the exhibit, offering a hopeful perspective for addressing forced labor, as well as serving as a platform for ongoing research around Design for Freedom principles including prioritizing circularity.

With Every Fiber Invited to La Biennale di Venezia

Grace Farms Foundation was invited to participate in the 19th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia, titled Intelligens. Natural. Artificial. Collective., curated by Carlo Ratti.

This prestigious exhibition, which opened to the public on May 10, featured an adaptation of our With Every Fiber exhibit, presented by Sharon Prince, Chelsea Thatcher, and Nina Cooke John, Founder of Studio Cooke John. Her work, Shadow of a Face, a Harriet Tubman monument in New Jersey, is a Design for Freedom Pilot Project.

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Community | Change is Built by Community

Lunch & Dinner with a Purpose

Amy Williams, CEO of Citizens of Humanity Group, Chelsea Thatcher, curator of the With Every Fiber exhibit, and Camilla Marcus, chef and founder of west~bourne and author of My Regenerative Kitchen, discussed how the essential pillars of food, clothing, and shelter are driving change toward a more sustainable and ethical future. The conversation was moderated by Karen Kariuki, Managing Director, Strategic Initiatives.

Indré Rockefeller, a climate communicator, entrepreneur, and Founder of The Circularity Project, a nonprofit dedicated to championing circular design in fashion, offered a thought-provoking conversation on sustainability, entrepreneurship, and the future of circularity. The events were set against the backdrop of Grace Farms’ 80 acres and featured a locally sourced, sustainable meal served in the Commons.

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Nature | Awe & Wonder

Grace Farms was designed to contribute to the public’s quality of life by providing a peaceful respite that inspires the exploration of wilderness, wildlife, and open space.

To engage the public with hands-on learning experiences, Kimberly Kelly, Grace Farms’ Director of Horticulture, fosters inclusive and meaningful ways to connect the public to the natural world, through horticulture, ecology, and regenerative land-use practices through both formal and informal educational programs.

Kelly currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the Connecticut Master Gardener Association and is the President of the Board of Directors of the International Association of Butterfly Exhibitors and Suppliers.

Amazing Butterflies Event that was featured in the Court.

Grace Farms hosted the Butterfly Exhibit, which demonstrated the extraordinary metamorphosis of butterflies through an interactive indoor maze and traveling exhibit in Grace Farms’ indoor Court. Created by The Natural History Museum in London in collaboration with Minotaur Mazes, thousands of people experienced how a caterpillar transforms into a butterfly and takes flight. Grace Farms has become a natural habitat for our essential pollinators and wildlife.

Our certifications and memberships include:

• Certified Wildlife Habitat Garden, through the National Wildlife Federation
• Certified Monarch Waystation
• Member of the Xerces Society Pollinator Protection Plan
• Founding member of the New Canaan Pollinator Pathway

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2026 | Upcoming Highlights

(Visit our event’s page for a full schedule of our 2025-2026 season.)

Grace Farms Lectures 

 The Grace Farms Lectures series bring together visionary leaders who have shaped our world, inviting them to share the wisdom they have learned through their distinguished careers. Each lecture is accompanied by a specially curated 60-minute concert performed by some of today’s most celebrated musicians. The pieces performed by these artists respond directly to the life’s work of each lecturer and the impact they continue to make.

This program is designed as an epic Grace Farms experience, with 60 minutes of music curated for each lecture by Artist-in-Residence Arlen Hlusko to enhance the messages of the lectures. An optional workshop connected to each topic also provides a way to engage with the lecture material in a tactile way.

Sharon Prince

To initiate the series on January 10, 2026, Sharon Prince, CEO and Founder of Grace Farms, will inspire participants to see the built environment through new eyes and recognize their own agency in creating spaces that communicate and catalyze good in the world. During this lecture Prince will share her remarkable journey of creating a boundary-defying environment that actively drives humanitarian outcomes and reshapes our approach to global challenges. Her thesis has already begun to redefine how we think about architecture’s role in creating a more just and equitable world.

Dr. Miroslav Volf

On February 7, 2026, Founding Director of Yale Center for Faith & Culture and one of the most significant religious thinkers of our time, Dr. Miroslav Volf creates the opportunity to pause and explore the global need for grace, forgiveness and true generosity. For Volf, this is a step toward a world in which every person can wrestle with life’s most important questions and take hold of a life worthy of our humanity. Volf is the author of more than 20 books, including Exclusion & Embrace — which was named one of the best 100 religious books of the twentieth century.

Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer

A writer of “rare grace,” Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer on March 7 will offer a powerful and poetic explorations of how human beings connect with nature and one another. She weaves together indigenous wisdom, science, and profound spiritual insight to reimagine our connection to the living world. Drawing from her background as both a botanist and a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Kimmerer invites everyone to understand ecological systems with gratitude, mutual respect, and interconnectedness, allowing us to recognize the entire natural world as worthy of care.

The Arts & Music | Yo-Yo Ma (sold out)

This special Music at Grace Farms program on January 11 brings one of the world’s most beloved musicians to our Sanctuary, where the resonance of Yo-Yo Ma’s cello and Solon Gordon’s expressive artistry will fill the glass-enclosed space with beauty and sound.

