An Artist residency is an opportunity to experience a different culture, location, or influence to expand your creative horizons. These opportunities are given to artists in with a variety of benefits that might include a stipend, travel arrangements, accommodations, exhibitions, and a chance to work with other artists.
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| ART Residence, in Marfa, Texas, Summer 2016, photo by Alton DuLaney |
This past summer I had the opportunity to participate in a residency program organized through the University of Houston and Beaux Artes Nantes, called Deserting the Site, in collaboration with FieldWork Marfa, in the artistic oasis of Marfa, Texas.
The group consisted of 5 artists from the MFA program at UH, and 5 from the equivalent program in France. We met in Houston for a 10 day conference followed by over 2 weeks in Marfa, researching art making processes as it related to the specific conditions of the site. The program culminated in an exhibition at Roaster's Gallery, and a site specific exhibition on the outskirts of Marfa.
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| ART Exhibition in Marfa, Texas at Roaster's Gallery June 2016, photo by Alton DuLaney |
The residency was the first collaboration in an ongoing program between the two universities. For more information, and to see more of the art made in Marfa, check out the website:
http://www.desertunit.org/dust/deserting-site-2016/
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