Be Our Guest- Providence, RI

http://www.artistcommunities.org/
Monday, April 13, 2009 - 5:30pm
Providence, RI
Alliance of Artists Communities and RISD Career Services

Be Our Guest: Finding Creative Time and Space
a series of public information sessions on artists-in-residence programs
presented in partnership with Rhode Island School of Design / Career Services Office

Visual artists, writers, composers, performance artists, choreographers and more – this is for you! Learn about the hundreds of artists’ residency opportunities available for artists of all kinds and every career stage, in your backyard and across the globe. Find out what distinguishes them, the best way to apply, and how to maximize your experience. Ask questions, meet the directors, and pick up literature from artists’ residencies in your region and beyond. Whether rural or urban, serving visual artists or choreographers, writers, composers, and filmmakers, there’s a residency for you!

5:30-7:00pm
Metcalf Refectory, Room A (building 25 on this map)
30 Waterman Street
Providence, Rhode Island

Panelists include:

* Caitlin Strokosch, Alliance of Artists Communities
* Nova Benway, Berwick Institute (Boston, MA)
* Alix Refshauge, HUB-BUB (Spartanburg, SC)
* Melissa Levin, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (New York City)
* Monica Martinez, artist, Fellow of The MacDowell Colony (Peterborough, NH)
* Tyler Gulden, Watershed Center for Ceramic Arts (Newcastle, ME)

Free and open to the public.