Set against the winter landscape, the performance invites guests to pause, listen deeply, and experience the power of music to connect us — to one another and to the world around us.

Yo-Yo Ma’s multi-faceted career is testament to his belief in culture’s power to generate trust and understanding. Whether performing new or familiar works for cello, bringing communities together to explore culture’s role in society, or engaging unexpected musical forms, Yo-Yo Ma strives to foster connections that stimulate the imagination and reinforce our humanity.

Additional featured performances include Arlen Hlusko, cello, in February, and Dianne Reeves with Romero Lubambo in March 2026. 

Film Festival | Humanity in Architecture

(Hosted in collaboration with Architecture & Design Film Festival)

On January 30 and January 31, 2026, Grace Farms honors the pivotal moment when one person commits to designing and building for the benefit of humankind and the Earth. The films feature stories of bold, visionary dreamers who put seemingly impossible ideas into action in the fields of architecture and design.

Opening night of the film festival on January 30 features an evening film and conversation with inspiring themes that will echo throughout the next day. On Saturday, January 31, films and Q&As fill three spaces in the River building and Barns. Throughout the day there will be additional opportunities to join a guided winter walk organized with New York Botanical Garden, Yoga and Movement with Pilin Anice, and a design session with Slade Architecture.

Origin Stories | Nasreen Sheikh & Jennifer Stucko

In January and March, respectively, Nasreen Sheikh, the founder of the Empowerment Collective and Local Women’s Handicrafts, and Jennifer Stucko who launched Prota Fiori to merge craftsmanship with sustainability, share their Origin Stories.

Design for Freedom Summit

The annual Summit held in March convenes leaders of the architecture, construction, technology, manufacturing, finance, government, academic, and real estate sectors to advance the global movement toward a more ethical built environment.

Through the guidance of the Design for Freedom principles, participants explore solutions to identify and address forced labor, advance ethical decarbonization, and prioritize circularity through a human rights lens.

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Impacts | 10 Year Highlights 

As we all continue to build together, it’s worth looking at the accomplishments over the years to understand how this “space” brought us to this moment, reminding us of what’s possible when we build together, each lighting the way for the other. 

• 2 million PPE donated and distrusted to close the state-wide gap during COVID-19
• 169,276 pounds of nutritious meals and pantry staples distributed to 67,897 individuals through the Grace Farms’ Food Relief program in 2020.
• 130,000 pounds of carbon sequestered from the atmosphere each year by more than 2,000 trees (over 50 species) on Grace Farms’ property
• 1 million visitors have experienced Grace Farms
• 84,000 + young people and students under the age of 26, or 28% of all visitors engaged with the With Every Fiber exhibit at the 19th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia, curated by Carlo Ratti.
• 45,000 + people engaged in Design for Freedom presentations, speaking engagement, and events since its launch in 2020.
• 30,000 + people engaged With Every Fiber since opening in May 2024.
• 17,244 visitors encountered Temporal Shift, a temporary sculpture by artist Alyson Shotz sited at Grace Farms in 2021
• 12,000 students, teachers, community members reached with the Grace Farms-produced 45-minute-film, Then and Now, about American civil rights leader Ruby Bridges.
• 7,000 visitors to artist Julianne Swartz’s three-part installation Joy, still. in the River building at Grace Farms
• 5,400 + people have engaged in Earth Day since launching in 2016
• 5,000 + people participated in Grace Farms’ opening weekend celebration
• 4,000 + welcomed in 2023 to the launch Voices of Culture, a series that focused on acclaimed and diverse musicians.
• 70% Of Grace Farms’ acreage has been restored to pollinator-friendly native habitats

“We have created these exceptional experiences across various fields to capture the spirit of the transformative work we have undertaken and the future we continue to build in community with one another. We hope you leave feeling connected to a robust and diverse community, grounded in a shared vision of grace and peace. The possibilities to create a more humane and equitable future together remain as vast as our landscape.” — Sharon Prince

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About Grace Farms

photo by Dean Kaufman

Grace Farms is a cultural and humanitarian center in New Canaan, Connecticut that brings people together across sectors to explore nature, arts, justice, community, and faith at the SANAA-designed River building and Barns on 80 acres of publicly accessible natural landscape. Since opening in 2015, Grace Farms has welcomed 1 million visitors from around the world to experience its unique integration of arts, architecture, nature, and purpose.

As a destination for arts and culture, Grace Farms presents innovative programming in music, visual and performing arts while fostering contemplation and connection through architecture and nature. Its humanitarian work includes leading the Design for Freedom movement to eliminate forced labor in the building materials supply chain and advancing initiatives to foster more grace and peace locally and globally.

The integration of cultural programming and humanitarian action reflects Grace Farms’ collaborative approach to generating new outcomes and meaningful change.

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Grace Farms members can visit without advance registration and enjoy a 20% discount on paid programs, retail, and dining, invitations to members-only gatherings, complimentary events, and a welcome gift from Grace Farms Tea & Coffee.

Becoming a member helps us advance our mission to pursue a more peaceful world and supports the preservation of the River building and its surrounding 80 acres.

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