Focus On: Summer Residencies & Workshops

FOCUS ON SUMMER RESIDENCIES & WORKSHOPS

RESIDENCIES RESIDENCIES

FOCUS ON SUMMER RESIDENCIES & WORKSHOPS

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hether artists are looking for a new community of collaboration and support, or simply need to take a step away from a cluttered schedule, residencies and workshops provide a means to rejuvenate the imagination, reconnect with creative peers, or even completely redirect work in exciting ways. The following is Art New England’s annual presentation of residencies and workshops for 2016. Take a hint from Henry David Thoreau, New England’s original practitioner of the residency retreat, and find your own Walden Pond.

Connecticut

Lyme Academy Artist Residencies and Workshops Dates: August 8–12 Registration opens February 1.

The Center for the Arts at Lyme offers a series of summer residences that give adult students a rare opportunity to work with nationally and internationally renowned artists on a rural campus just two hours from New York and Boston. Students can work en plein air and experience the bucolic lower Connecticut River Valley, known as the birthplace of American impressionism. Workshop participants also have access to Lyme’s state-of-the art studios, art store and art library. Students can choose to stay on campus in the fully furnished, air-

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conditioned Southwick Commons Townhomes, complete with full kitchen, living room, two bedrooms, and private garage.

84 Lyme St., Old Lyme, CT (860) 434-5232 lymeacademy.edu Mystic Museum of Art Workshops Dates and deadlines vary per class.

Mystic Museum of Art is the premier southeastern Connecticut location for studio-based drawing and painting classes, as well as for classes in other media. Five-week courses and weekend workshops take place in the riverside studios, located in scenic downtown Mystic.

Faculty instruction by community and master artists meets the needs of beginners as well as more advanced students. Visit mysticarts.org for current listings.

9 Water St., Mystic, CT (860) 536-7601 x231 mysticarts.org/learn

Maine

26 Split Rock Cove Summer Art Workshops Dates: Residency available year round, workshops are ongoing.

Along the shore of mid-coast Maine, 26 Split Rock Cove is a welcome retreat offering studio space, living arrangements and workshops for artists and writers looking for a peaceful and

nurturing environment. The workshops focus on writing and bookmaking and are available to beginning and practicing artists and writers. The Artist Retreat Space apartments are quiet, live/ work one-bedrooms within walking distance of the shore. They have a private stone patio with views of the ocean. An optional studio space is available for renters staying less than three months. Apartments and private studio spaces can be rented by week, month or year.

26 Split Rock Cove, South Thomaston, ME (207) 596-7624 sandy@26splitrockcove.com 26splitrockcove.com Haystack Mountain School of Crafts Residency and Workshops Dates: Please see website.

Haystack Mountain is an international, nonprofit studio program offering a two-week residency program and one- and two-week workshops for craftspeople and visual artists. The Open Studio Residency is designed to foster artistic exploration and provide uninterrupted time to work between six studios: ceramics, fiber, graphics, iron, jewelry, and wood. Artists investigate materials, technology, craft and the creative process on an award-winning campus designed by Edward Larrabee Barnes. The Haystack community is comprised of approximately 85 participants, including staff, students

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RESIDENCIES RESIDENCIES and internationally-known faculty. Roughly 50 applicants are selected through a competitive process. Those selected attend for free.

22 Church St., Deer Isle, ME (207) 348-2306 haystack@haystack-mtn.org haystack-mtn.org Watershed Center for Ceramic Arts Artist Residency Dates: June–August Deadline for financial aid: February 28 Watershed is where artists with diverse approaches and backgrounds participate in a unique collective experience. Clay is the core of the Watershed experience, though many artists use their time to explore, contemplate and experiment with various approaches to creating.

Open-concept studios are in a 16,000-squarefoot building once used as a barn and are equipped with standard ceramic equipment such as slab-rollers, mixers, pugmill, wheels, extruder and hotbox. Artists are housed in modern, rustic cabins on Watershed’s upper campus. This summer holds a choice of six sessions between June and August.

19 Brick Hill Rd., Newcastle, ME (207) 883-6075 info@watershedceramics.org watershedceramics.org

Massachusetts

Eliot School of Fine & Applied Arts Dates vary per class.

Deadline: First come, first served.

Celebrating 340 years of continuous opera-

tion, The Eliot School provides education and inspiration in craftsmanship and creativity. For adults: wood/furniture, fibers/fashion, book/ paper arts, mixed media, and fine arts. For children: after school classes, weekend classes, Summer Program. It also partners with Boston’s public schools, libraries and community centers.

