Changing location and staying in touch with other artists. In this interview, painter and screenwriter Mark Lesser talks about pursuing new ideas & taking risks in this unique season. Mark was part of our second annual Convergence residency in 2017 and has remained in close contact with a number of the artists from that 4 …
Catching up on incomplete works & remembering Morocco. Canadian printmaker and founder of Zocalo art center, Claire Lemay speaks of focusing on completing past works and using different processes to produce new ones until she can get back to the engraving studio. This post is part of a series of interviews with former Artists in …
Time has slowed down and that’s great for me! Quebec printmaker and teacher Céline Goudreau talks in this interview, about how confinement has opened opportunity for new pathways into her printmaking. Celine spent time at Green Olive Arts in Fall 2019 for a group residency with three other printmaker friends whom she has known for …
Stocked up with painting supplies for the lockdown! Karachi, Pakistan based miniature painter Rabia Farooqui finds creative and emotional community in regular virtual studio visits with peers as she paints in her home studio during confinement. This post is part of a series of interviews with former Artists in Residence at Green Olive Arts asking …
Capturing the humanity of people together. In this interview with Maryland watercolor painter and blogger Scott Ponemone you’ll catch a glimpse of his creative process and shift of focus in this season. Scott’s paintings and writing about his 2018 residency in Tetouan can be found on his blog here and here. This post is part …
Collaborating globally from the dining room table. Step into the world of Australian author & creative director Fiona Leonard for her perspective on creative practice and community during confinement. Fiona spent six weeks at Green Olive Arts in 2014 writing for her novel series The Chicken Thief, and exploring the medina with her daughter. Now based in Düsseldorf, …
Honoring those working through the pandemic with his art. We are excited to share this interview with Michigan based artist Tyler Voorhees so you can hear his perspective on making art at home during confinement. Tyler spent 6 weeks as an artist in residence (AiR) at Green Olive Arts in 2019 making paintings about Jobs …
Around the world, artists have had to make changes to their art practice and studio use, due to the global pandemic of Covid19. For many, this season has meant NOT being able to go to studios outside the home to make work. In Tetouan, Morocco, art residency directors and artists Jeff McRobbie and Rachel Pearsey …
Maintaining an art practice in these times means ‘pivoting’ Around the world, artists have had to make changes to their art practice and studio use, due to the global pandemic of Covid19. For many, this season has meant NOT being able to go to studios outside the home to make work. In Tetouan, Morocco, art …
As the October 4 extended deadline to apply for the Convergence 2020 RESONATE artist residency is upon us, we are remembering last year’s UPROOTED Convergence residency and the rich experiences and community and art that emerged from the convergence of these 6 amazing artists! As we prepared for this residency, we knew that the UPROOTED …