Eligibility

Artists, writers, musicians, dancers, film makers and poets are invited to apply

Number of Participants

6 artists will be selected

Deadline

February 15, 2020 15:00 UTC

Selection Results (Announcement Dates)

February 29, 2020 15:00 UTC

Duration

June 09, 2020 - June 15, 2020

Costs

• $1,300.00 program fee (one-time)

Housing

Guest House

Meals

Chef on Site

Public Programs

Courses

Disciplines

Book Arts, Drawing, Dreamers, Film, Illustration, Interdiscplinary Arts, Sound Art, Textile, Thinkers, Video Art, Virtual Reality, Visual Arts

Languages

English

Program Description

Week long residency featuring twice daily fieldtrips, workshops nad lecture for artists to study Plants and Botany in natural habitats and laboratories enriched by biologists, naturalists and experts to learn and collect materials. Outline of activities: We invite you to give a private artist talk to share your work with the group. Guided tour of the Arboretum and experimental farm. Meet with the Ottawa Society of Botanical Illustration. Visit the National Herbarium archives. Hike the woods with an expert on invasive species. Visit the laboratory of a native Canadian ethnobotanist. Meet a kirilian photographer for an artist talk and plant EEG demonstration. Hike the Wild Garden to pick edible and medicinal plants. Visit the research green houses at Ottawa University. Learn about trees and climbing them with an arborist. Explore shore line plant life with a river keeper. Visit the Ottawa Seed Library to learn about seed saving and sustainable food.