mgx - the design department of materialise - designed a table based on fractals. a perfect present for happyfamousartists!
[via batikk]
design: fractal table
mgx - the design department of materialise - designed a table based on fractals. a perfect present for happyfamousartists!
[via batikk]
UPCOMING DEADLINES FOR INTERNATIONAL RESIDENCIES
Greetings Gentle Readers, I must apologize for my last posting which promised you a residency in France. Oops! I left it out—but to make up for it, below I have listed two. There are actually quite a few residencies available in France, mostly for writers but their websites don't always have an English translation button to click on. Most of them do, so you just have to check out their website to see. Or learn French, which wouldn't be a bad thing, now would it? Oh, and by the way, only one week left to do my little poll on the sidebar to your right. Thanks!
(MEDIA ARTS) Residency in Portugal
Binauralmedia/Nodar Artist Residency Center: The Nodar Artist Residency Program for 2010 will focus on the Paiva River or Paviascapes #1: Structure, Process and Perception of a River for a 2-week residency module that will take place between February and October 2010. Artists will only have to pay their trip to/from Nodar. Nevertheless, the organization always tries to get some aid from the local embassies or local delegations of cultural institutes of the artists’ countries. Artists will be provided with housing, audio and video equipment, food and a social space for the artists-in-residence to network with other artists and local publics. Other trips to local spots of interest or to the performance spaces are also supported by the organization. Art disciplines: Photography; sound installation; vocal performance; sound poetry; acoustic, electro-acoustic or electronic improvisation / composition. Twelve art projects will be selected for development in residency. All nationalities are welcome to apply. For more information and application guidelines, visit the website at: http://www.binauralmedia.org/news/artist-residency/the-residency
Deadline: September, 30, 2009
(WRITERS) Residency in Côtes-d’Armor, France
Fédération des Œuvres Laïques des Côtes-d’Armor (Federation of Lay institutions of Côtes-d’Armor): The Federation provides accommodation for writers from all fields as well as for researchers. Partners can be accommodated during residency, which lasts from one to four months, with an allowance of 1200 – 1600 euros per month.
or email at: Must produce a piece of work on any chosen or given theme. For more information, write to: Patrick Cutté, Fédération des Œuvres Laïques des Côtes-d’Armor 89, boulevard Edouard Prigent - BP 528, 22005 Saint-Brieuc Cedex 01, France or call: +33 2 96 94 16 08, Fax:+33 2 96 01 51 29 or email: culture@fol22.com. ***Sorry, no website for this one.
(WRITERS) Residency for Women Writers
Hedgebrook in Langley, Washington supports visionary women writers whose stories and ideas shape our culture now and for generations to come. Hedgebrook is open to all women writers, published or not. Writers join an intimate and diverse community of six to seven residents at a time who share dinner each evening, and often share their work and give/receive constructive feedback. All residents are selected solely on the basis of the anonymous information, essays, and writing sample supplied in their applications. Approximately forty writers are invited for residences of two to six weeks. The residency season runs from February to November. For more information about submission and to download an application form visit: http://www.hedgebrook.org/writers_in_residence.php For residency and general questions contact: Vito Zingarelli by email at connect@hedgebrook.org or by phone at 360/321-4786. Deadline: September, 24, 2009
(MEDIA ARTS) Residency in PortugalBinauralmedia/Nodar Artist Residency Center: The Nodar Artist Residency Program for 2010 will focus on the Paiva River or Paviascapes #1: Structure, Process and Perception of a River for a 2-week residency module that will take place between February and October 2010. Artists will only have to pay their trip to/from Nodar. Nevertheless, the organization always tries to get some aid from the local embassies or local delegations of cultural institutes of the artists’ countries. Artists will be provided with housing, audio and video equipment, food and a social space for the artists-in-residence to network with other artists and local publics. Other trips to local spots of interest or to the performance spaces are also supported by the organization. Art disciplines: Photography; sound installation; vocal performance; sound poetry; acoustic, electro-acoustic or electronic improvisation / composition. Twelve art projects will be selected for development in residency. All nationalities are welcome to apply. For more information and application guidelines, visit the website at: http://www.binauralmedia.org/news/artist-residency/the-residency
Deadline: September, 30, 2009
(WRITERS) Residency in Côtes-d’Armor, France
Fédération des Œuvres Laïques des Côtes-d’Armor (Federation of Lay institutions of Côtes-d’Armor): The Federation provides accommodation for writers from all fields as well as for researchers. Partners can be accommodated during residency, which lasts from one to four months, with an allowance of 1200 – 1600 euros per month.
