Produce Art!
bridging the gap between sites of production and sites of consumption Produce Art! is a hybrid art and agriculture program located on the large Prairie Pines lot in Lincoln, NE. The program combines a non-profit artist-in-residence program with an organic apple orchard and the existing community crops. The development of the site’s architecture and landscape close the gap between sites of production and sites of consumption - the production of art and the exhibition of art, the cultivation and the consumption of quality food. Through architectural and landscape design this site blurs the boundaries between public and private spaces as well as integrates traditionally separated functions. The institution combines the artist-in-residence program (3 month residency) with space for visiting artists (6 month residency). In addition to this there are both indoor and outdoor exhibition spaces. The artists in residence are provided with space to work and in return they care for the orchard that they live within. The hybrid program does not simply juxtapose the two functions, but combines their operations.
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OVERALL ROOFLINE STRATEGY
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The layout of the artists’ residencies and studios allows for privacy and prime views of the orchard by locating the ‘living’ areas in the back of the units. The circulation path through the community creates a street-like condition that each units’ gallery faces. This feature defines courtyard segments in between a cluster of units to foster community and collaboration. The individual galleries are able to be opened up to the studio space and even further into the adjoining unit in order to create a larger, collaborative gallery.
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PRODUCE ART!
The Produce Art! community fosters an environment of collaboration between the arts and agriculture, blurring the lines between public and private, and ultimately bridges the gap between sites of production and consumption.
Michelle McCullough 311 N 8th St #320 Lincoln, NE 68508 402.450.5506 michellee987@gmail.com