Residency #182

Mentoring Artists:

Marcos Balter, composer

“Marcos Balter is a prolific and sought-after composer entering midcareer with a head of steam.” — Christian Carey, Musical America

Residency Statement: The primary goal of this residency will be to explore the concept of community in the imagining, realization, and diffusion of music through inclusive experimentation and intensive collaboration. Artists working with sound in any capacity are welcome to apply, as long as they have a desire to transform and combine their existing practices and experiences with those of others, including all Associate Artists and the Atlantic Center for the Arts community at large.

Artist Talk via Zoom, July 5 at 5 PM, Click here to register

Carol Becker, writer/cultural critic

“For Carol Becker, traveler, there are no roads; she makes her path as she walks and takes the only road that can be taken, the ethical one. And along her extraordinary path, she creates spaces of hope and resistance. Her long journey takes us to centers of western culture and helps us separate the culture from the spectacle―and identifies the difficulties ahead…” — Alfredo Jaar, artist, architect, filmmaker, MacArthur Fellow

Residency Statement: Carol Becker: The New Now

Today we are living in a society that has been turned in on itself. A New Yorker a writer called our time, “The New Different.”  I am calling it the New Now. And in this world, that must take seriously how we are already altered by this pandemic, we can ask what will be the role of artists? Will it be the same or different, if essential then how?

I am interested in artists who think about such things and who make work about such things and are interested in where and how art and they fit into society––now and into the future.

Because our present condition speaks to the imbalances of our physical world, we will need art that operates on many levels–– I am interested in it all: art that speaks to climate change and the fragility of humans and the planet, art that touches the unconscious, art that reminds us that nature and beauty can be healing, art that understands that we are complex beings who understand ourselves and our identities in very distinct ways. All such work, if done effectively has impact.

At present we have to consider what does it mean that while we humans are stopped or paused, the planet is regenerating. Our absence helps other species to live more healthfully. How can we, the collective, talk about the new life we should be considering, as we observe how a greater balance is achieved when we are no longer able to pollute the world to such an extent.

I would like to bring together a group of artists who take their role in society, seriously and who are interested in the complexity of our present condition and want to discuss it and approach it in original ways, in their work.

There is no one type of media or practice that does this more successfully than others; there is only intention–– what artists are trying to accomplish.

For the Associates, it would be excellent to have a group of artists and writers who would like to discuss this range of thinking, across different practices, whether in painting, film, installation, essays, memoir and so forth. The most important thing is that the work tries to address its relationship to a larger world outside itself, and has succeeded or failed in interesting ways.

There will be readings and discussion that will range from excerpts from the classics––writings by philosopher Hannah Arendt, The Human Condition, Simone Weil’s Gravity and Grace,  Buddhist teachings such as Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior, the poetry of William Blake, and works by thinkers such as Giorgio Agamben, Judith Butler, and Fred Moten.

I would also hope to welcome a mix of writers, artists, and thinkers working in multiple forms, so that feedback about the work crosses disciplines and orientations. A global, and diverse group if possible, would be ideal, since societies and cultures differ in how they understand the importance of contemporary art.

Artist Talk via Zoom, July 7 at 5 PM, Click here to register

Phoebe Gloeckner, cartoonist

“Her drawing conveys a lot of the underlying feeling of what’s going on in the same way a movie can have a shot without dialogue that’s a major turning point or a major insight into a character. It’s a delicate balancing act. The pictures have to propel the story without overtaking it. That balance — it’s almost a tension — occurs when a cartoonist is equally good as a writer and artist, and it’s very rare.” — Bill Griffith, the creator of Zippy the Pinhead. Phoebe Gloeckner is a Pabst Endowed Chair for Master Writers

Residency Statement: This residency is an opportunity for cartoonists/graphic novelists* to focus on their work and interact with accomplished peers. You may be ready to start a new piece, or come with a project that’s already underway. If you plan to come with work-in-progress, please bring work that is not so close to completion that you can’t benefit from critique or suggestion. We will spend the earlier part of the day working on our projects and join later in the afternoon or evening for group discussion and critique. I’ll also meet regularly with individual artists. * particularly “auteur” creators; those who are the author of both the images and textual elements of their work.

Artist Talk via Zoom, July 9 at 5 PM, Click here to register

INsideOUT Residency #182 via Zoom
Free and open to everyone! Presentation followed by Q & A. Takes place via Zoom on July 15 at 7 PM.
You will be emailed a receipt after registering. The Zoom details will be included as a download from this email receipt. Click here to register