2016 Adult Summer Intensives include “The Artisan’s Table,” a series in which students will create tools for making and serving handmade pasta, culminating in a shared meal at the end of the week. Additional intensives are available in millinery, felting, printmaking, surface design, furniture, upholstery and more.

24 Eliot St., Jamaica Plain, MA (617) 524-3313 info@eliotschool.org eliotschool.org

Mixit Print Studio 2016 Summer Workshops May 31–June 3: Woodcut: What Remains with Julia Talcott. Carving a compelling block while considering dynamic design with technique and skill.

June 6–10: Oil-based Viscosity Monotype taught by Joel Janowitz. Explore approaches to monotype including the surprising possibilities of viscosity inking.

June 13–17: Exquisite Etching: An Intaglio Primer with Randy Garber. With copper and etchant, produce matrices to use in multiple combination June 20–24: Moku Hanga: Japanese Woodcut with April Vollmer. From cutting blocks, to registration, to printing, learn from someone who wrote the book.

June 27–July 1: Go With The Flow: Watercolor Monotype with Jane Goldman. Achieve luminosity and complex color layering with watercolors and a press.

July 11–15: Breaking the Rules: Unorthodox Woodcut taught by Catherine Kernan. Disrupt the expected, and broaden your expectations by exploring the outer limits.

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RESIDENCIES RESIDENCIES Fine Arts Work Center Dates: June 12–August 26 The Summer Workshop Program at the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, MA offers over 80 week-long open-enrollment workshops by many of the most respected and renowned writers and artists working today.

This year’s 11-week program has expanded to include workshops in filmmaking, performance art, video, and music. Classes include a new master printer series, drawing, oil painting, plein air, printmaking, sculpture, mixed media, poetry, fiction, memoir, non-fiction, songwriting, and more. With a commitment to diversity of expression, courses are offered at all levels.

The writing lab and visual art studios are open ‘round the clock, creating an artistically dynamic environment with opportunities for complete

immersion in the creative process. Nightly readings and artist talks offer students a rare opportunity to interact with faculty at the highest levels of their disciplines. FAWC is located in the heart of Provincetown, surrounded by 40 miles of pristine national seashore. Housing available.

24 Pearl St., Provincetown, MA (508) 487-9960 fawc.org Summer Program Director: Kelle Groom x103 Mixit Print Studio Summer Workshops Dates and deadlines vary per course.

Mixit Print Studio offers a wide-ranging selection of summer workshops in the world of printmaking. This year holds many opportunities for experimentation, from an exploration of the Japanese woodcut methods of Moku

Summer 2016 Workshops in the Fine Arts

The Provincetown Art Association and Museum 460 Commercial St. Provincetown, MA www.paam.org 508.487.1750

Hanga, to an intaglio primer, to a class on “unorthodox woodcuts” dedicated to breaking the rules. Learn new approaches, reinvigorate your sense of design, and reconsider the matrix in a studio that boasts 1,800 square feet of space and three sizeable presses.

32 Clifton St., Somerville, MA mixitprint.com Montserrat College of Art Summer Immersive Art Workshops Dates: Please see website.

Located just 30 minutes north of Boston, Montserrat offers a beautiful seaside setting and a walkable town center ideal for focused study. From painting, fiber arts and film to performance arts, comics and creative writing, week-long intensive courses are designed to

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Ceramic, Painting, Writing, Sculpture, Drawing, Printmaking & more!

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Northeast Art Workshop Retreats gets rave reviews!

Internationally Acclaimed Artist Instructors All levels & all media including: watercolor, encaustic, acrylic, oil, collage, etc.

2000 sq ft Dream Studio also available for Shares and Rentals northeastartworkshops.com

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ATELIER DE LA ROSE

Artists’/writers’ residencies & retreats.

A personal and flexible service. www.french-rose.com

Le Bourg, 46700 Montcabrier, Lot, France Email: info@french-rose.com Tel: (+33) 565 24 66 36

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RESIDENCIES RESIDENCIES allow participants time and instruction to new avenues of creativity. Instructors hail from Montserrat and beyond. These widely recognized artist educators form the core of this unique art college environment. Affordable accommodations and evening activities foster a residential community of individuals who share a creative spirit and commitment, both in and outside of class.

