Make art in a park

Create art in a park!

Artist in Residence opportunity in the Waitakere Ranges Regional Park

This is a chance to live and work in a regional park and create work in response to that environment.

Applications are sought from visual artists (any media), writers, composers, choreographers, and film-makers for a artist in residence project based in the Waitakere Ranges Regional Park. But be quick, applications close this Friday 19 February!

• This residency is for the creation of new work in response to living and working in a park environment
• It is for an eight week period within mid Sept - mid Nov 2010
• A weekly artists fee and accommodation are provided

The residency is for independent, experienced artists who are open to immersing themselves in a different place and lifestyle.

More information including the application form and accommodation options see the website www.arc.govt.nz/parks/artistinresidence   or obtain from Michelle Edge 09 366 2000x 8007

Applications close 19 February 2010.

Image: Siobhan Harvey editing her work at the kitchen table at the residency house, Awhitu Regional Park.
Siobhan's poems hang on the walls of Awhitu House (which the public can rent), to help cue people into what they may see and hear on the park. Some poems from the residency also feature on the ARC website. See more of Siobhan's residency here.