TCE TV, Episode 6: Off the Beaten Path

Episode 6 explores artist residency programs in places off the beaten tracks, meaning those that exist outside the usual art world hot spots. These are places that enable artists not only a chance to get away, recharge, and find new inspiration, but to learn about other cultures and regions of the world. First up, TCE TV’s host Jeelan Bilal-Gore interviews Krishna Luchoomun, founder of pARTage, a residency where artists can experience life in Mauritius, a tropical island with amazing tropical plants, nature, and snorkeling in the middle of the Indian Ocean. Afterwards TCE TV heads further East to visit with the founder of Artist Residency Thailand, Alex Soulsby, and a former resident Rosi Greenberg to hear about her time there. Next, TCE TV talks with Shu Lun Wu to learn about the Taitung Dawn Artist Village in Taiwan, a residency that culminates in one of Taiwan’s largest art festivals, set in a beautiful environment along the island’s stunning coast. Then, for artists looking for something in a cooler clime, there’s the At Home Gallery, a residency in a former Slovakian synagogue, blessed by the Dalai Lama. At this residency, artists can propose site-specific works. One such artist was Alison Safford, who speaks with Jeelan about her residencies there. And, back in the U.S., the show ends with a look at an opportunity in Gloucester, Massachusetts carved out of the summer home of America’s well-known sculptor Paul Manship.

Episode 6’s Featured Programs in Order of Appearance:

pARTage

https://partagemauritius.wordpress.com/

Artist Residency Thailand

https://artistresidencythailand.com/

Taitung Dawn Artist Village

https://www.facebook.com/dawnartistvillage

At Home Gallery Artist in Residence

http://www.athomegallery.org/www.athomegallery.org/Home_1.html

Manship Artists Residency

https://www.manshipartists.org/

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