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Artists & Writers Colonies
Artists & Writers Colonies: Retreats, Residencies, and Respites for the Creative Mind
Researched, edited, and written by Robyn Middleton, Mindy Seale, Martha Ruttle, Emily Stephens, Stacey Loomis, Nicole Peterson.
Published by Blue Heron Publishing, 2000.
This is a 6" by 9" paperback book running to 330 pages including a classified index, plus twenty pages of preferatory material. The binding of this book is not of particularly good quality.
The "How to Use This Book" section begins,
Artists & Writers Colonies includes residency, retreat, and fellowship opportunities for all types of creative people, including artists, writers, performers, and scholars. This book focuses on opportunities that provide either the time, space, or money for you to work on creative projects that the conditions of your everyday life prevent you from completing. Artists and writers are simply in search of a place where they have the luxury to make their art their top priority. Luckily, there are people who understand this and have made a career out of supporting the creative efforts of their fellow artists by maintaining these colonies and programs.
The listings in the book fall into five categories: Residencies; Retreats; Fellowships and Grants; Opportunities for Playwrights; and Artist-in-Residence Programs. Within the different categories, the opportunities vary in terms of the competitiveness, the amenities offered, length, the degree of seclusion offered, and cost (except for fellowships and grants). Entries are grouped by geographical region and then by state.
Opening the book at random, I'm looking at pages 100 and 101, which have two entries and the beginning of a third; however, the first entry is just a note to inform readers that the Ossabaw Island Project is discontinued; this note only take a few lines. The full entry on these pages is for the Penland School of Arts and Crafts' Artist-in-residence program. This entry, a typical one, gives three lines on "Who Can Apply;" seven lines of "Provisos" or qualifications; information on the dates of operation and location of the program; four lines on its history; seven lines on "What They Offer;" three lines describing the facility, seven lines on how to apply, and information on the application deadline and the cost of the program ($250 per month).
This is a very useful book for artists and writers. The team of author/editors, who were all interns at Blue Heron when they compiled this directory, should be congratulated.