23 Essex St., Beverly, MA (978) 867-9661 ce@montserrat.edu montserrat.edu/continuing-ed Noble and Greenough School Artist Residency Dates: September–October. Deadline: February 14 The Artist in Residence Program at Noble and Greenough School offers an eight-week

residential program for a visual artist. The program fosters collaborative relationships between the artist and the school’s community of students, faculty and parents. The artist in residence lives on the Noble and Greenough campus, a 187-acre property in Dedham, MA, and has access to studio space within the visual arts department. The residency culminates in an exhibition of work at the school’s Foster Gallery. The accepted candidate receives a $2,500 stipend in addition to room and board.

10 Campus Dr., Dedham, MA (781) 326-3700 john_dorsey@nobles.edu nobles.edu Northeast Art Workshop Retreats Dates and deadlines vary per class.

Bring your art and creativity to new levels with courses taught by Northeast Art Workshop’s nationally-acclaimed artists. The spacious studio is a supportive environment welcoming artists of all levels to workshops in a variety of painting techniques, including encaustic, watercolor, acrylic and collage.

Classes are typically composed of demonstrations and lectures followed by student painting time and objective group critiques. There’s an abundance to see and do outside workshop hours in Gloucester, MA, home of America’s oldest working art colony and original seaport, and just 30 miles north of Boston.

19 Kettle Cove Ln. Bldg. C7, Gloucester, MA (978) 729-4970 northeastartworkshops.com

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Pre-College program for teens 16+ (July 10 - 31) offers intensive introduction and preparation for art.

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RESIDENCIES RESIDENCIES Provincetown Art Association Museum Art Workshop Dates: Ongoing For the past century, Provincetown has welcomed, nurtured and inspired artists from all over the world—not just to create, but to connect with the town and its people. PAAM invites you to visit for a day, a week, a series or the season and enjoy the benefits of being in a school, artist’s association and museum.

Wander the galleries, join a life drawing session or drop in for a lecture at America’s oldest continuing art colony. Various workshops are available year round, from single-session classes to multi-week courses in painting, photography, mixed media and more. Please check the website for current details.

460 Commercial St., Provincetown, MA (508) 487-1750 paam.org Stonybrook Fine Arts Dates and registration deadlines vary.

Stonybrook Fine Arts features teen welding and jewelry intensives during school vacation weeks and throughout the summer, as well as a variety of workshops for adults year round. Classes are available in welding, foundry, jewelry making, stone carving and live figure modeling. Custom workshops, birthday parties, team building sessions, and interactive school tours are also offered.

Scholarships available. Upcoming events include Stonybrook’s celebration of ArtWeek Boston on May 7 with “Weld a Critter,” “Make

a Ring” or “Aluminum Sandcasting,” accompanied by cookies and tours at the nearby Sam Adams Brewery, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

24 Porter St., Jamaica Plain, MA (617) 522-3331 info@stonybrookfinearts.com stonybrookfinearts.com Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill Dates and registration deadlines vary.

Participate in a wide range of workshops taught by distinguished faculty from around the country. Discover new techniques in encaustic, photography, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics and more. Many courses, such as “Cyanotype and Encaustic” and “Re-enchantment with Fayum: Contemporary Portraiture in Encaustic,” complement the 10th International Encaustic Conference, held in early June in Provincetown, MA, and coproduced by Truro Center for the Arts.

10 Meetinghouse Rd, Truro, MA (508) 349-7511 info@castlehill.org castlehill.org

New Hampshire

NHIA Retreats and Residencies Dates: Manchester: June 26–July Sharon: July 24–29. Application deadlines are Manchester: June 6. Sharon: July 5 The New Hampshire Institute of Art’s Art Educator Retreats provide an opportunity for teachers to inform their classroom as well as their personal work. Two retreats

are offered, one on the Manchester and one on the Sharon campus. Each retreat provides 32 studio-contact hours toward professional development and graduate credit is possible.

For high school students, NHIA offers a twoweek residency pre-college program designed to develop college application portfolios while earning college-level credit.

148 Concord St., Manchester, NH (866) 241-4918 nhia.edu

New York

Visual Studies Workshop Summer Institute Dates: Please see website.

Visual Studies Workshop’s Summer Institute is a series of intensive one-week courses conducted by visiting artists and scholars. These concise, concentrated workshops enable students to focus on skills and concepts that will have lasting affects on their practice and thinking.