or email at: Must produce a piece of work on any chosen or given theme. For more information, write to: Patrick Cutté, Fédération des Œuvres Laïques des Côtes-d’Armor 89, boulevard Edouard Prigent - BP 528, 22005 Saint-Brieuc Cedex 01, France or call: +33 2 96 94 16 08, Fax:+33 2 96 01 51 29 or email: culture@fol22.com. ***Sorry, no website for this one.
(WRITERS) Residency for Women Writers
Hedgebrook in Langley, Washington supports visionary women writers whose stories and ideas shape our culture now and for generations to come. Hedgebrook is open to all women writers, published or not. Writers join an intimate and diverse community of six to seven residents at a time who share dinner each evening, and often share their work and give/receive constructive feedback. All residents are selected solely on the basis of the anonymous information, essays, and writing sample supplied in their applications. Approximately forty writers are invited for residences of two to six weeks. The residency season runs from February to November. For more information about submission and to download an application form visit: http://www.hedgebrook.org/writers_in_residence.php For residency and general questions contact: Vito Zingarelli by email at connect@hedgebrook.org or by phone at 360/321-4786. Deadline: September, 24, 2009
RESIDENCIES IN QUEBEC, THE GRAND CANYON AND MORE!
(ALL DISCIPLINES) Grand Canyon Residency: Grand Canyon National Park announces a new year-round artist- in-residence program at the South Rim in conjunction with the well-established seasonal artist-in-residency program at the North Rim. Artists must submit their applications for theSouth Rim postmarked by July 31, 2009. No honorarium is available at this time to off-set the expenses that the artists accrue while in residence. Currently both programs on both rims provide a furnished living space, focused studio time, and public outreach and presentation opportunities for selected artists. AiR artist proposals should be site-specific to Grand Canyon National Park, support the park’s Interpretative Themes, and will focus on such issues as ecology, the environment, park advocacy, conservation and other themes relevant to the parks. Selected participants will be notified by mid-August. For more information please contact Rene Westbrook at 928-638-7090 or Rene_Westbrook@nps.gov. For more information, visit the website at: http://home.nps.gov/grca/supportyourpark/air.htm.
(ARTISTS) Quebec Residency
Atelier-Circulaire Residency in Quebec: The residency includes: studio access for a full, consecutive month, an artist honorarium of $600, $100 supply credit, technical assistance and/or printer services. Interested applicants must submit a dossier including:10-15 JPG images with accompanying descriptive list, [ files must be MAC compatible, RGB and approximately 1024 x 768 dpi ]; a curriculum vitae; an artist statement; a project proposal; SASE. Address: 5445, av. de Gaspé espace 101Montréal (Québec) H2T 3B2. For more information: call 514-272-8874, email at: info@atelier-circulaire.qc.ca or visit the website at: http://www.atelier-circulaire.qc.ca/act_residences_fr.html. Deadline: October 15th, 2009. ***Please note: the website is in French except for a short paragraph with the above information.
(ARTISTS/MEDIA ARTISTS) Exploratorium Residency in San Francisco
The Exploratorium is a museum of science, art, and human perception. Scientists, educators, exhibit developers, and artists - in residency and staff positions engage in an interdisciplinary approach to both the investigative process and the production of work, which leads to new thoughts, tools, and things. It is a museum filled with interactive science and art exhibits, a national center for teacher development, and host to an award-winning Web site of new teaching resources. Fundamentally, it is a laboratory for the research and development of cultural and scientific innovation, discovery, and play.
