2024 Artists In Residence at the North Pacific Cannery
The Prince Rupert Community Arts Council and its partner North Pacific Cannery National Historic Site are pleased to announce the winners of the 2024 Artists in Residence. “We’ve selected two really fantastic artists for this year and we encourage the community to take the opportunity to go out to the North Pacific Cannery Museum to see them and to keep an eye out for workshops,” said Sandra Jones, Prince Rupert Community Arts Council Board President. "North Pacific Cannery is thrilled to be partnering with the Arts Council for another year of the Artist in Residence program. As a unique local destination, we're proud of the diversity of events and activities that we host, and are always looking for opportunities like this one to partner with community," said Heather Dudoward, Manager, North Pacific Cannery Museum. Visual Artist Lesley Kuhn has been selected for the short residency program, which is for new artists from Northern B.C. She will be in residence at the Cannery from June 2 – June 9th, 2024. Hailing from Bednesti Lake, B.C., a small hamlet west of Prince George, she describes her work as “an exploration of the human experience, through the mediums of painting and drawing”. Lesley’s painting focuses on the land and the rugged landscapes and play of light so characteristic of our region. She is looking forward to the challenges of capturing the essence of the Cannery and the Skeena in her painting. She will be doing a workshop while she is here would like to meet the local arts community. More information on her workshop will be posted in the coming months. The second residency is more long-term for professional artists and is open to all. Published author, lecturer and birder Julia Zarankin was selected for our 2024 program, and will be in residence at the Cannery from July 2, to July 21st, 2024. Julia describes her writing as an exploration of “the dynamics of diasporic longing and what it means to make a home in a new country, to be a stranger in a strange land”. Julia is based in Toronto and looks forward to the Cannery setting as an inspiration for her to “memorialize lost worlds and landscapes on the written word”. She has written in diverse Canadian publications including The Walrus, The Globe and Mail, Audubon and CBC Books. Her book Field Notes from an Unintentional Birder is a Canadian bestselling memoir capturing family history, nature and humour. Julia will be doing a workshop/lecture while she is here as well, and looks forward to meeting people as they visit the Cannery. Details on her schedule during the residence will be posted to the Arts Council website (see link below). |
WINNERS ANNOUCED |
The Prince Rupert Community Arts Council wishes to thank the BC Arts Council for their generous Arts and Culture Resilience Supplement Awards. The BC Arts Council has given supplemental awards to arts organizations across BC to help the cope with the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis. FAQ page: www.bcartscouncil.ca/funding/covid-19-updates-and-faq/
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