Previously offered courses include specialized and genre-bending topics like “Bookbinding for Photographers” and “Media Architecture.”

Please see website for current courses and availability. Taught in Rochester, these courses are held in close proximity to local hotels, restaurants, coffee shops and art galleries.

31 Prince St., Rochester, NY (585) 442-8676 vsw.org

Vermont

The Carving Studio & Sculpture Center Artist Residencies and Summer Workshops

Visual Studies Workshop’s Photo-Bookworks Symposium June 23–25, 2016 See vsw.org for more information about artist education and residency opportunities.

Open StudiO ReSidency May 29– June 10, 2016 Haystack Mountain School of Crafts P.O. Box 518, Deer Isle, ME 04627 (207) 348-2306 • haystack-mtn.org 2016 APPLICATION DEADLINE — March 1

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RESIDENCIES RESIDENCIES Dates: Residencies run one week to multiple months. Workshops: ongoing.

Offering intensive hands-on workshops in stained glass, carving, jewelry-making, sculpture, and many other courses throughout 2016.

Participants are from varied backgrounds, ageranges and aesthetic sensibilities. Presentations are regularly made by instructors and students, enriching the experience for all involved.

Residencies, exchanges, scholarships, fellowships, and internships are outlined on their site.

636 Marble St., West Rutland, VT (802) 438-2097 info@carvingstudio.org carvingstudio.org

Washington

Pilchuck Glass School Summer Program Dates: May through September.

Pilchuck Glass School is an international center for glass art education. The serene campus in Stanwood, WA, is nestled in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains on a former tree farm. The Summer Education Program is composed of sessions that vary in length and feature an outstanding roster of instructors and artists-in-residence. During each session, applicants may enroll in one of five courses on different glass-related techniques and concepts. Pilchuck’s courses are designed with the understanding that people thrive on creativity and that talents and skills can be cultivated at any stage of life. Courses accommodate students at all levels of experience and skill.

1201 316th St. NW, Stanwood, WA (360) 445-3111 pilchuck.com

France

Atelier de la Rose Artist Residency Dates: March–November. Deadline: Rolling.

At Atelier de la Rose artists and writers will have time, space and support to work creatively in the tranquility of a medieval hilltop village.

The central courtyard leads to a fully equipped stone-built studio with its own rose garden. A large private terrace opens to panoramic views of the garden and the valley beyond. Next to the studio, an independent guest wing provides on-site accommodation. Easels, trestles, drawing boards, folding chairs, sketching stools and slide projection facilities are provided. On-site meals are available. Optional extras include guided tours to the cave art of Pech Merle and

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by British art historian, Sally Gaucheron, the Atelier has been attracting artists and writers from all parts of the world since 1992.

Place du village 46700 Montcabrier, France (+33) 565 24 66 36 info@french-rose.com french-rose.com

Italy

LYME CENTER FOR ARTS PROGRAMMING

La Macina di San Cresci Dates: Ongoing.

La Macina di San Cresci offers artists an opportunity to work for an extended period of time (7 to 90 days) in an environment rich in history and surrounded by the Chianti landscape of Tuscany. The relaxed atmosphere and splendid 10th-century building form an exciting combination. La Macina staff work closely with each resident to facilitate the space and collaborative opportunities, and even curator assistance is available. Residents are provided with wellequipped studios, housing, and many opportunities for public engagement. Artists working in the following creative disciplines are invited to apply: drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, film, video, new media, installation, fiction and nonfiction writing, poetry, dance, music, design and architecture. Artists with partners and families are welcome.

Pieve di San Cresci 1 50011 Greve in Chianti (FI) Italy +39 055 8544793 info@chianticom.com chianticom.com

SCULPTURE

Summer Residencies in Old Lyme, CT Registration opens February 1, 2016

Old Lyme, Revisited with Peggy Root August 8 – 12, 2016 Peggy Root, Reed Winter Sun

Painting What Matters with Tom Root August 10 – 12, 2016 Tom Root, Portrait of a Girl

LYME Center for Arts Programming is proud to offer a series of summer residencies that give adult students a rare opportunity to work with nationally and internationally renowned artists on a rural campus two hours from New York and Boston.

Residency participants have access to LYME’s state-of-the art studios, art store and art library.

Students can choose from on-campus, fully furnished, air-conditioned Southwick Commons townhomes or accommodations in nearby inns and summer rentals.

Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts @LymeAcademy

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