Given the resources and strengths of the Exploratorium, artists should be interested in interdisciplinary dialogue, open to new and engaging modes of information gathering, and curious regarding potential collaboration. Local, national, and international artists are welcome to apply. Local residents receive open access to facilities, a budget for materials and food, and a monthly stipend. Typically, local artists are in residence anywhere from one month to one year. We are more interested in subsidizing a long-term relationship than a short-term product. National and international artists receive travel and lodging coverage in addition to materials, food and stipend. Stipends range from $1000-5000. National and international artists are in residence anywhere from one week to one month. Partners and children are allowed. If accepted, the program houses artists in nearby hotels, cabins or private houses. Residents make their own meals but groceries are provided (artists can turn in receipts for up to $50 per day.) Collaborators may apply as a team. Proposals are open all year. Questions about opportunities for artists should be directed to Pamela Winfrey (415) 561-0309 (pamw@exploratorium.edu), or Jordan Stein (415) 353-0405 (jstein@exploratorium.edu). Work Tel: 415-563-7337, Fax: 415-561-0370, email: pamw@exploratorium.edu. For more information, go to the website: www.exploratorium.edu/about/air.html.
(POETS) Sandburg-Auden-Stein Residency
Sandburg-Auden-Stein Residency at Olivet College in Olivet, Michigan: A three-week residency at Olivet College, including a stipend of $3,100, is given annually to a poet who has published at least one book of poetry. The resident will teach a class and host two events. Submit five poems from the most recently published book, a personal statement, a resumé, and two references by September 10 . There is no entry fee. Send an SASE, e-mail, or visit the Web site for complete guidelines. Olivet College, Sandburg-Auden-Stein Residency, Humanities Department, 320 South Main Street, Olivet, MI 49076. Kirk Hendershott-Kraetzer, Depart. Chair. E-mail address: khendershott@olivetcollege.edu. For more info, go to: www.olivetcollege.edu/academics/humanities.php.
(MEDIA ARTS) Experimental Television Residency
Experimental Television Center / A.I.R. in Owego, New York: The Experimental Television Center is now accepting applications for the Artists in Residency Program, for residencies between September 2009 and January 2010. The Residency supports contemporary electronic media art projects. The studio workshop environment offers access to an image processing system, intensive individualized instruction and time for exploration and personal creative growth. Artists have an opportunity to study the processes and techniques of analog and digital imaging and to then use the system independently in the creation of new works. Participating artists have complete aesthetic and technical control over all aspects of the making process. For more info, go to: http://www.experimentaltvcenter.org/.
Summer Object Challenge
I joined a Bee Team project called the Summer Object Challenge. Those who signed up were paired with a partner who sent them an object to use in an encaustic piece.
Melissa Hronkin sent me a lovely little red doily and some contact sheets from someone's wedding photos, probably from the 50's. This is what I was inspired to create:
To Have, To Hold
collage, foil transfer, and encaustic
12" x 12"
I couldn't bring myself to mess up the contact sheets, so I made copies and glued them to the board. Then I covered the board with clear medium and embedded the doily in the wax. Then I used some gold embossing foil (that a student gave me) - writing on it to transfer the foil to the wax.
detail of the doily
Oh, and there's me!
Melissa Hronkin sent me a lovely little red doily and some contact sheets from someone's wedding photos, probably from the 50's. This is what I was inspired to create:
To Have, To Holdcollage, foil transfer, and encaustic
12" x 12"
I couldn't bring myself to mess up the contact sheets, so I made copies and glued them to the board. Then I covered the board with clear medium and embedded the doily in the wax. Then I used some gold embossing foil (that a student gave me) - writing on it to transfer the foil to the wax.
detail of the doily
Oh, and there's me!