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Artist residency

A stay of weeks on the land for an artist or maker, housed and fed, with time and help to make a piece that stays.

Belongs to pillar 08: Art

Art on the land needs time, not hours. A residency is a few weeks: the artist walks the land, finds the spot, gathers the material, and makes something slowly, with local hands helping. In exchange for a place to sleep, food from the kitchen, and people to carry things, the artist leaves a piece on the land. That is the whole deal. No fee either way.

Residencies are open to sculptors, builders, weavers, sound artists, light artists, muralists, and people who do not have a word for what they do. They run through the quieter seasons as well as during gatherings, because some of the best work happens when there is nobody around.

Apply through the co-create page, with a link to something you have made. The answer may be not yet until there is land; the list is kept.

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Words are the map. The land is the territory.

A few letters a year, when there is something real to say. Nothing is sold, ever. Leave whenever you like.