Midnight, September 1, 2017 is the application deadline for Green Olive Arts’ annual CONVERGENCE residency in 2018! Apply today! Are you ready to take the next step toward realizing your dreams of creative adventure and travel? Are you ready to have a full month to focus solely on your art, without distractions, surrounded by amazing …
These 6 artists – Niccy Pallant, Rabia Farooqui, Marthe Vary, Mark Lesser, Hafdis Helgadottir, and Tamadher Al Fahal – gathered in Tetouan from 6 different countries for 1 month to explore the traditional craftsmanship of Morocco and to create new work in response to all they experienced and learned. The Open Studios Night on April …
Have you considered crowdfunding your art? 2015 AiR, Carrie Mixon is following the route of many artists today, taking her art residency plans to the crowds of friends, family and arts-passionate givers out there with a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo.com. Inviting people into the exciting adventure and story of your art residency through crowdfunding art projects is …
My Morocco Art Residency – Impressions and Memories, by Carleigh Boyd Carleigh Boyd, Artist in Residence at Green Olive Arts from summer 2013, has created a video of her “impressions and memories” from her residency. Enjoy, Morocco from Carleigh’s perspective!! “Everywhere we go, everyone we meet, leaves an impression. We remember who we’ve spoken with, …
With 12+ creatives in the studios, and our first 2 exhibitions April was a busy month! We got an exciting glimpse of GOA’s potential … and learned a lot! It was even better than we had envisioned it a little over a year ago when Green Olive Arts finally opened its doors. Artists from 4 different …
Japanese artists Norio and Chifumi Ishiwata are Orinotawashi … “caged eagle”. Far from being caged, this couple works with a freedom and playfulness in their collaboration in art that would make most marriages jealous. After 10 years of marriage they had promised themselves a year of art residencies around the globe. They applied to 20 …
Today, not tomorrow. We’ve all got dreams. But they all too often exist in the category of “someday”. Someday I’ll travel. Someday I’ll write that book, or finish that song, or start that new series of paintings…someday. The problem with a “someday” mentality is that it never serves the realization of our dreams. You …
Artisan or Artist? Artisans around the world are much in demand for their work but receive little recognition for their craftsmanship … this is no less true in Morocco, a land of ornate and beautiful artisanal works. This montage of images comes from award-winning Independent Journalist, Jake Warga. We have re-blogged it from his site, jakewarga.com …
Tetouan, Morocco is the ideal art-making location. Situated in the North of Morocco, nestled up against the Mediterranean Sea in a beautiful valley where two mountain ranges meet, is a jewel of a city, Tetouan. Many travelers I’ve spoken with who have traveled in these parts (and that’s quite a few) have commented on how Tetouan is one …
IS … to develop a large art international studio (for all kinds of creatives actually) with specialized spaces for various mediums and connections to art-making opportunities in the very cool country of Morocco. Throughout the history of artmaking, creatives have always benefited from taking their craft away from the comforts (and distractions) of home into …