Eligibility

International professional artists of various visual, sound and performance disciplines.

Number of Participants

Naked State art residency is limited to 14 professional artists.

Deadline

January 31, 2019 10:00 UTC

Selection Results (Announcement Dates)

February 28, 2019 10:00 UTC

Duration

August 15, 2019 - August 25, 2019

Costs

• CA$800.00 program fee

Facilities

Co-Working, Desk Space, Installation Space, Shared Studio

Housing

Cabin, Private Room, Tent

Public Programs

Discussion, Exhibition, Open Studios, Performances, Retreat

Disciplines

Choreography, Conceptual Art, Curatorial, Dance, Design, Digital Media, Documentary, Drawing, Fiction, Film, Illustration, Immersive Experiences, Installation, Interdiscplinary Arts, Intervention, Land Art, Moving Image, Multimedia, Painting, Performance Art, Photography, Playwriting, Poetry, Printmaking, Sculpture, Social Practice, Sound Art, Tech, Textile, Theatre, Thinkers, Video Art, Virtual Reality, Visual Arts, Wearable Technology

Languages

English, French, Portugese

Program Description

NAKED STATE Programmed Art Residency Bare Oaks Family Naturist Park, Canada NakedState.ca Residency Dates: August 15-25, 2019 Extended Deadline: ongoing until filled Naked State is a 10-day residency to create artworks that explore the nude human body in context of nature, culture and art. For the duration of the residency, the artists and residency Facilitator live as *naturists (in the nude) within the naturist community of Bare Oaks Family Naturist Park to create works that explore questions such as: What is nudity? Does stripping away clothing rid us of class, gender, and personal expression?; Do the connections between our bodies and the land change when nude? Is nudity always sexual? What is the role of the nude in historical and contemporary art?; Is an animal with fur naked? Is it possible to be civil in the nude?; Is there a natural state for human being?