OPEN CALL CRITERIA:
Tropic Ventures Research and Education Foundation (TVREF) is organizing the Artist and Artisan Residency Program: Friends of the Rainforest and Its Woods. The program will take place at Las Casas de la Selva, Patillas, Puerto Rico.
The Board of Directors of TVREF with the collaboration of the artist and independent curator Raquel Torres Arzola @escuela_del_bosque will select four artists and/or artisans who will reside at the Las Casas de la Selva project for thirty days each to develop an artistic or craft project. Under the concept of artist, musicians, body artists, theater artists, architects, designers, writers, and visual artists are included.
The main selection criteria are: (1) the use of wood as a raw material; (2) conscious appreciation of the forest, its sustainable use, and conservation.
Each artist and/or artisan will receive fees, accommodation, (use of a kitchen and supplied food ), access to the wood workshop, access to tools, and woods harvested at Las Casas de la Selva for their creations. Each artist will offer an open studio midway through the month, and at the end of the month to educate the public about the development of their project, among other collaborations.
The residency months are May, June, July, and August, 2024. The final exhibition will take place in September, and work will be done on a digital catalog. Interested artists or artisans can write to [email protected] for more information.
Application process: You must submit a link to a portfolio of wood works along with a letter of intent to participate explaining your interest in the program. Both documents in pdf format should be submitted before April 20 to: [email protected]. Selected applicants will be notified via email on or before April 28, 2024.
