Hugh has a long association with artmaking in Sonoma County and along the Russian River, with multiple projects at the SlaughterhouseSpace, the Sonoma County Museum, Hammerfriar Gallery, and with the Chalk Hill Artists’ Residency at Warnecke Ranch, where his opera Stages of the Russian River, written with Fred Euphrat, was produced. His recent work includes an immersive sound experience at Bell Mountain, also on Chalk Hill Road, focusing on the regenerative agricultural processes of Medlock Ames Winery.