"Call for Artists: Residency Opportunity at Artists Enclave"
2007-11-15 until 2007-12-31
I-Park
East Haddam, CT, USA United States of America

I-Park announces its eighth season hosting The Artists‚ Enclave. Artists‚ residencies, self-directed/project oriented, will be offered from May through November 2008. Most sessions are four weeks in duration. Residencies will be offered to visual (including digital) artists, music composers, environmental artists, landscape and garden designers, creative writers and architects. Work samples will be evaluated through a competitive, juried process.  There is a $20 application processing fee required and artists are responsible for their own transportation to and from the area. They also provide for their own food and work materials. The facility is otherwise offered at no cost to accepted artists. 

I-Park is a 450-acre natural woodland retreat in rural East Haddam, Connecticut. Accommodations include comfortable private living quarters in an 1850‚s farmhouse, shared bathroom facilities and a private studio on the grounds. An electric kiln, music equipment, wireless internet and library facilities are provided. 

International applicants welcome. To defray the cost of travel, a $1,000 grant will be offered in 2008 to two international artists whose work is held in particularly high regard by the selection committee (details to follow). 

For additional project information, go to our website: www.i-park.org. Application materials for 2008, including an in depth FAQ, will be available in early October 2007 and will be available for direct download from the website (Residency Program section).

E-mail: ipark2002@ureach.com. Phone: 860-873-2468.

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