by Museum for Art in Wood | Jul 25, 2023 | Residency Blog |
In the days before I arrived in Philadelphia, I asked each of the resident artists to teach me something from their practice—big or small, technical or not—during my ten-day stay. The lessons I received were generous and various, reflecting the diversity of practices...
by Museum for Art in Wood | Jun 29, 2023 | Residency Blog |
*this edition of the Museum for Art in Wood’s residency blog is written by Adam John Manley, 2023 resident. With the Echo Lake Collaboration complete, and the settling in phase well underway, the 6 residents partook in an important tradition in the WARP...
by Museum for Art in Wood | Jun 28, 2023 | Residency Blog |
*this edition of the Museum for Art in Wood’s residency blog is written by Adam John Manley, 2023 resident. With the Echo Lake Collaboration, and the settling in phase well underway, the 6 residents partook in an important tradition in the WARP (formerly ITE)...
by Museum for Art in Wood | Jun 16, 2023 | Residency Blog |
Hello from Philadelphia! The 2023 residents have arrived! The residents this year are: Artists: Emma Chorostecki | Toronto, Ontario Terry Holzgreen | Los Angeles, CA Adam John Manley | San Diego, CA Maiko Sugano | Ibaraki, Japan / Tainan, Taiwan Laura Zelaya | Colón,...
by Museum for Art in Wood | Aug 22, 2022 | Residency Blog |
Week 8 was busy, but went really smoothly, thanks to the work of Alex Felix and everyone at the Center. We had our work ready to go when they sent the van, we were able to pick up a large piece from Janice’s house without trouble, and the day of the Opening...
by Museum for Art in Wood | Aug 22, 2022 | Residency Blog |
Week 7 of the Windgate Residency is all about the final touches before the install of the show. It is an exciting, sometimes nerve-wracking, always fun, race to the finish for both the Resident Fellows and the folks at the Center for Art in Wood. On the resident...
by Museum for Art in Wood | Aug 22, 2022 | Residency Blog |
Welcome back to the Windgate Residency Blog! The residency officially ended the first week in August, but I have been traveling and catching up with the life and work I abandoned to spend a summer in Philadelphia with amazing artists and friends (worth it), and am...
by Museum for Art in Wood | Aug 4, 2022 | Residency Blog |
Did I mention that Week 4 was a busy one?? It marked the midway point for the residency, and included two looonnnnggg and amazing field trip days as well as the Open House at Nextfab that Saturday. We were all busy! And since then we’ve been rolling along on...
by Museum for Art in Wood | Jul 25, 2022 | Residency Blog |
One of the remarkable things about Philadelphia and this residency is how many amazing field trips are possible – the area is lousy with woodworkers, woodworking history, museums and galleries, and it becomes a race to try and see everything! The Center set up...
by Museum for Art in Wood | Jul 25, 2022 | Residency Blog |
Week 4 was a busy one! D Wood, the group scholar, arrived from Toronto and split her time between the Center for Art in Wood’s wonderful library and talking to each resident. As the visual documentarian, I COMPLETELY FAILED to get a picture of her early in the...
by Museum for Art in Wood | Jul 11, 2022 | Residency Blog |
Week three was such a good one! It felt like all of us finally started to figure out how to work in the space, we started talking and sharing more with each other (it is a group of introverts!). On Monday we got an unexpected and lovely visit from Gord Peteran and...
by Museum for Art in Wood | Jul 4, 2022 | Residency Blog |
Week two started a little late for a couple of us – Janice and I didn’t get back from the DC/Maryland trip until Monday afternoon. James was busy for the week, so from Tuesday to the weekend it was mostly Janice, Chris, and me. I did a bunch of carving...
