WINTERLUDE - Seven Artists One Studio Saturday February 15th 2025 12pm -4pm FREE
Free
- Description
Join us on Saturday February 15th at the Grange of Prince Edward County - 990 Closson Road for a Family Day Weekend art-event. Seven visual artists have spent the week in Prince Edward County as part of “Alchemy” an artist-in-residence project that brings artists from urban centres to the County to escape, create and engage! This 1 day OPEN STUDIO brings all the artists together for an afternoon of sharing and open dialogue about the work, the process and the inspiration they encountered while in
This is a FREE Event!
- Alchemy is the the only visiting artist residency in the County, this winter residency is a pilot - a first - to our knowledge no one has brought a group of visiting artists from away to work together in the quiet of winter
- Founded in 2015 on the Toronto Islands, more then 100 artists from three continents have participated in our initiatives, a third have returned more then once to the Residency. Some of their work (including at the Grange, Closson Chase, Morandin, Thyme Again Farms and other locations) remains after the Residency is over.
- Our artists share their work though community initiatives, public art projects and private art collections in Canada and beyond.
- In the past Alchemy has been awarded federal funding as well as the support of the Ontario Arts Coucil and the County Foundation.
- In PEC During the global pandemic Alchemy artists partnered with local farms, wineries and funders to offer Table Settings, an initiative which provided 3000 meals to seasonal agricultural workers over four harvest seasons.
Winterlude” on Closson Road: Alchemy Artists Residency
WHEN: Feb 10-17, 2025 Along Closson Road, Prince Edward County -
WHERE: various locations along Closson Road, Prince Edward County. This “Winterlude” Residency - is an artist-led pilot initiative for visual, botanical, land, and fibre artists. Facilitated and coordinated by Alchemy and sponsored by SHED – Chetwyn Farms, this new project follows Alchemy’s community engagement-driven work in the County since 2017.
WHAT: The “Winterlude” Residency PEC is designed for artists to focus on their practice in a respectful studio environment. Artists may continue to work in progress and. or experiment with process and materiality techniques, either on their own or in collaboration with others – all in the splendour of winter along Closson Road in Prince Edward County.
WHO: ALCHEMY is a non-profit artist-led international residency. Founded in 2015 on the Toronto Islands, Alchemy is a residency for inquiry and engagement with four strong pillars of activity: art, food, farm & table. Activities such as shared meals, artist talks, studio visits and dialogue with the community - all contribute to a magical, inspiring time. Over the last decade, over 100 artists from all over the world have been selected to participate in Alchemy.
Five vistting artists will arrive Monday, February 10th, 2025 and begin their residencies along Closson Road. Studio space Monday- Frday afternoon is provided by Closson Chase Winery, 629 Closson Road to all participating artists.
The week will culminate in an “Open Studio” taking place on Saturday, February 16th, Family Day weekend hosted at the Grange of Prince Edward Winery, 990 Closson Road. The community and the public are invited to meet the artists and view their work -- with selected pieces for sale.
NEXT: Over the next week, As artists are announced and the full scope of the project takes shape, we will share our adventure.